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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MICHAEL F. EASLEY DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS LYNDo TIPPETT
GOVERNOR SECRETARY
September 18, 2007
WBS ELEMENT: 34440.3.8
CONTRACT NO.: C201840
F. A. NO.: NHF-0017(70)
COUNTY: BEAUFORT
T.I.P. NO.: R-2510D
LOCATION: Bridge over Tar River on US 17
SUBJECT: Preconstruction Conference
Michael R. Mitchell
Landford Brothers Co., Inc.
P. O. Box 7330
Roanoke, Virginia 24019
Dear Mr. Mitchell:
The Preconstruction Conference and Permit Meeting for this project is being scheduled
for Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at 10:00 am. The conference will be held in the
Conference Room of the Greenville Division Office. It is located at 105 Pactolus
Highway (NC33).
Please be prepared to present the following documents at this conference: progress
schedule, letter naming persons authorized to sign Supplemental Agreements, and
letter naming your company EEO Officer and Minority Liaison Officer.
We look forward to meeting with you at the above time.
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Sincerely,
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B. E. Eatmon, Jr., PE
Division Construction Engineer
cc: Steve Sollod, DCM
DIVISION Two * P.O. BOX 1587 • GREENVILLE, N.C. 27835
PHONE [phone] • FAx [phone]
Michael Mitchell
September 18, 2007
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Ron Sechler, National Marine Fisheries
William Wescott, USArmy Corps of Engineers
Cecil L. Jones, PF
Andy Blankenship
Ryan Shook
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Kevin Bowen, PE
Bill Kincannon
Victor Barbour, PE
Ellis C. Powell, Jr., PE
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Warren Walker, PE
Robert Memory
Queen Crittendon
Tim Brewington
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Bill Littleton
Jay Johnson
Mike Sutton
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GOVERNOR
September 14, 2007
MEMORANDUM
TO: Secretary Lyndo Tippett
FROM: Kimberly D. Hinton VV4
Senior Public Hearing Officer
Human Environment Unit
LYNDo TIPPETT
SECRETARY
RE: Notice of a Public Meeting on Improvements to Village Road (SR 1472)
from Old Fayetteville Road (SR 1437) / Navassa Road (SR 1435) to the
US 17 Interchange Ramps, Brunswick County
Notice of a Citizens Informational Workshop for the Widening of US 17-74-76 /
NC 133 Causeway from NC 133 / SR 1472 (Village Road) Interchange to
US 17-74-421 / NC 133 Interchange, Brunswick County
The following Notices are furnished for your information:
R-4002 NCDOT proposes to improve Village Road from Old Fayetteville Road / Navassa
Road to the US 17 Interchange Ramps.
R-3601 NCDOT proposes to widen US 17-74-76 / NC 133 Causeway from the
NC 133 / Village Road Interchange to the US 17-74-421 / NC 133 Interchange.
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Attachment
cc: Mr. Lanny T. Wilson, Board of Transportation Member - Division 3
Mr. Louis W. Sewell, Jr., At-Large Member - Division 3
Mr. Steve Varnedoe, P.E.
Mr. A. D. Allison II
Ms. Deborah M. Barbour, P.E.
Mr. C.W. Leggett, P.E.
Mr. Majed Al-Ghandour, P.E.
Mr. Bill Rosser
MAILING ADDRESS: TELEPHONE: [phone] LOCATION:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FAX: [phone] PARKER LINCOLN BLDG
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT UNIT 2728 CAPITAL BLVD
1583 MAIL SERVICE CENTER WEBSITE: WWW.NCDOT.ORG RALEIGH NC
RALEIGH NC 27699-1583
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Mr. Greg Thorpe
Mr. Rob Hanson, P.E.
Ms. Teresa Hart, P. E.
Mr. Art McMillan, P.E.
Mr. Jay Bennett, P.E.
Mr. J.Victor Barbour, P.E.
Mr. Kevin Lacy, P.E.
Ms. Sharon Lipscomb
Ms. Tammy Denning
Mr. Everett Ward
Mr. Mike Bruff, P.E.
Mr. John Hennessy
Mr. Charles Brown, P.E., PLS
Mr. Hugh Thompson, Jr., Right of Way Agent - Division 3
FHWA
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING ON
PROPOSED TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS TO VILLAGE ROAD (SR 1472)
FROM OLD FAYETTEVILLE ROAD (SR 1437) / NAVASSA ROAD (SR 1435)
TO US 17 INTERCHANGE RAMPS
TIP Project No. R-4002
Brunswick County
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will hold a
Public Meeting on Monday, October 8, 2007 between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and
7:00 p.m. at the Belville Elementary School Cafeteria located at 575 River Road
SE, Leland, 28451.
