State of Alabama FINAL Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP ...

SPENDING ESTIMATE PER CALENDAR YEAR OF PROJECT DURATION:
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2008 $ 450,000.00
2009 $ 450,000.00
2010 $
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2011 $
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GOAL: The goal of this initiative is the protection of coastal areas, including wetlands, by reducing the
amount of material that leaves the roadbeds.
OBJECTIVE: The objective is to provide roadway stabilization through paving and drainage
stabilization to approximately 6 miles of roadway.
Road Name Miles to be Paved Latitude Longitude
Burnt Car Road 1.9 miles 87 0 47’ 44.41” W 31 0 10’ 24.45” N
Bryants Landing Road 0.7 miles 87 0 50’ 47.72” W 31 0 1’ 8.41” N
Barrineau Park Road 0.5 miles 87 0 28’ 24.42” W 30 0 40’ 14.87” N
Nolte Creek Drive 0.9 miles 87 0 47’ 41.25” W 30 0 22’ 50.84” N
Baudin Lane 0.8 miles 87 0 49’ 8.71” W 30 0 22’ 43.19” N
Woodhaven Dairy Road 0.8 miles 87 0 47’ 49.08” W 30 0 29’ 32.32” N
Baldwin County has approximately 300,000 acres of wetlands within the County. Baldwin County has
approximately 300 miles of dirt roads that are controlled and maintained by the Baldwin County Highway
Department. Many of these dirt roads cross these wetland areas. The Highway Department performs
regular maintenance on these roads to include placement of sand and clay material, road grading, shoulder
work, and maintenance of drainage ditches. Even with proper maintenance, these dirt roads still have a
detrimental impact and contribute sediment to the wetlands on surrounding waters. This initiative will
provide for the paving and stabilization of portions of environmentally sensitive dirt roads where impacts
are occurring. The Baldwin County Highway Department has identified roads throughout the County
which are having a detrimental effect on the wetlands and waterways surrounding them. This initiative is
similar to a project that was implemented in the first CIAP plan. Through that project the County was
able to pave several miles of roadway in the County that had been identified as environmentally sensitive.
The goal of this initiative is the protection of coastal areas, including wetlands, by reducing the amount of
material that leaves the roadbeds. When the sand and clay material is washed from the roadbed into the
wetlands serious environmental impacts can occur. The Highway Department applies approximately 650
cubic yards of material to each mile of dirt road in the County each year. This is equal to 26 dump truck
loads per mile. This is indicative of the amount of sediment that is being washed into the wetlands and
State of Alabama Final Coastal Impact Assistance Program Plan
Baldwin County Tier One Project Descriptions
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