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Type
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Editors
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Package: 38389District: 12 SR/Sec: 0981/Y10 Type: CE 2 Reevaluation Project: LVTIP: Pleasant Unity to Airport
MPMS: 108140County: Westmoreland Status: ApprovedFPN: TBD

Package Document

Related Packages:  31338 (Scoping - Approved 09/29/20)   |  31492 (Eval - Approved 04/14/22)

Funding

 Federal Funding?YesFederal Oversight?No Federal Oversight Agreement (June 2015)



Type

 Is this project being documented as an emergency project? Yes    No 

 
Phase:  
Reevaluation

 
Classification:  
Categorical Exclusion (Class II)

 
CE Level:  
2
CE Action:  
13         
 04       05       06       07       08       09
 10       11       12       13       14       Other                  

 
Reevaluation Reason:  
 Change in scope, impacts and/or mitigation.
 Three or more years since major authorization or phase change.
 Other:

Summary of Reevaluation Changes by Document

Package Document
There have been minor changes to the project limits and impacts since the last CE was approved in 2022. This CE Reevaluation also includes the addition of the off site stream mitigation site and the need to update the PNDI for the project as it has been three years since the CE was approved.

Part A: General Project Identification and Description
Part A Prepared By: Changed from Dawn Schilling to John Petulla Date Prepared Updated Limits of Work End Updated from 0586 to 0621 Construction Stations End Updated from 1164+60.00 to 1164+95.00 Added to Project Description: Off site Stream Mitigation: The SR 0981, Section Y10 project will incur a total of 1,141 LF of permanent impact to intermittent and perennial streams, of which 357 LF will be permanent stream loss that cannot be mitigated on-site. The permanent impacts include both open stream channel and stream currently within drainage structures (i.e., culverts and bridges) in accordance with PASPGP-6 permit reporting requirements. Stream mitigation totaling 344 LF of perennial streams will occur on-site throughout the project corridor in the form of stream relocations and approach channel realignments (i.e., channel grading, bank grading, live plantings, seeding & mulching) to mitigate loss length of perennial and intermittent streams. The remainder of the stream loss length that cannot be replaced on-site will be mitigated at the off-site stream mitigation site and will include about 600 LF of stream restoration along Linn Run. These improvements will restore and enhance the stream channel to correct the existing conditions and minimize future erosion issues. The improvements will consist of removing debris and constructing mud sills and cross vanes (Figure 1). These Best Management Practices (BMP) were selected as the least intrusive to the stream and surrounding environment while being the most effective for stabilizing the streambanks and improving the in stream habitat and flow characteristics. Attachments: Mapping was updated to include minor changes in construction end and a minor extension of the previous construction limits for the temporary placement of excavated farmland soil as requested by the property owner. Project plans were added.

Part A: Engineering Information
Posted Speed was changed from 30-45 mi/h to 45 mi/h Shoulder Width was changed from 8-10 ft to 8 ft Estimated Costs were all updated to current amounts. Updated detour mapping was attached.

Part A: Roadway(s)
Local Roads Lane Width Proposed was updated from 9ft to 9-10ft

Part B: Section A-1
Stream, Rivers & Watercourses: Wild Trout list was updated from 2021 to 2025 (and checked) Linear feet of Streams permanently impacted was updated from 417 to 1,141 Updated to address the Linn Run Stream temporary impact for the off-site mitigation at Linn Run State Park. Updated mitigation remarks. Groundwater Resources: Describe Any Permanent and Temporary Impacts updated to say: Special provisions will be incorporated for sampling of residential groundwater wells near proposed cut areas. Wetlands: Updated to say a total of 23 wetlands were delineated vs. 20 in original CEE. Acreage of Wetland permanently impacted updated from 0.908 to 0.619. Description of permanent impacts and temporary impacts was updated to match waterway permit. The wetland impacts (Total 0.610 ac.) will be mitigated at the District 12-0 SGL #297 Wetland Mitigation Bank in North Bethlehem Township, Washington County. The site will be capable of replacing the impacted vegetative acreage and wetland functions. 7/15/2025: updated mitigation commitments as per FHWA comments.

Part B: Section A-2
Agricultural Resources: Describe Any Permanent and Temporary Impacts was updated to include most recent acreages. Added the following note to remarks: In an email dated 4.26.24 Office of General Counsel confirmed that nothing in Final Design changed their prior ALCAB jurisdictional opinion that all impacts would be exempt from ALCAB jurisdiction. Hazardous or Residual Wast Sites: Add a note that: No evidence of waste is present at the off-site stream mitigation. Mitigation was updated to note that special provisions have been prepared regarding historic fill.

Part B: Section A-3
PNDI updated for 981-Y10 1/21/2025, PNDI for the Linn Run Stream Mitigation (Project Search ID: PNDI-784121 dated 1/21/2025) Avoidance Measure: The proposed project is located in the vicinity of northern long-eared bat spring staging/fall swarming habitat. To ensure take is not reasonably certain to occur, do not conduct tree removal from May 15 to August 15. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined take is not reasonably certain to occur from tree removal if activities are avoided during the pup season

Part B: Section A-4
Updated to include Section 106 No Effect Determination for Linn Run Mitigation site.