NCDOT representatives will be available in an informal setting to answer
questions and receive comments relative to the proposed project. Interested
individuals may attend this informal workshop at their convenience during the
above stated hours. Please note there will be no formal presentation.
The purpose of this meeting is to present information, answer questions,
and receive comments regarding the proposed design modifications to this project.
NCDOT in cooperation with the Town of Leland proposes to widen Village Road
(SR 1472) from Old Fayetteville Road (SR 1437) / Navassa Road (SR 1435) to the
US 17 Ramps. Village Road (SR 1472) is proposed to become a four-lane median
divided roadway with curb & gutter. Additional right of way on only one parcel will
be required to accommodate the proposed improvements.
A map setting forth the location and design of the project are available for
public review at the Leland Town Hall, 102 Town Hall Drive, Leland, 28451; and at
the NCDOT - Division Office, 300 Division Drive, Wilmington, 28401.
Anyone desiring additional information may contact Ms. Kimberly Hinton,
Human Environment Unit at 1583 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1583,
by phone [phone], by fax [phone], or by email
kh intona-dot. state. nc. us.
NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with
Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this meeting.
Anyone requiring special services should contact Ms. Hinton as early as possible
so that arrangements can be made.
NOTICE OF A CITIZENS INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOP FOR THE
WIDENING OF US 17-74-76 / NC 133 CAUSEWAY FROM NC 133 / SR 1472
(VILLAGE ROAD) INTERCHANGE TO US 17-74-421 / NC 133 INTERCHANGE
TIP Project No. R-3601 Brunswick County
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will hold a
Citizens Informational Workshop on Monday, October 8, 2007 between the hours
of 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Belville Elementary School Gymnasium located
at 575 River Road SE, Leland, 28451.
NCDOT representatives will be available in an informal setting to answer
questions and receive comments relative to the proposed project. Interested
individuals may attend this informal workshop at their convenience during the
above stated hours. Please note there will be no formal presentation.
NCDOT proposes to widen US 17-74-76 / NC 133 Causeway between
NC 133 / SR 1472 (Village Road) interchange and US 17-74-421 / NC 133
interchange. The project will increase the capacity of the existing roadway by
adding an additional inside travel lane in each direction.
Anyone desiring additional information may contact Ms. Kristine Graham,
Project Development & Environmental Analysis Branch, at 1548 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, 27699-1548, phone [phone] ext. 311, fax (919) 733-
9794, or email kograham(a-dot.state. nc.us.
NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with
Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this workshop.
Anyone requiring special services should contact Ms. Graham as early as
possible so that arrangements can be made.
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MICHAEL F. EASLEY LYNDo TIPPETT
GOVERNOR SECRETARY
August 27, 2007
MEMORANDUM
TO: Secretary Lyndo Tippett
FROM: Kimberly D. Hinton Val
Senior Public Hearing Officer
Human Environment Unit
RE: Notice of a Public Informational Meeting for Improving Vehicular Safety and
Traffic Operations at the NC 87 intersections of Thrower Road (SR 2245),
Alderman Road (SR 2261) / Gray's Creek Church Road (SR 2235) and School
Road (SR 2233) / Butler Nursery Road (SR 2233)
The following Notice is furnished for your information:
W-5006 This project proposes to improve Safety at the NC 87 intersections of Thrower
Road, Alderman Road / Gray's Creek Church Road and School Road / Butler
Nursery Road.
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Attachment
cc: Mr. D.M. Campbell, Jr., Board of Transportation Member - Division 6
Mr. Steve Varnedoe, P.E.
Mr. J.B. Williamson, Jr.
Ms. Deborah M. Barbour, P.E.
Mr. C.W. Leggett, P.E.
Mr. Majed Al-Ghandour, P.E.
Mr. Bill Rosser
Mr. Greg Thorpe
Mr. Rob Hanson, P.E.
Ms. Teresa Hart, P.E.
Mr. Art McMillan, P.E.
Mr. Jay Bennett, P.E.
Mr. J.Victor Barbour, P.E.
MAILING ADDRESS: TELEPHONE: [phone]
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FAX: [phone]
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT UNIT
1583 MAIL SERVICE CENTER WEBSITE: WWW.NCDOT.ORG
RALEIGH NC 27699-1583
LOCATION: .
PARKER LINCOLN BLDG
2728 CAPITAL BLVD
RALEIGH NC
Mr. Kevin Lacy, P.E.
Ms. Sharon Lipscomb
Ms. Tammy Denning
Mr. Everett Ward
Mr. Mike Bruff, P.E.
