20191577 Ver 1_More Info Received_20200326

Strickland, Bev
From: Clement Riddle <[e-mail]>
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2020 5:06 PM
To: Amanda Jones ([e-mail])
Cc: Homewood, Sue; Moore, Andrew W
Subject: [External] Ranger - 2019-01867
Attachments: Impact Map 5-1 3-17-20 REVISED.pdf, Draft River Safety Plan REVISED (3.11.20).pdf
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Amanda,
Please see below and the attached for the requested additional information. Should you have any additional questions,
please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you,
Clement
From: Fuemmeler, Amanda J CIV (US) <[e-mail]>
Sent: Monday, March 16, 2020 11:37 AM
To: Clement Riddle <[e-mail]>; Homewood, Sue <[e-mail]>
Cc: Jones, M Scott (Scott) CIV USARMY CESAW (USA) <[e-mail]>; Lee Thomason
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Subject: RE: [Non-DoD Source] FW: Ranger update: USACE Action ID 2019-01867 - DWR Project NO.20191577
Clement,
Thanks for the update and wanted to respond with some additional items based on my site visit, your response and
previous meetings/discussions along with an update on some other coordination issues:
1. 1 concur with Sue's comment so please copy me as well: "Will you please provide a plan sheet that shows where
the HDD drilling pads and drilling mud containment areas will be. The Division will likely request additional
information regarding the construction details for the HDD activities but for now if we can just have an updated
plan showing the location that will help". (ClearWater) Please see attached new Figure 5.1.
Regarding the 25-foot buffer/protective fencing on undisturbed wetlands/streams: Thanks for getting that
going as it will be a condition of our permit. Can this be extended to the five archeological sites referenced in
Renee's January 14, 2020 letter? (ClearWater) Yes, protective fencing around Cultural resource areas has
already been installed at sites 82 and 85. Fencing will be added at the remaining three locations before work
begins near those portions of the site.
3. Regarding the Substation and revised building pad boundaries, coordination with Renee/SHPO will need to
happen to make sure nothing has changed with regards to effects to listed historic properties. I'm assuming not
but please provide a separate email to me covering these changes in relation to surveyed archaeological sites
and historic structures so I can coordinate accordingly with their office. The location for the HDD footprint needs
to be included as well if it outside previous project boundaries. (ClearWater) A separate email was sent to you

on March 17, 2020 regarding the status of additional review. The completed addendum was emailed to you on
March 26, 2020.
4. The Draft River Safety Plan (provided in 01/06/20 email): Please verify if there are any missing outfitters. We
discussed the company next to Carrier Park and another potential company off Riverside Drive in Woodfin that
needs to be included. Please see the revised River Safety Plan. (ClearWater) We have added two additional
outfitters to the River Safety Plan. We are not aware of anyone else at this time but are continuing to review
and will update this as necessary.
5. Additional information on minimization at bridge location (i.e. three lane versus five lane bridge): Please
quantify the difference in impacts for a 3 versus 5 lane bridge, clarification on what future uses may be
supported by a five lane bridge, and if DOT is requiring the pedestrian/sidewalk portion.
(ClearWater) The raised center median of the currently proposed bridge (wide enough for five lane) is located
such that it aligns with the existing intersection of NC 191(Brevard Rd) and the Blue Ridge Parkway Access Road
and does not require relocation of this intersection. Relocation of this intersection is not considered feasible for
this project as doing so would have major constraints including National Park Service land, steep topography in
the northwest quadrant and Bent Creek passing just south. Relocating this intersection would require
realignment of the Blue Ridge Parkway Access Road which would also likely require extension or relocation of
existing culverts over Bent Creek.
If a narrower three -lane bridge were constructed initially, it is anticipated the raised median would be
constructed in the same location as the current proposed median (in order to line up with the existing
intersection as noted above). If an additional 12-foot lane was added in each direction for future bridge
widening, it is expected that 12 feet would have to be added to each bridge face as opposed to adding 24 feet to
one side due to the insufficient distance (approximately 150 feet) between NC 191 and the start of the bridge
for traffic to shift 12 feet over.
If the bridge was built in two phases, the total footprint of temporary causeway impacts for both phases
combined (this includes both the 12 month and 3 month portions of the causeways) would exceed that of the
current proposed five -lane bridge. This is primarily due to the temporary causeways being required to extend
both up and downstream of the bridge footprint during the future expansion, whereas the causeways are only
required to extend downstream of the current proposed bridge. (e.g. Current bridge temporary impacts allow
for workpads to extend 25 feet downstream of the downstream bridge face as large cranes will sit on these pads
to hang the steel girders. Impacts extend an additional 9 feet downstream to account for side slope down to
river bottom. For the future expansion, cranes would not be able to reach over the original bridge to hang
girders on the opposite sides, so workpads would be required to extend these same distances both up and
downstream of each respective bridge face.) Estimated total temporary causeway impacts for a three -lane
bridge and the future widening are 0.55 and 0.58 acres, respectively. This gives a total of 1.13 acres with 0.33
acres of this being overlap between the two phases leaving a total of 0.80 acres of temporary causeway
footprint when not double counting the overlap. By comparison, total temporary causeway impacts for the
current five -lane bridge are 0.67 acres.
If the bridge was built in two phases, total permanent stream impacts for both phases would be expected to
roughly match the corresponding permanent impacts for the current proposed five -lane bridge. Estimated total
permanent bank stabilization impacts for a three -lane bridge and the future widening are estimated at 88 LF
(0.024 acres) and 26 LF (0.007 acres), respectively. This gives a total of 114 LF (0.031 acres) which matches the
current five -lane bank stabilization impacts. A three -lane bridge would be expected to have four piers per bent
with two bents giving a total of 0.004 acres. The expansion would likely add an additional pier to each end of
each bent giving an additional 0.002 acres. This total nearly matches the estimated total permanent drilled pier
stream impacts of 0.005 acres for the current five -lane bridge.