Part B: Section A-5
Linn Run State Park Off-site mitigation - added Temporary Occupancy 4(f) form. 7/15/2025: Added 4F mitigation commitments as per FHWA comments.

Part B: Section A-6
Noise: Added that FHWA concurred with the final design noise analysis on 9/7/23. Attachments: Added FHWA Final Design Concurrence. 7/15/2025: Deleted wording as requested by FHWA.

Part B: Section C
Public Involvement: Plans Display and Public Officials Meetings: Added that a public plans display was held 1.23.25 and that public officials briefing was held 1.23.25.

Part B: Section E
Automatically updated based on updates to stream and wetland impacts. Automatically updated to include Avoidance Measure at stream mitigation site, Linn Run.

Confirmation of Reevaluation Classification and Level

 Upon reevaluation, as supported by the attached documentation, this project qualifies as a CE Level 2.

Projects

 
PDOT Project Manager:  
Troy Pritts
 
Federal Project Number:  
TBD

MPMS Projects
Lead?Status/TitleDistrict/CountySR/SecDescription
  108140Active /
LVTIP: Pleasant Unity to Airport		12 / Westmoreland0981 / Y10The LVTIP will upgrade the PA 981 corridor from the intersection with PA 819 in Mount Pleasant Township to the Westmoreland County Airport in Unity Township. 981-Y10 is the northern most section.
*The last time MPMS data was added or refreshed was on Wednesday, 12 February 2025 09:16 AM.


Project Funding & Fiscal Constraint
MPMSFD $ROW $UTL $CON $TIPLRTP Date
108140
   57,526,882FFY 2025 SPC TIP 
Remarks: FD, ROW, UTL phases were funded on the previous 2021 and 2023 TIPs and Construction is fully funded on the 2025 TIP during FFY 2025-2027. 
For federally funded projects where the construction phase (and if needed, ROW and/or utilities phases) is not programmed on the current TIP, remarks provide a detailed reference to the current LRTP identifying full funding for the project.

 "LRTP Date" is the date of the last adopted Long Range Transportation Plan.
Refer to May 2017 FHWA "Memorandum Clarifying Fiscal Constraint." See the help files for more detailed information.


Editors

 Names & Groups:Betsy A Zang/PennDOT BP-000053
Cristin M Covert/PennDOT
Daniel F Smaroff/PennDOT
Kristin D Scarr/PennDOT
All District 12 Users


Reviewers

System User NamesNon-System / Other Addresses
 Notify These Additional Emails Upon Approval:Betsy A Zang/PennDOT BP-000053
Jeremy M Hughes/PennDOT
Kristin D Scarr/PennDOT
Troy Pritts/PennDOT


Package was submitted on Tuesday, 15 July 2025 01:44 PM by Kristin D Scarr/PennDOT


 Email NotifyReviewed ByDate/Time
 
EM:
Kristin D Scarr/PennDOT
Kristin D Scarr/PennDOTTue, 07/15/25 01:44 PM
 
ADE:
Jeremy M Hughes/PennDOT
Jeremy M Hughes/PennDOTTue, 07/15/25 02:45 PM
 
HDTS: Western Region
Booker T Bates/PennDOT
Edward J Castelli/PennDOT
Ella Kukieva/PennDOT
Harrison Knox/PennDOT
Jeffrey Bucher/PennDOT
Julius B Sanders/PennDOT
Keith A Saloum/PennDOT
Kenneth R Campbell/PennDOT
Kerriann R Riddle/PennDOT
Michael P Erickson/PennDOT
Raymond M DeArmitt/PennDOT
Ryan Vankirk/PennDOT		Keith A Saloum/PennDOTTue, 07/15/25 04:00 PM
 
FHWA:
Andrea Ebur/PennDOT BP-001391
Benjamin Harvey/PennDOT BP-001391
Brandy Stone/PennDOT BP-001391
Christopher Walston/PennDOT BP-001391
Clint H Beck/PennDOT BP-001391
Douglas Tanaka/PennDOT BP-001391
Eugene Porochniak/PennDOT BP-001391
Ezequiel Lujan/PennDOT BP-001391
FHWA PA Division Resource Account/PennDOT BP-001391
Jeff Engle/PennDOT BP-001391
Jennifer Crobak/PennDOT BP-001391
John Bork/PennDOT BP-001391
Julia Moore/PennDOT BP-001391
Kenana Zejcirovic/PennDOT BP-001391
Kevin Harrison/PennDOT BP-001391
Kimera Peterson/PennDOT BP-001391
Mark Hammert/PennDOT BP-001391
Melanie Barber/PennDOT BP-001391
Michelle Goddard/PennDOT BP-001391
Natasha Manbeck/PennDOT BP-001391
Nhan T Phan/PennDOT BP-001391
Richard Kercher/PennDOT BP-001391
Ronnique Bishop/PennDOT BP-001391
Sarah Cordek/PennDOT BP-001391
Veronica L Feliciano/PennDOT BP-001391		Julia Moore/PennDOT BP-001391Wed, 07/16/25 07:46 AM




Document Created By:  Kristin D Scarr
01/17/25  11:31 AM

Last Modified By:  Julia Moore
07/16/25  07:46 AM

 
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