Mr. John Hennessy
Mr. Charles Brown, P.E., PLS
Mr. Reginald Abbott, Jr., Right of Way Agent - Division 6
FHWA
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING
FOR IMPROVING VEHICULAR SAFETY AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS
AT THE NC 87 INTERSECTIONS OF THROWER ROAD (SR 2245),
ALDERMAN ROAD (SR 2261) / GRAY'S CREEK CHURCH ROAD (SR 2235)
AND SCHOOL ROAD (SR 2233) / BUTLER NURSERY ROAD (SR 2233)
TIP Project No. W-5006
Cumberland County
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will hold the
above Public Informational Meeting on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 between
the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. in the multi-purpose room of Gray's Creek
Elementary School 2860 Alderman Road, Fayetteville, 28306.
The purpose of this meeting is for NCDOT representatives to provide
information and answer questions regarding this project. The opportunity to
submit written comments will also be provided. Interested citizens may attend at
any time during the above mentioned hours.
NCDOT proposes to construct directional crossovers at Thrower Rd (SR
2245), Alderman Rd (SR 2261) / Gray's Creek Church Rd (SR 2235), and School
Rd (SR 2233 / Butler Nursery Rd (SR 2233) where they intersect NC 87. This
project will improve vehicular safety and operations at this intersection.
Anyone desiring additional information may contact Jerry Bradley, Division
Project Manager at Post Office Box 1150, Fayetteville, NC 28302, phone (910)
437-2611, fax [phone] or email [e-mail].
NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with
Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this meeting.
Anyone requiring special services should contact Mr. Bradley as early as
possible so that arrangements can be made.

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTNVIENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GOVERNOR
August 27, 2007
MEMORANDUM
TO: Secretary Lyndo Tippett
FROM: Kimberly D. Hinton
Senior Public Hearing Officer
Human Environment Unit
LYNDo TIPPETI'
SECRETARY
RE: Notice of a Design Public Hearing on the. Improvements to SR 1616 (Country Club
Road) from US 64 Business to SR 1541 (Jeffreys Road)
The following Notice is furnished for your information:
U-3331 This project proposes to improve Country Club Road from US 64 Business to
Jeffreys Road.
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Attachment
cc: . Mr. Thomas A. Betts, Jr., Board of Transportation Member - Division 4
Mr. Steve Varnedoe, P.E.
Mr. J. B. Williamson, Jr.
Ms. Deborah M. Barbour, P.E.
Mr. C. W. Leggett, P.E.
Mr. Majed Al-Ghandour, P.E.
Mr. Bill Rosser
Mr. Greg Thorpe
Mr. Rob Hanson, P.E.
Ms. Teresa Hart, P.E.
Mr. Art McMillan, P.E.
Mr. Jay Bennett, P.E.
Mr. J. Victor Barbour, P.E.
Mr. Kevin Lacy, P.E.
Ms. Sharon Lipscomb
Ms. Tammy Denning
MAILING ADDRESS: TELEPHONE: [phone] LOCATION:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FAX: [phone] PARKER LINCOLN BLDG
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT UNIT 2728 CAPITAL BLVD
1583 MAIL SERVICE CENTER WEBSITE: WWW.NCDOT.ORG RALEIGH NC
RALEIGH NC 27699-1583

Mr. Everett Ward
Mr. Mike Bruff, P.E.
Mr. John Hennessy
Mr. Charles Brown, P.E., PLS
Mr. Lloyd Johnston, Right of Way Agent - Division 4
FHWA
NOTICE OF A DESIGN PUBLIC HEARING ON THE
PROPOSED TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS TO SR 1616 (COUNTRY
CLUB ROAD) FROM US 64 BUSINESS TO SR 1541 (JEFFREYS ROAD)
TIP Project No. U-3331
Nash County
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will hold
Public Hearing on September 27, 2007 between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 7:00
p.m. in the multi-purpose room of Winstead Avenue Elementary School located
at 991 South Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, 27804.
NCDOT representatives will be available in an informal setting to answer
questions and receive comments relative to the proposed project. The
opportunity to submit written comments or questions will also be provided.
Interested citizens may attend at any time during the above mentioned hours.
Please note there will be no formal presentation. Additional comments may be
submitted until October 15, 2007.
NCDOT proposes to widen SR 1616 (Country Club Road) from US 64
Business (Buck Leonard Boulevard) to SR 1541 (Jeffreys Road). The project
proposes to upgrade Country Club Road from a two-lane roadway to a five-lane
curb and gutter roadway. Additional right of way and the relocation of homes and
businesses will be required for this project.
