20190061 Ver 1_U-4700A Final Design Field Inspection_20191122

Carpenter, Kristi
From:
Sowell, Bryan K
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Friday, November 22, 2019 2:26 PM
To:
Carpenter, Larry S; Poe, Michael L; McSwain, Jacqueline; Jordan, Travis R; Eller, Douglas
W; Conner, Eric W; Drewery, Chad W; Anderson, Warren M; Tuttle, Patrick L; Hiatt,
Todd M; Engle, Byron K; Steskal, Randy D; Beam, Patricia; Wanucha, Dave; Beckwith,
Loretta A CIV USARMY CESAW (USA); Cheely, Erin K; Bassette, Tim; Angel, James D;
Setzer, William A; Babb, Herman H; Macarthur, Noel A; Woods, Larry S; Panicker, Anil
T; Gackstetter, Brian E
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Stafford, Mark E; Skeens, Brian C; Argabright, Van; Pilipchuk, John L; Parker, Cyrus F;
Morrison, Clark S; Lacy, Kevin; Muse, Carey C; Goodwin, Jeremy A; AI-Ghandour,
Majed N; Kuse, Jessica D; Paugh, Leilani Y; Moore, Byron G; Fulghum, Heather L; Gray,
Jared S; Jordan, Kelvin L; Mcgowan, James R; Brandon McInnis ([e-mail]);
Matthew Lamy; Kelvington, Joe [e-mail]); Koshy, Tharu
Subject:
U-4700A Final Design Field Inspection
Attachments:
U-4700A Final Design Field Inspection 2.pdf, U-4700 Green Sheets.pdf
All,
We have completed the preliminary plans for the above project south of the Catawba river and would like to review
them in the field with all personnel involved. In accordance with Larry Carpenter, Jr. PE, Division Construction Engineer,
the field inspection will begin at 1:00 pm on Wednesday December 11, 2019 at the Western Piedmont Council of
Governments located at 1880 2nd Ave NW, Hickory, NC 28601. I request that each of you attend this meeting or have a
representative attend for you.
Electronic plans and Planning Documents, in PDF format, are available on the Project's Preconstruction site at:
U-4700A Final Design Field Inspection #2
If you have specified a preference for paper plans on past projects we have mailed a set to you.
Thank you for your help with this project.
Bryan Sowell, PE
Project Engineer
Division 12
North Carolina Department of Transportation
980-552-4221 office
[e-mail]
PO Box 47
Shelby, NC 28151-0047

Email correspondence to and from this sender is subject to the N.C. Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.

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Larry Carpenter, Jr. PE Trish Beam
Michael Poe, PE Dave Wanucha
Jackie McSwain Loretta Beckwith
Travis Jordan, PE
Doug Eller
Eric Conner
Chad Drewery
Warren Anderson
Patrick Tuttle, PE, PLS
Todd Hiatt, PE
Byron Engle, PE
Randy Steskal, PE, PLS
Bryan K. Sowell
NCDOT Division 12 — Project Engineer
November 22, 2019
Erin Cheely
Tim Bassette
David Angel
Will Setzer
Howard Babb
Noel MacArthur
Scott Woods
Anil Panicker
Brian Gackstetter
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Project U-4700A (35993.1.7) Burke, Caldwell, and Catawba Counties
Final Design Field Inspection
We have completed the preliminary plans for the above project south of the Catawba river and
would like to review them in the field with all personnel involved. In accordance with Larry
Carpenter, Jr. PE, Division Construction Engineer, the field inspection will begin at 1:00 pm on
Wednesday December 11, 2019 at the Western Piedmont Council of Governments located at
1880 2nd Ave NW, Hickory, NC 28601. I request that each of you attend this meeting or have a
representative attend for you.
Electronic plans and Planning Documents, in PDF format, are available on the Project's
Preconstruction site at:
U-4700A Final Design Field Inspection #2
This field inspection is a critical step in the Plan & Permit Review Process. It is imperative that design
and construction issues be discussed and finalized during this meeting (see attached checklist). These
issues include construction limits, drainage, right of way, and utilities. Any design features that affect
slope stakes, especially in environmentally sensitive areas (ESA), should be finalized at this meeting. No
revisions will occur in the ESAs once the permit review meeting (4C meeting) takes place. If this project
contains any new or unique construction techniques, processes, and / or products that are unfamiliar to the
Mailing Address:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
DIVISION 12
PO BOX 47
SHELBY. NC 28151-0047
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968
Website: www.nedot.gov
Location:
1710 EAST MARION STREET
SHELBY, NC 28152