The bridge and road will incorporate elements of multi -modal transportation and NCDOT Complete Streets
design criteria to facilitate turning over maintenance of the bridge to NCDOT. If additional lanes are required in
the future, the striping on the bridge could be changed to accommodate these lanes. The bridge is being
proposed because as discussed above and in the PCN submittal there are financial and environmental benefits
to undertaking construction of this bridge all at one time, even if additional lanes are not needed for years or
decades.
Update on Coordination/Status of Application:
Section 106 NHP — see above request (#3) but have forwarded a draft copy of the MOA to our legal counsel for
review/comment that proposes a data recovery plan to mitigate the adverse effects on the only eligible site
(archeological site on west bank of River in bridge footprint). MOA will need to be finalized before can issue our
permit.
Section 7 ESA— Currently waiting on finalized Biological Assessment and then Biological Opinion to be issued before
can issue our permit.
Section 401— Unfortunately the public hearing has been canceled but it appears written comments will be accepted
until April 20t". Please note that we will likely not wait on the issuance of the 401 to issue the 404/10 permit as long
as I have everything I need on my end.
USFS-Bent Creek Experimental Station — we had a request from the archaeologist to review the application and
survey/reports which I have forwarded but haven't received any comment back on yet.
Let me know if you have any questions, thanks!
Amanda
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Job #: 19172
Date: 03/17/20
Scale: 1" = 150'

RIVER SAFETY PLAN
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT RANGER BRIDGE
OVER THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER
To facilitate the safe passage of river users during the construction of the Project Ranger bridge on new
location over the French Broad River Biltmore Farms, LLC has developed this River Safety Plan (RSP).
Coordination and signage:
o Coordinate with the recreational boating outfitters in the area to develop and provide
signage alerting users to this project/construction and recommended put in/pull out
areas.
o Coordinate with the NCDOT on this effort since similar effort has been made for the 1-26
bridge demolition and construction in progress.
o Provide signage upstream and downstream of the bridge to alert river users to
construction. These signs will note that the last public pull out is at Bent Creek River
Park, 400 feet upstream of the bridge. These signs will be placed at the following
locations; all are public with the exception of the privately owned launches marked with
an asterisk (*):
■ Headwaters Outfitters* — 25 Parkway Road, Rosman
■ Champion Park River Access (Transylvania County Parks and Recreation) —Old
Turnpike Road, Rosman (1" public access from the headwaters)
■ Hannah Ford Campground - Headwaters Outfitters* - Green Road (SR1127),
Rosman
■ Island Ford River Access (Transylvania County Parks and Recreation) —Island
Ford Road, Brevard
■ Hap Simpson Park (Brevard Parks and Recreation) — 968 Greenville Hwy, Brevard
■ Wilson Road River Access (Transylvania County Parks and Recreation) — Wilson
Road, Pisgah Forest
■ Penrose Boat Ramp (NC Wildlife Resources Commission) — 170 ApacDrive,
Penrose
■ Blantyre Park (Henderson County Parks and Recreation) — 500 Cliff Road,
Penrose
■ Horse Shoe River Access Park (Henderson County Parks and Recreation) — Horse
Shoe

■ Westfeldt Park (Henderson County Parks and Recreation) — 83 Old Fanning
Bridge Road, Fletcher
■ Glen Bridge River Park (Buncombe County Parks and Recreation) — 77 Pinners
Road, Arden
■ Corcoran Paige River Park (Buncombe County Parks and Recreation) — 9Pinners
Road, Arden
■ Bent Creek River Park (Buncombe County Parks and Recreation) —1592 Brevard
Road, Asheville
■ Zen Tubing* - 1648 Brevard Road, Arden
■ Hominy Creek River Park (Buncombe County Parks and Recreation) —194
Hominy Creek Road, Asheville
■ Asheville Outdoor Center* - 521 Amboy Road, Asheville
■ French Broad Outfitters* - 704 Riverside Drive, Asheville
■ Mills River Park (Town of Mills River) — 124 Town Center Drive, Mills River (This
park is near the confluence of Mills River and French Broad River and a common
starting point for paddlers of the French Broad River.)
o Signage on the causeways to warn river users away and prevent river users from using
the causeway as a stopping point.
• Physical restrictions
o Use of a floating navigational aide to mark the safe passage lane.
o Effort will be made to prevent construction material from falling on river users
during bridge construction. This effort includes placing temporary plywood below
bolted splices during girder erection and along the bridge deck exterior. Once
girders are in place, continuous stay -in -place metal forms will be installed on top of
the girders throughout the bridge deck footprint preventing construction materials
from falling below.
o Steady-state red lights that are solar -powered will be placed on the causeway to alert
river user to its location. Generators will not be used to provide power. These lights
will be atop permanent structures, such as a pole, on each causeway for the duration
of the project. The contractor will be responsible for maintaining these lights at all
times during construction, replacing them as necessary.
• Contractor requirements:
o Develop a river traffic plan to include below items:
■ Provide one or more flaggers upstream as needed to stop river use at limited
times when working over the river (e.g. setting beams)
■ Training of construction staff to teach skills in aiding a distressed boater — This is
meant as an extra precaution for both staff and river users. It does NOTimply
that the contractor will provide "lifeguard" type services.
Must have a life vest and/or boat on site.