A map showing the location of the project and a copy of the environmental
document- Environmental Assessment - are available for public review at the
Rocky Mount Engineering Department located on the second floor of City Hall,
331 South Franklin Street, Rocky Mount, 27802 and at the NCDOT District
Engineer's Office located at 3013 US 64A, Nashville, 27856.
Anyone desiring additional information may contact Ms. Kimberly Hinton,
Human Environment Unit at 1583 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1583,
phone [phone], fax [phone], or email khinton -dot. state.nc.us.
NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with
Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this hearing.
Anyone requiring special services should contact Ms. Hinton as early as possible
so that arrangements can be made.

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GOVERNOR
August 27, 2007
MEMORANDUM
TO: Secretary Lyndo Tiippett
FROM: Ed Lewis d 44j-n
Public Hearing Officer
Human Environment Unit
LYNDo TIPPETT
SECRETARY
RE: Notice of a Public Meeting on the Widening of US 220 Business & SR 2270
(US 311 Extension) from SR 2261 (Old Liberty Road) to US 220 Bypass,
Randolph County
The following Notice is furnished for your information:
U-3600 This project proposes to widen US 220 Business & US 311 Extension from
Old Liberty Road to the US 220 Bypass.
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Attachment
cc: Mr. G. R. Kindley, Board of Transportation Member - Division 8
Mr. Steve Varnedoe, P.E.
Mr. J. B. Williamson, Jr.
Ms. Deborah M. Barbour, P.E.
Mr. C. W. Leggett, P.E.
Mr. Majed Al-Ghandour, P.E.
Mr. Bill Rosser
Mr. Greg Thorpe
Mr. Rob Hanson, P.E.
Ms. Teresa Hart, P.E.
Mr. Art McMillan, P.E.
Mr. Jay Bennett, P.E.
Mr. J. Victor Barbour, P.E.
Mr. Kevin Lacy, P.E.
Ms. Sharon Lipscomb
MAILING ADDRESS: TELEPHONE: [phone]
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FAX: [phone]
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT UNIT
1583 MAIL SERVICE CENTER WEBSITE: WWW.NCDOT.ORG
RALEIGH NC 27699-1583
LOCATION:
PARKER LINCOLN BLDG
2728 CAPITAL BLVD
RALEIGH NC
Ms. Tammy Denning
Mr. Everett Ward
Mr. Mike Bruff, P.E.
Mr. John Hennessy
Mr. Charles Brown, P.E., PLS
Mr. Bradley D. Bass, Right of Way Agent - Division 8
FHWA
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING ON THE PROPOSED WIDENING OF
US 220 BUSINESS & SR 2270 (US 311 EXTENSION) FROM
SR 2261 (OLD LIBERTY ROAD) TO US 220 BYPASS
TIP Project No. U-3600
Randolph County
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will hold a
Public Meeting on September 25, 2007 between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 7:30
p.m. at the North Asheboro Middle School, 1861 North Asheboro School Road,
Asheboro, 27203.
NCDOT representatives will be available to answer questions and receive
comments relative to median breaks and intersections added as a result of
comments received after the recent public hearing. Interested citizens may
attend at any time during the above-mentioned hours. Please note there will be
no formal presentation.
NCDOT proposes to widen US 220 Business (North Fayetteville Street)
and SR 2270 (US 311 Extension), from SR 2261 (Old Liberty Road) to US 220
Bypass, to a four-lane, median divided roadway with full movement intersections
and directional crossovers. The purpose of the project is to improve safety and
traffic- carrying capacity. The project is about 5.0 miles long. Additional right of
way and the relocation of homes and businesses will be required for this project.
Anyone desiring additional information may contact Mr. Ed Lewis, Human
Environment Unit, at 1583 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1583, phone
[phone], fax [phone], or email elewis .dot. state. nc.us.
NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with
Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this meeting.
Anyone requiring special services should contact Mr. Lewis as early as possible
so that arrangements can be made.

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GOVERNOR
August 21, 2007
MEMORANDUM
TO: Secretary Lyndo Tippett
FROM: Kimberly D. Hinton V?w
Senior Public Hearing Officer
Human Environment Unit
LYNDO TIPPETT
SECRETARY
RE: Notice of a Citizens Informational Workshop for Improvements to Enola
Road from Arnold Drive to NC 18/South Sterling Street
The following Notice is furnished for your information:
U-2551 This project proposes to improve Enola Road from Arnold Drive to NC
18/South Sterling Street.
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Attachment
cc: Mr. Alan Thornburg, Board of Transportation Member- Div. 13
Mr. Steve Vamedoe, P.E.
Mr. J. B. Williamson, Jr.
Ms. Deborah M. Barbour, P.E.
Mr. C. W. Leggett, P.E.
