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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
JAMES B. Hurry JR. P.O. BOX 25201, RALEIGH, N.C.
27611-5201
GOVERNOR
December 17, 1995
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Asheville Regulatory Field Office
151 Patton Avenue, Room 143
Asheville, North Carolina 28801-5006
ATTN.: Mr. Steve Lund
NCDOT Coordinator
Dear Si-:
DAVID MCCOY
SECRETARY
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Subject: Iredell County, Replacement of Bridge No. 314 over Fourth Creek or
SR 2322, Federal Project No. BRZ-2322 (2), State Project No. 8.281301,
T.I.P. No. B-2579. Action I.D. 19983000'-
On October 9, 1997 a Nationwide 23 verification was issued by you for the subject
project. At that time we had planned to replace bridge No. 314 approximately 6 meterF
(20 feet) southeast of the existing structure with a new bridge 50 meters (165 feet) long
and 9.75 meters (32 feet) wide. We have changed the design of the project. We will now
replace the bridge on its existing location with a bridge 40 meters (131 feet) long and 9.75
meters (32 feet) wide. As with the original design, traffic will be detoured on secondary
roads during construction. Construction of the proposed project will not impact any
jurisdictional wetlands.
In addition to the design change, the permit issued on October 9, 1997 for a period
of two years expired on October 9, 1999. The Natural Resources Technical Report
(NRTR) was updated to assess impacts not addressed in the original NRTR. Impacts on
jurisdictional areas were unchanged.
Bridge Demolition: The existing bridge will be removed. The substructure and
superstructure of the existing bridge is composed entirely of timber. Therefore, Bridge No.
314 will be removed without dropping any components into Waters of the United States
during construction.
The DOT requests that the USACE reauthorize this bridge replacement project in
Iredell County under a Section 404 Nationwide Permit 23. Reissuance of the 401 Water
Quality Certification by the Division of Water Quality is also requested.
If you have any questions or need additional information please call Ms. Alice N. Gordon
at 733-1162.
Sincerely,
k-4-- William D. Gilmore, P.E., Manager
PMject Development & Environmental Analysis Branch
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Mr. David Franklin. Corps of Engineers, Wilmington Field Office
Mr. John Dorney, NCDENR, Division of Water Qualit,
Mr. John Hefner, USFWS, Raleigh
Mr. Calvin Leggett, P.E., Program Development Branch
Ms. Deborah Barbour, P.E., Highway Design Branch;
Mr. A. L. Hankins, P.E., Hydraulics Unit
Mr. Timothy V. Rountree, P.E., Structure Design Unii
Mr. John Alford, P.E., Roadway Design Unix
Mr. R. W. Spangler, P.E., Division 12 hngineer
Ms. Beverly Robinson, PD & EA Planning Engineer