20200260 Ver 1_BR-0124 Cover Letter_20200218

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Roy COOPER
GOVERNOR
February 18, 2020
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, NC 28801-5006
ATTN: Ms. Lori Beckwith
NCDOT Coordinator
JAMES H. TROGDON, III
SECRETARY
Subject: Application for Section 404 Nationwide Permit 14, and Section 401 Water
Quality Certification for the Proposed Replacement of Bridge 166 on SR 1745
(Shumate Mountain Road) over West Prong Roaring River in Wilkes County,
Division 11, TIP No. BR-0124, Debit $240 from WBS 48833.1.1.
Dear Madam:
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) proposes to replace bridge number 166 on SR
1745 with a new bridge on the existing alignment. Traffic will be detoured off -site during construction.
As a result of replacing the existing bridge, there will be 114 linear feet of stream bank stabilization under
the bridge and along a nearby tributary, and 0.02 acre of temporary stream impacts from floating turbidity
curtains needed for removal of the existing bridge.
Please see enclosed copies of the Pre -Construction Notification (PCN), bat memo, Catawba Indian Nation
response letter, Stormwater Management Plan, and Permit Drawings. A Categorical Exclusion (CE) was
completed in August 2019 and distributed shortly thereafter. Additional copies are available upon request.
This project calls for a letting date of July 21, 2020 and a review date of June 2, 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 contact Erin Cheely at [e-mail] or [phone].
Sincerely,
rPhilip S. Harris III, P.E., C.P.M.
vironmental Analysis Unit Head
cc: NCDOT Permit Application Standard Distribution List
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