Mr. Majed Al-Ghandour, P.E.
Mr. Bill Rosser
Mr. Greg Thorpe
Mr. Rob Hanson, P.E.
Ms. Teresa Hart, P.E.
Mr. Art McMillan, P.E.
Mr. Jay Bennett, P.E.
Mr. J. Victor Barbour, P.E.
Mr. Kevin Lacy, P.E.
Ms. Sharon Lipscomb
Ms. Tammy Denning
MAILING ADDRESS: TELEPHONE: [phone]
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FAX: [phone]
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT UNIT
1583 MAIL SERVICE CENTER WEBsITE: WWW.NCDOT.ORG
RALEIGH NC 27699-1583
LOCATION:
PARKER LINCOLN BLDG
2728 CAPITAL BLVD
RALEIGH NC
Mr. Everett Ward
Mr. Mike Bruff, P.E.
Mr. John Hennessy
Mr. Charles Brown, P.E., PLS
Mr. Bob Haskett, Right of Way Agent - Division 13
FHWA
NOTICE OF A CITIZENS' INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOP
FOR PROPOSED TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS TO ENOLA ROAD
FROM ARNOLD DRIVE TO NC 18/SOUTH STERLING STREET
TIP No. U-2551
Burke County
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will hold the
above workshop on September 13, 2007, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Liberty
Middle School Atrium, 529 Enola Road, Morganton, 28655.
Interested individuals may attend this informal workshop at their
convenience during the above stated hours. Department of Transportation
representatives will be present to answer questions and receive comments
relative to the proposed project. The primary purpose of the meeting is to provide
an opportunity for comment on the Interstate 40 Interchange options.
NCDOT proposes to widen existing Enola Road from Arnold Drive to
NC 18 (South Sterling Street). Based on public input from the February 2006
Citizens' Informational Workshop and engineering studies that have been
conducted, the proposed improvements will include a four-lane, median divided
roadway from NC 18 (South Sterling Street) to south of the J. Iverson Riddle
Developmental Center; as well as a three-lane roadway (one lane in each
direction with a-center-turn--lane)-front the-inter-section-of Pete -Brittain--Road/Old - - - -- -- - -
Colony Road to Arnold Drive. Old Colony Road will be widened to a three-lane
roadway from its intersection with Enola Road to the vicinity of the Liberty Middle
School and Robert L. Patton High School entrances.
Two options currently being evaluated for the 1-40 interchange are 1) East
Option: widen the bridge over 1-40 to the east of its current location and 2) West
Option: widen the bridge over 1-40 to the west of its current location. Additional
right of way will be required to accommodate either directional shift for the
proposed improvements along Enola Road.
Anyone desiring additional information may contact Ms. Theresa Ellerby,
1548 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1548, or by phone at (919) 733-
7844 ext. 266, fax at [phone] or email at [e-mail].
NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with
Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this workshop.
Anyone requiring special services should contact Ms. Ellerby as early as possible
so that arrangements can be made.
N. C.-DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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MEMORANDUM
September 18, 2007
TO: Secretary Lyndo Tippett
FROM: Eileen A. Fuchs 4 J
Public Hearing Officer
Human Environment Unit
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RE: Notice of a Citizens Informational Workshop for the Proposed SR 1644
(Anderson Road) Closure of the Yadkin Valley Railroad Crossing in Rural Hall
Forsyth County
The following Notice is furnished for your information:
P-3309 This project proposes to close the Anderson Road railroad crossing in Rural Hall.
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Attachment
cc: Ms. Nancy Dunn, Board of Transportation Member - Div. 9
Mr. Andrew Perkins, Jr., At-Large, Board of Transportation Member- Div. 9
Mr. Steve Varnedoe, P.E.
Mr. A. D. Allison, II
Ms. Deborah M. Barbour, P.E.
Mr. C. W. Leggett, P.E.
Mr. Majed Al-Ghandour, P.E.
Mr. Bill Rosser
Mr. Greg Thorpe
Mr. Rob Hanson, P.E.
Ms. Teresa Hart, P.E.
Mr. Art McMillan, P.E.
Mr. Jay Bennett, P.E.
Mr. J. Victor Barbour, P.E.
Mr. Kevin Lacy, P.E.
Ms. Sharon Lipscomb

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GOVERNOR
MAILING ADDRESS:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT UNIT
1583 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH NC 27699-1583
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
WEBSITE: WWW.NCDOT.ORG
LOCATION:
PARKER LINCOLN BLDG
2728 CAPITAL BLVD
RALEIGH NC

Ms. Tammy Denning
Mr. Everett Ward
Mr. Mike Bruff, P.E.
