20090104 Ver 3_USACE Correspondence_20101220

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY .
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69. DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343
REPLY TO
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Regulatory Division
December 20, 2010
SUBJECT: Action ID 2008-01316; TIP No. R-2814
Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Division of Highways ,
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1598
Dear Dr. Thorpe:
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WETLAIDS AND STDRILWATEit BRANM
Reference the Department of the Army permit issued to the North Carolina Department of
Transportation (NCDOT) on July 14, 2009, to authorize the discharge of fill material into waters
of the United States, for construction of Sections A, B, C and D of the US 401 Widening and
Rolesville Bypass (TIP R-2814). The project location is an 18.5 mile corridor along and to the
east of existing US 401, from SR 2044 (Ligon Mill Road) southeast of Rolesville, in Wake
County, to SR 1700 (Fox Park Road) southeast of Louisburg, in Franklin County, North
Carolina. Authorization for Section B was based on preliminary design. Also, please reference
the June 25, 2010 modification of the permit to reflect the final design for Section B of this
project, and your November 1, 2010 letter requesting additional modification of the permit for an
additional temporary impact to less than 0.05 acre of wetlands due to constructability issues with
a sewer line. Additional wetland mitigation is not proposed because the non-forested wetland that
will be impacted will be returned to natural grade.
We have reviewed the requested modification, and determined that it is appropriate and
reasonable, and that no public notice is required for this modification. Therefore, the permit is
'hereby modified to include the changes listed and shown in the modified drawings in the
November 1, 2010 modification request, for a net increase in temporary wetland impacts of less
than 0.05 acre. Total impacts for all four sections will now be 5.96 acres of permanent impacts
to 404 wetlands, 4,768 linear feet of permanent impact to streams, 0.07 acre of temporary impact
to wetlands, and 204 linear feet of temporary impact to streams. There is a net increase of less
than 0.05 acre of impacts to 404 wetlands.

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All conditions of the previously modified permit, including the permit expiration date of
December 31, 2014, remain applicable:
Should you have any questions, please call Mr. Eric Alsmeyer at [phone],
extension 23.
Sincerely, t I?
Jefferson M. Ryscavage
C? Colonel, U.S. Army
District Commander
Copies Furnished:
Mr. Brian Wrenn
Division of Water Quality
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
Mr. Clarence Coleman
Federal Highway Administration
310 New Bern Ave., Room 410
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-1442