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National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 Consulting Parties Meeting #5 August 1 , 2019 Meeting Agenda Section 106 Process Update DEIS Update Review of APE and Historic Properties Review of Determination of Effects

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National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 Consulting Parties Meeting #5

August 1, 2019

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Meeting Agenda

  • Section 106 Process Update
  • DEIS Update
  • Review of APE and Historic Properties
  • Review of Determination of Effects
  • Potential Resolution of Adverse Effects
  • Resolution Document and Next Steps

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Section 106 and NEPA Coordination

3 Scoping Purpose and Need Project Alternatives Environmental Studies and Evaluation Draft EIS Final EIS / ROD

  • Define

Undertaking

  • Initiate

Consultation

Section 106 NEPA

  • Identify and

Invite Consulting Parties

  • Define Area
  • f Potential

Effects (APE)

  • Identify &

Evaluate Historic Properties

  • Determine

Effects to Historic Properties

  • Draft

Programmatic Agreement to Resolve Adverse Effects

Fall 2016 Winter 2017 – Winter 2018 Spring 2018 – Summer 2019 Fall 2019 – Summer 2020

Project Overview Preliminary historic properties ID

Consulting Party Meeting #1

Draft APE, Identify Historic Properties Assessment of Effects Methodology

Consulting Party Meeting #2 Consulting Party Meeting #3

Scoping Purpose and Need Project Alternatives Environmental Studies and Evaluation Draft EIS Scoping Purpose and Need Project Alternatives Environmental Studies and Evaluation Draft EIS Final EIS / ROD Final EIS/ ROD Notice

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Intent

Resolve Adverse Effects

  • Execute

Programmatic Agreement

Determine Effects

Consulting Party Meeting #4 TODAY Consulting Party Meeting #5

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Selection of Preferred Alternative: Action Alternative A

  • Action Alternative A has lower capital costs, shorter construction

duration, and fewer impacts than Alternative B

  • Selection of the Preferred Alternative occurred after consideration of all

comments from agencies and the public on the Project to date

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FRA and DDOT selected Action Alternative A as the Preferred Alternative

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Identification

  • f Historic

Properties Area of Potential Effects

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Archaeology Next Steps

  • Phase IA submitted to SHPOs

– VDHR concurred 11/9/2018 – DC SHPO concurred 11/19/2019

  • Future ID and evaluation of

archaeological resources accounted for in the Programmatic Agreement

  • Prepare final design for Preferred

Alternative

  • Continue Section 106 consultation
  • If adverse effects are identified,

mitigate adverse effects

Identification of Historic Properties

Phase IA Archaeological Assessment

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Determination of Effects

Summary of Adverse Effects Determination

Historic Property No Action Alternative Action Alternative A Action Alternative B Cumulative Effects Temporary Effects

National Mall DC

No Adverse Effect No Adverse Effect No Adverse Effect No Adverse Effect Indirect Adverse Effect

George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP) VA/DC

No Adverse Effect Direct Adverse Effect Direct and Indirect Adverse Effect Direct Adverse Effect Direct and Indirect Adverse Effect

Mount Vernon Memorial Highway (MVMH) VA/DC

No Adverse Effect Direct Adverse Effect Direct and Indirect Adverse Effect Direct Adverse Effect Direct and Indirect Adverse Effect

East and West Potomac Parks DC

No Adverse Effect Direct and Indirect Adverse Effect Direct and Indirect Adverse Effect Direct and Indirect Adverse Effect Direct and Indirect Adverse Effect

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Avoidance Measures

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  • Retain Long Bridge and GWMP railroad bridge (Action Alternative A)
  • Dismissed alternatives outside of Long Bridge Corridor (did not meet

Purpose and Need)

Avoidance

Adverse Effects Avoided: Removal of contributing resources (existing Long Bridge and railroad bridge over the GWMP) required in Action Alternative B

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Resolution of Effects

  • Adverse effects identified for the

National Mall, GWMP, MVMH, and East and West Potomac Parks historic districts.

  • Adverse effects will be resolved

through appropriate minimization and mitigation measures documented in the Programmatic Agreement.

  • FRA and DDOT are seeking input

regarding minimization and mitigation measures from SHPOs and Consulting Parties

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Minimization & Mitigation Measures Design Review

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Adverse Effects: Use of historic districts for construction access and staging; potential removal

  • f contributing vegetation and mature trees; obstruction of views of the existing Long Bridge

by the new bridge; and introduction of new elements into historic districts

  • Minimize physical and visual effects through review of alignment and

aesthetics

  • Continued consultation with DC SHPO, VDHR, and NPS
  • Design Review to address at a minimum:
  • New railroad bridge design and engineering including structure

type, vertical clearance, visual appearance of structural system, and alignment

  • Aesthetic treatment of new component bridges or other

structures

  • Landscape design within LODs
  • Signage or lighting
  • Design of bike-ped crossing and associated ramps and trail

connections

  • Construction staging and access procedures

Minimization Mitigation

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Minimization & Mitigation Measures Tree Protection Plan

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Adverse Effects: Removal of contributing trees and vegetation