Mr. John Hennessy
Mr. Charles Brown, P.E., PLS
Mr. Rodney Hatton, Right of Way Agent - Division 9
FHWA
NOTICE OF A CITIZENS INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOP FOR THE PROPOSED
SR 1644 (ANDERSON ROAD) CLOSURE OF THE
YADKIN VALLEY RAILROAD CROSSING IN RURAL HALL
TIP Project No. P-3309
Forsyth County
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will hold the above
Citizens Informational Workshop on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 between the hours of
5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. in the Rural Hall / Stanleyville Branch Library Auditorium,
7125 Broad Street, Rural Hall, 27045.
NCDOT representatives will be available in an informal setting to answer
questions and receive comments about the proposed project. The opportunity to
submit written comments or questions also will be provided. Interested citizens may
attend at any time during the above mentioned hours. No formal presentation will be
made.
NCDOT proposes to close the existing rail crossing at SR 1644 (Anderson
Road) and the Yadkin Valley Railroad track. The proposed closure is part of an effort
to reduce the number of redundant and/or unsafe rail-highway at-grade crossings
statewide.
Anyone desiring additional information may contact Ms. Nancy Horne, Rail
Division, Engineering & Safety Branch, 1556 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC
27699-1556, phone [phone], or email nhorne _dot.state.nc.us.
NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with
Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this workshop. Anyone
requiring special services should contact Ms. Horne as early as possible so that
arrangements can be made.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GOVERNOR
September 18, 2007
MEMORANDUM
TO: Secretary Lyndo Tippett
FROM: Jamille A. Robbins
Senior Public Heari g Officer
Human Environment Unit
LYNDo TIPPETT
SECRETARY
RE: Notice of a Public Hearing for the Relocation of the Mainline Track on the
Southern Rail Line and the Addition of a Side Line from Pomeroy Street to NC 49
Alamance County
The following Notice is furnished for your information:
P-3414 O This project proposes to relocate the mainline track and add a side line from
Pomeroy Street to NC 49.
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Attachment
cc: Mr. J. Douglas Galyon, Board of Transportation Member - Division 7
Mr. Steve Varnedoe, P.E.
Mr. A. D. Allison, II
Ms. Deborah M. Barbour, P.E.
Mr. C. W. Leggett, P.E.
Mr. Majed Al-Ghandour, P.E.
Mr. Bill Rosser
Mr. Greg Thorpe
Mr. Rob Hanson, P.E.
Ms. Teresa Hart, P.E.
Mr. Art McMillan, P.E.
Mr. Jay Bennett, P.E.
Mr. J. Victor Barbour, P.E.
Mr. Kevin Lacy, P.E.
Ms. Sharon Lipscomb
MAILING ADDRESS:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT UNIT
1583 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH NC 27699-1583
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
WEBSITE: WWW.NCDOT.ORG
LOCATION:
PARKER LINCOLN BLDG
2728 CAPITAL BLVD
RALEIGH NC
Ms. Tammy Denning
Mr. Everett Ward
Mr. Mike Bruff, P.E.
Mr. John Hennessy
Mr. Charles Brown, P.E., PLS
Mr. Ritchie Tuttle, Right of Way Agent - Division 7
FHWA
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING FOR RELOCATION OF
THE MAINLINE TRACK ON THE SOUTHERN RAIL LINE AND
ADDITION OF A SIDE LINE FROM POMEROY STREET TO NC 49
TIP Project No. P-3414 O
Alamance County
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will hold a Pre-
Hearing Open House and a Combined Public Hearing on Monday, October 22, 2007
in the Graham Middle School Auditorium, 311 East Pine Street, Graham, 27253.
NCDOT representatives will be available at the Pre-Hearing Open House
between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to answer questions and receive
comments relative to the proposed project. The opportunity to submit written
comments or questions will also be provided. Interested citizens may attend at
any time during the above mentioned hours.
A formal presentation will begin at 7:00 p.m. The presentation will consist of
an explanation of the proposed location, design, the state - federal relationship,
and right-of-way and relocation requirements and procedures. The hearing will be
open to those present for statements, questions and comments. The presentation
and comments will be recorded and a transcript will be prepared.
NCDOT proposes to relocate the mainline track on the-Norfolk-Southern
Railroad and add a siding track between Pomeroy Street in Graham and the
railroad bridge at Haw River. At times during construction the crossing at
Pomeroy Street may be closed. Additional right of way and the relocation of
homes and businesses will be required for this project.
A map displaying the location and design of the project and a copy of the
environmental document - Environmental Assessment (EA) - will be available for
public review at the City of Graham Planning Department located at 201 South
Main Street, Graham and at the NCDOT District Office located at 127 East
Crescent Square Drive, Graham.
