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Summary Of Data to be Collected
Date: 04/27/09
MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE CONNECTIONS STUDY
Data Collection Summary: List of Data to be collected within Study Area
General
Relevant previous studies:
o NHDOT Draft Environmental Impact Study – US Bypass
o Sarah Mildred Long Bridge – A History of the Maine-New Hampshire Interstate (1988)
Relevant materials from the Portsmouth Memorial Bridge Rehabilitation Project:
o City of Portsmouth, Hazard Mitigation Plan, 2005
o City of Portsmouth Zoning Ordinance, Enacted as Amended December 18, 1995
o Draft Portsmouth Master Plan, Existing Conditions, 2003
o New Hampshire Department of Transportation, Sarah Mildred Long Bicycle Access Feasibility Study, November 14, 2005
o Route 236 Corridor Study
Traffic and Safety
• Turning movement counts at 18 intersections (vehicle, bicycle, pedestrian)
• Automatic Traffic Recorder (ATR) counts at 63 locations
• Crash data for most recent five-year period
• Origin-Destination data on Portsmouth Memorial and Sarah Long Bridge
• MaineDOT and Seacoast Regional Travel Demand Models
Alternate Modes
• Modal center locations and details (park and ride, regional transportation centers)
• Passenger and freight rail lines and service requirements
• Intercity and local/regional bus
• Passenger ferry and other water services
• Bicycle and pedestrian facilities, including on-road and shared pathways
• State, regional, and local pedestrian and bicycle programs and projects
• Other transportation facilities
Navigational
• Existing navigational data and surveys performed for Portsmouth Memorial Bridge Study
• Survey of Portsmouth Memorial and Sarah Long Bridge navigational users
• NHDOT bridge lift records and information
Engineering
• As-built plans for I-95 High Level, Sarah Long, and Portsmouth Memorial Bridges
• As-built and right of way plans for Route 1, Route 1 bypass and I-95
• Other relevant Study Area bridge and roadway data
• City of Portsmouth/Town of Kittery property data
• City of Portsmouth/Town of Kittery utility data
• Bridge Inspection data for Portsmouth Memorial and Sarah Long Bridge (to be provided by NHDOT under separate BICA contract)
Physical and Biological Environment
• Groundwater and surface water resources: Aquifers, rivers, streams, brooks
• Wildlife Habitat: Pertinent wildlife and fisheries habitat information
• Wetlands Natural Resources Conservation Service soils data and National Wetland Inventory wetland maps
• Geography, soils and geology: Natural Resources Conservation Service soils data
• Floodplains: FEMA floodplain data
• Threatened and Endangered Species: Natural Heritage, US Fish & Wildlife Service, and National Marine Fisheries Service data
• Noise: Baseline measurements
Land Use, Cultural, Social, and Economic Environment
Land Use Plans
o 1999 Kittery Comprehensive Plan
o 2005 Portsmouth Master Plan
o 2005 Portsmouth Zoning (GIS)
o 2005 Assessors Data for Portsmouth
o Portsmouth Utility Data 2008 (GIS)
o Portsmouth Water & Sewer Data 2008 (GIS)
o Neighborhood and Community facilities
Population and demographics
o 2000 Census for both Kittery and Portsmouth
o New Hampshire Statewide Model for population and employment for Kittery and Portsmouth, 2005
o Office of Energy & Planning updates to population and employment
o Historic and Archeological resources: Known and potential sites from state files and area reconnaissance
o Social and Economic data, including major business and employer: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard – Economic Impact CY 2008/2007 and employment and income data from both states.
o Working with Rockingham RPC and the Southern Maine RPC to validate assumptions and methodologies used to estimate
2008 base conditions and projections to 2030
- Office of Employment updates on model numbers and assumptions
- Public Parks and Recreation lands
- Additional economic analysis as needed
- Uncontrolled Petroleum and Hazardous Materials: State and local file data
Mapping (see detailed data sources for land use, socio-economic and environmental above)
• Study Area aerials and photogrammetry
o Orthoimagery for NH from GRANIT (2005)
o Orthoimagery for ME from OGIS (2005)
Study area topography
o 10’ contours from City of Portsmouth
o 10’ contours from OGIS
• Study area GIS data
From City of Portsmouth:
• street lines
• parcel lines
• building footprints
• Other misc. data
Public Involvement
• Steering Committee members
• Stakeholder Committee members
• Section 106 Consulting Parties
• General Outreach List
• List of Media contacts