20191658 Ver 1_BR-0002 PCN Cover Letter_20191206

h� ,.srn�rmoti'C
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Roy COOPER JAMES H. TROGDON, III
GOVERNOR SECRETARY
December 6, 2019
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Regulatory Field Office
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, NC 28801-5006
ATTN: Ms. Lori Beckwith, NCDOT Coordinator
Subject: Application for Section 404 Nationwide Permit, Section 401 Water Quality
Certification for the Proposed Replacement of Bridge No. 8 on NC 194 over the North
Fork New River in Ashe County; TIP BR-0002, Division 11, Debit $240 from WBS
Element 67002.1.1
Ms. Beckwith:
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) proposes to replace bridge number 8 on NC
194 over the North Fork New River in Ashe County with a triple span, 280 feet long, 54 inch stressed
concrete girder bridge on the current alignment with a staged construction to maintain traffic on site. This
action will result in 41 linear feet of permanent impacts from a base ditch, outlet protection, and the
installation of a headwall. There will be 0.07 acre of temporary impacts to surface waters from temporary
construction and a temporary causeway.
Please see enclosed copies of the Pre -Construction Notification (PCN), DMS Acceptance Letter,
Stormwater Management Plan, and Permit Drawings.
This project calls for a letting date of May 19, 2020 and a review date March 31, 2020.
A copy of this permit application and its distribution list will be posted on the NCDOT Website at:
http://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/Environmental. If you have any questions or need additional
information, please call Jeff Hemphill at [phone].
Sincerely,
Philip S. Harris III, P.E., C.P.M.
Environmental Analysis Unit Head
cc:
NCDOT Permit Application Standard Distribution List
Mailing Address: Telephone: [phone] Location:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 1000 BIRCH RIDGE DRIVE
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS UNIT Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968 RALEIGH NC 27610
1598 MAIL SERVICE CENTER Website: www.nedot.gov
RALEIGH NC 27699-1598