Anyone desiring additional information may contact Mr. Jamille Robbins,
Human Environment Unit at 1583 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1583,
phone [phone], or email larobbins(c?dot.state.nc.us. Additional material
maybe submitted until November 22, 2007.
NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with
Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this workshop.
Anyone requiring special services should contact Mr. Robbins as early as possible
so that arrangements can be made.
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September 11, 2007
Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D.
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Project Development and Environmental Analysis
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1598
Dear Dr. Thorpe:
This letter is in response to your letter of August 28, 2007 which provided the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service) with the biological determination of the North Carolina Department of
Transportation that the replacement of Bridge No. 7 on SR 1250 over the Tar River in
Edgecombe County (TIP No. B-4503) may affect, but is not likely to adversely affect the
federally endangered Tar River spinymussel (Elliptio steinstansana). These comments are
provided in accordance with section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543).
According to information provided, a mussel survey was conducted at the project site on August
30, 2006. The survey extended 100 meters upstream and 400 meters downstream of SR 1250.
Although several mussels representing four species were observed, no Tar River spinymussels
were observed. Based on the survey results and other information available, the Service concurs
with your determination that the proposed project may affect, but is not likely to adversely affect
the Tar River spinymussel. We believe that the requirements of section 7(a)(2) of the ESA have
been satisfied. We remind you that obligations under section 7 consultation must be
reconsidered if. (1) new information reveals impacts of this identified action that may affect
listed species or critical habitat in a manner not previously considered in this review; (2) this
action is subsequently modified in a manner that was not considered in this review; or (3) a new
species is listed or critical habitat determined that may be affected by this identified action.
The Service appreciates the opportunity to review this project. If you have any questions
regarding our response, please contact Mr. Gary Jordan at [phone] (Ext. 32).
Sincerely,
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Field Supervisor
cc: William Wescott, USACE, Washington, NC
Rob Ridings, NCDWQ, Raleigh, NC
Travis Wilson, NCWRC, Creedmoor, NC
Chris Militscher, USEPA, Raleigh, NC
John Sullivan, FHWA, Raleigh, NC
David Harris, NCDOT, Raleigh, NC
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United States Department of the Interior
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Raleigh Field Office
Post Office Box 33726
Raleigh, North Carolina 27636-3726
September 11, 2007
Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D.
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Project Development and Environmental Analysis
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1598
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This letter is in response to your letter of August 28, 2007 which provided the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service) with the biological determination of the North Carolina Department of
Transportation that the replacement of Bridge No. 1 on SR 1670 over Stony Creek in Nash
County (TIP No. B-4588) may affect, but is not likely to adversely affect the federally
endangered dwarf wedgemussel (Alasmidonta heterodon) and Tar River spinymussel (Elliptio
steinstansana). These comments are provided in accordance with section 7 of the Endangered
Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543).
According to information provided, a mussel survey was conducted at the project site on July 6,
2007. The survey extended 100 meters upstream and 400 meters downstream of SR 1670.
Although many specimens of the common Elliptio complanata were observed, no specimens of
dwarf wedgemussel or Tar River spinymussels were observed. It is noted that Stony Creek in on
the NC Division of Water Quality 303d list of degraded streams.
Based on the survey results and other information available, the Service concurs with your
determination that the proposed project may affect, but is not likely to adversely affect the dwarf
wedgemussel and Tar River spinymussel. We believe that the requirements of section 7(a)(2) of
the ESA have been satisfied. We remind you that obligations under section 7 consultation must
be reconsidered if. (1) new information reveals impacts of this identified action that may affect
listed species or critical habitat in a manner not previously considered in this review; (2) this
action is subsequently modified in a manner that was not considered in this review; or (3) a new
species is listed or critical habitat determined that may be affected by this identified action.
The Service appreciates the opportunity to review this project. If you have any questions
regarding our response, please contact Mr. Gary Jordan at [phone] (Ext. 32).
Sincerely,
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Pete Benjamin
Field Supervisor
cc: William Wescott, USACE, Washington, NC
Rob Ridings, NCDWQ, Raleigh, NC
Travis Wilson, NCWRC, Creedmoor, NC
Chris Militscher, USEPA, Raleigh, NC
John Sullivan, FHWA, Raleigh, NC
David Harris, NCDOT, Raleigh, NC
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August 29, 2007
Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D.
