NCDOT 7-98 Department of The Army 2/26/1999

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IN REPLY REFER TO February 26, 1999
Regulatory Division
Action ID No. 199502334
Mr. William D. Gilmore, P.E., Manager
Planning and Environmental Branch
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Post Office Box 25201 .
Raleigh,North Carolina 27611-5201
Dear Mr. Gilmore:
Reference the Department of the Army(DA)permit issued to you on March 5, 1998,
associated with the widening of approximately 10 miles of U.S. 64-264, including constructing
a new bridge over the Croatan Sound and adjacent marshes, from US 64-264 West of Manns
Harbor to NC 345 South of Manteo, in Dare County,North Carolina(TIP No. R-2551, Federal
• Aid Project No. NHF-64(6), State Project No. 8.T051401). Also reference your subsequent
written request dated January 14, 1999, for a permit modification to: .
a. Plant the western section of the site with trees as scheduled. On the eastern side of the site,
Phragmites australis colonization is still a problem. Because the removal of Phragmites australis
is a permit condition, NCDOT proposes to delay planting one year to allow NCDOT two
additional opportunities (spring 1999 and fall 1999) to eliminate the Phragmites australis on the
site prior to planting the site with marsh grass. This delay would also allow the wet, mucky
previous pit area time to dry and stabilize. The entire marsh area would have to be planted
during spring 2000.
According to the permittee,this action would still run concurrently with the construction of
the road project and would provide better opportunity to eliminate Phragmites australis.
This modification request has been coordinated by facsimile dated February 4, 1999,with the
North Carolina Division of Water Quality, and other appropriate State and Federal agencies. This
coordination revealed no objections to this modification request. Therefore, the permit is hereby
modified in accordance with the specific work activities described above. It is understood that
all conditions of the original permit remain applicable and that the expiration date is unchanged.

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Any questions regarding this correspondence may be directed to Mr. Michael Bell,NCDOT
Coordinator/Regulatory Project Manager at the Washington Regulatory Field Office, telephone
[phone], extension 26.
Sincerely,
Terry R. Youngbluth
Colonel,U.S. Army .
. District Engineer
Copies Furnished:
Mr. Randall Turner Mr. John Dorney
N.C. Department of Transportation Division of Water
Division I Environmental Officer North Carolina Department of Environment
113 Airport Drive, Suite 100 and Natural Resources
• Post Office Box 850 Wetlands and Aquatic Plants
Edenton,North Carolina 27932 4401 Reedy Creek Road
Raleigh,North Carolina 27607
Mr. John Parker
Division of Coastal Management Mr. Larry Hardy
jneth Carolina Department of Environment National Marine Fisheries Service •
d Natural Resources Pivers Island
ost Office Box 27687 Beaufort,North Carolina 28516
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687
Mr. John M. Hefner
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Fish and Wildlife Enhancement
Post Office Box 33726
Raleigh,North Carolina 27636-3726
Mr. William L. Cox, Chief
Wetlands Section-Region IV
Wetlands Management Division,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
61 Forsyth Street Southwest
Atlanta, Georgia 30303