  • Staging areas, to the extent possible, located to minimize impacts to

extant trees and vegetation

  • Trees and vegetation to screen temporary construction staging areas
  • To be executed within 2 years
  • Plan to Include at a minimum:
  • Documentation of existing conditions
  • Quantification and illustrations of affected vegetation
  • Specs for protection of vegetation
  • Specs for replacement of trees and their caliper
  • Bibliography of existing historic and cultural landscape documentation

Minimization

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Minimization & Mitigation Measures Tree Restoration Plan

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Adverse Effects: Removal of contributing trees and vegetation and screening of new elements being introduced in the historic districts

  • Provide monetary value to NPS to develop and implement plan. Plan will:
  • Account for equivalent amount of caliper trees affected and work required

by NPS to reintroduce new trees

  • Be submitted within 1 year of the issuance of the Tree Protection Plan
  • NPS to identify the appropriate replacement species alternatives where in-kind

replacement is not feasible, as well as locations

  • NPS responsible for the removal of invasive species and any associated

archaeology required during the planting

Mitigation

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Minimization & Mitigation Measures Interpretation Plan

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Adverse Effects: New bridge would obstruct views of the existing Long Bridge, diminishing the visual integrity of it as a contributing structure

  • Provide monetary value to NPS to prepare and implement an

Interpretation Plan on the history of Long Bridge

  • Information to be posted on the NPS website
  • Physical placement of interpretive signs determined in consultation with

DC SHPO, VDHR, and NPS

Mitigation

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Minimization & Mitigation Measures Viewshed Protection Plan

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Adverse Effects: Visual changes to the GWM and potential removal of contributing vegetation and mature trees

  • Provide monetary value to NPS to prepare and

implement a MVMH Viewshed Protection Plan and Inventory and Assessment

  • Plan will:
  • Span Alexandria to Columbia Island
  • Be developed prior to completion of the preliminary

engineering phase

Mitigation Minimization

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Minimization & Mitigation Measures Cultural Landscape Inventories

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Adverse Effects: Visual changes to the GWMP and East and West Potomac Parks and potential removal of contributing vegetation and mature trees

  • Provide monetary value to NPS for the preparation of CLIs for:
  • MVMH from Alexandria to Columbia Island
  • East and West Potomac Parks from the Golf Course to the railroad

corridor

Mitigation

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Minimization & Mitigation Measures Construction Management Plan

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Adverse Effects: Construction activities, including construction-related staging, access, and noise and vibration would affect the National Mall, the MVMH, the GWMP, and East and West Potomac Parks historic districts

  • Develop and implement a Noise and Vibration

Control Plan

  • Ensure appropriate construction management

throughout the @ 5-year construction period

  • Locate construction staging areas away from

sensitive views and viewsheds

  • Limit the size of construction staging areas
  • Appropriately screen construction staging areas

Minimization

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If eligible archaeological resources are determined to be adversely effected within the LODs during phased identification and evaluation efforts:

  • Mitigation will be determined in coordination with

stakeholders and consulting parties

Minimization & Mitigation Measures Archaeology

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Mitigation

Adverse Effects: Potential adverse effects if eligible archaeological resources are determined within the LOD during phase identification and evaluation

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Summary of Potential Resolution

Measures Adverse Effect Resource Avoidance

Selection of Alternative A Removal of Contributing Resource GWMP

Minimization

Design Review Introduction of contemporary features and structures into HDs GWMP; MVMH; East and West Potomac Parks Tree Protection Plan Potential removal of contributing trees and vegetation GWMP; MVMH; East and West Potomac Parks; NAMA Viewshed Protection Plan Obstruction of views of Long Bridge GWMP; MVMH; East and West Potomac Parks Construction Management Plan Use of historic districts for construction staging areas GWMP; MVMH; East and West Potomac Parks; NAMA

Mitigation

Design Review Introduction of contemporary features and structures into HDs GWMP; MVMH; East and West Potomac Parks Tree Restoration Plan Removal of contributing trees and vegetation and screening of new elements introduced into HDs GWMP; MVMH; East and West Potomac Parks; NAMA Interpretation Plan New bridge to obstruct views of existing Long Bridge GWMP; MVMH; East and West Potomac Parks Viewshed Protection Plan Visual changes to views and viewsheds GWMP; MVMH; East and West Potomac Parks Cultural Landscape Inventories Visual changes and potential removal

  • f contributing trees and vegetation

GWMP; MVMH; East and West Potomac Parks Archaeology ID/Eval of eligible archaeological resources are determined to be adversely effected GWMP; MVMH; East and West Potomac Parks; Riverbed 18

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Resolution Document

A Programmatic Agreement is in development and will be published as an attachment to the DEIS, to be made public September 2019.

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The document is currently under review by DRPT, NPS, DC SHPO, and VDHR.

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Next Steps

August 1, 2019: Consulting Party Meeting #5

  • Review potential minimization, and mitigation strategies
  • Discuss draft Programmatic Agreement (PA)
  • Comments on today’s meeting are due September 6, 2019.

Fall 2019 - Winter/Spring 2020

  • Develop and refine resolution strategies
  • Finalize PA

Spring 2020: PA signed

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Resolve Resolve Adverse Adverse Effects Resolution Resolution Document

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Consulting Party Questions & Comments

Comments can be provided in multiple ways: – At this meeting – Website: www.longbridgeproject.com – Email: info@longbridgeproject.com - ENCOURAGED! – Correspondence addressed to: Katherine Zeringue Federal Preservation Officer U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590

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