Department, Division, or the assigned Resident Engineer, please notify us so that special provisions,
details, technical bulletins, etc. can be provided prior to the field inspection.
Attached is a list of the environmental commitments that were developed during the planning
stage of the project. Review these commitments to ensure all construction -related commitments
can be properly executed.
Attachment
Ec: Mark Stafford, PE
Jessica Kuse, PE
Brian Skeens, PE
LeiLani Paugh
Van Argabright, PE
Byron Moore, PE
John Pilipchuk, LG, PE
Heather Fulghum
Cyrus Parker, LG, PE
Jared Gray
Clark Morrison, PhD, PE
Kelvin Jordan
Kevin Lacy, PE, CPM
Jim McGowan
Carey Muse
Brandon McInnis, PE
Jeremy Goodwin, PE, CPESC, CPSWQ
Matthew Lamy, PE
Majed Al-Ghandour, PhD, PE, CPM
Joe Kelvington, PE

Project Commitments
Proposed US 321 Widening
From US 70 in Hickory to Southwest Boulevard in Lenoir
Catawba, Burke, and Caldwell Counties
NCDOT Divisions 11, 12 & 13
WBS Element35993.1.2
Federal Aid Project NHF-0321(25)
STIP Project No. U-4700
Project Commitments
The following special commitments have been agreed to by the North Carolina
Department of Transportation (NCDOT):
Hydraulic Unit — FEMA Coordination
The Hydraulics Unit will coordinate with the NC Floodplain Mapping Program (FMP) to
determine the status of the project with regards to applicabilityof NCDOT'S
Memorandum of Agreement, or approval of a Conditional Letterof Map Revision
(CLOMR) and subsequentfinal Letterof Map Revision (LOMR).
Division Construction — FEMA Coordination
This project involves construction activities on or adjacent to FEMA-regulated streams.
Therefore, the Division shall submitsealed as -built construction plans to the Hydraulics
Unit upon completion of project construction, certifyingthat the drainage structures
and roadway embankmentthat are located within the 100-year floodplain were builtas
shown inthe construction plans, both horizontallyand vertically.
Division Construction
On US 321, intermediate contact times will be included in the construction contract and
traffic management plan to minimize the disruption to the travelling public. Specific
access to the L.P. Frans Stadium will be considered in more detail during final design.
NCDOT will coordinate with the stadium staff prior to construction.
Roadway Design and Hydraulic Design Units
As part of the Concurrence Point 2A agreement to narrow the 46' median option,
NCDOT committed to treat storm water in designated places throughout the project.
These locations will be identified duringfinal design.
Environmental Analysis Unit —Dwarf-Flowered Heartleaf
Construction authorization will not be requested until ESA compliance is satisfied for
dwarf -flowered heartleaf.
TI P No. U-4700
Finding of No Significant Impact Page 1 of 2

Community Studies Team
Pedestrian accommodations and access for pedestrians across U.S. 321 at the proposed
2nd Avenue SW interchange will be maintained to address the concerns and needs of
area residents.
Division Project Development — FERC Coordination
The proposed project crosses Lake Hickory, which is a Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) site operated by Duke Energy. This crossing of Lake Hickory will
require FERC coordination through Duke Energy. NCDOT Division 12, in conjunction with
the NCDOT Environmental Analysis Unit, will coordinate with Duke Energy during final
design to provide designs and ensure compliance with Duke Energy's FERC
commitments.
TIP No. U-4700
Fi nding of No Significant Impact Page 2 of 2