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Project Development and Environmental Analysis
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1598
Dear Dr. Thorpe:
This letter is in response to your letter of August 22, 2007 which provided the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service) with the biological determination of the North Carolina Department of
Transportation (NCDOT) that the replacement of Bridge No. 142 on SR 1315 over an unnamed
tributary to Little Fishing Creek in Halifax County (TIP No. B-4540) may affect, but is not likely
to adversely affect the federally endangered dwarf wedgemussel (Alasmidonta heterodon). In
addition, NCDOT has determined that the project will have no effect on the federally endangered
red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) and Tar spinymussel (Elliptio steinstansana).
These comments are provided in accordance with section 7 of the Endangered Species Act
(ESA) of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543).
According to information provided, a mussel survey was conducted at the project site on August
4, 2005. No specimens of dwarf wedgemussel were observed, and only five specimens of the
common Elliptio complanata were observed. Poor quality habitat was observed at the bridge.
However, dwarf wedgemussels were observed in good habitat approximately 2.5 miles upstream
in Warren County during a separate survey on August 4, 2005. No habitat for Tar spinymussel
was observed in either survey.
It is understood from an email received from Amy James of NCDOT on 8/28/2007 that an off-
site detour will be used during bridge construction, that the existing 41 feet long bridge will be
replaced with an 80 feet long bridge that spans the channel and part of the floodplain, and that at
least some of the existing causeway will be removed from the floodplain.
Based on the mussel survey results and other available information, the Service concurs with
your determination that the bridge replacement may affect, but is not likely to adversely affect
the dwarf wedgemussel. Also, due to the lack of habitat, the Service concurs with your
determination that the project will have no effect on the red-cockaded woodpecker and Tar
spinymussel. We believe that the requirements of section 7(a)(2) of the ESA have been satisfied.
We remind you that obligations under section 7 consultation must be reconsidered if.- (1) now
information reveals impacts of this identified action that may affect listed species or critical
habitat in a manner not previously considered in this review; (2) this action is subsequently
modified in a manner that was not considered in this review; or (3) a new species is listed or
critical habitat determined that may be affected by this identified action.
The Service appreciates the opportunity to review this project. If you have any questions
regarding our response, please contact Mr. Gary Jordan at [phone] (Ext. 32).
Sincerely,
lE- Pete B enj amin
Field Supervisor
cc: William Wescott, USAGE, Washington, NC
Rob Ridings, NCDWQ, Raleigh, NC
Travis Wilson, NCWRC, Creedmoor, NC
Chris Militscher, USEPA, Raleigh, NC
John Sullivan, FHWA, Raleigh, NC
David Harris, NCDOT, Raleigh, NC
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GOVERNOR
August 21, 2007
MEMORANDUM
TO: Secretary Lyndo Tippett
FROM: Kimberly D. Hinton 4'
Senior Public Hearing Officer
Human Environment Unit
LYNDO TIPPETT
SECRETARY
RE: Notice of a Public Hearing to Extend SR 1660 (Siler Road) to SR 1662
(Wiley Brown Road)
The following Notice is furnished for your information:
R-4748 This project proposes to extend Siler Road to Wiley Brown Road.
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cc: Mr. Conrad Burrell, Board of Transportation Member- Div. 14
Mr. Steve Varnedoe, P.E.
Mr. J. B. Williamson, Jr.
Ms. Deborah M. Barbour, P.E.
Mr. C. W. Leggett, P.E.
Mr. Majed Al-Ghandour, P.E.
Mr. Bill Rosser
Mr. Greg Thorpe
Mr. Rob Hanson, P.E.
Ms. Teresa Hart, P.E.
Mr. Art McMillan, P.E.
Mr. Jay Bennett, P.E.
Mr. J. Victor Barbour, P.E.
Mr. Kevin Lacy, P.E.
Ms. Sharon Lipscomb
Ms. Tammy Denning
Mr. Everett Ward
MAILING ADDRESS: TELEPHONE: [phone] LOCATION:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FAX: [phone] PARKER LINCOLN BLDG
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT UNIT 2728 CAPITAL BLVD
1583 MAIL SERVICE CENTER WEBSITE: WWW.NCDOT.ORG RALEIGH NC
RALEIGH NC 27699-1583
Mr. Mike Bruff, P.E.
Mr. John Hennessy
Mr. Charles Brown, P.E., PLS
Mr. Teddy Greene, Right of Way Agent - Division 14
FHWA
NOTICE OF A COMBINED PUBLIC HEARING
FOR THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF SR 1660 (SILER ROAD)
TO SR 1662 (WILEY BROWN ROAD)
TIP No. R-4748
Macon County
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will hold the
above Public Hearing on September 18, 2007 between the hours of 4:00 PM and
7:00 PM at the Macon Campus SouthWestern Community College, First Floor
Conference Room #212, 815 Siler Rd, Franklin, 28734.
Department of Transportation representatives will be available in an
informal setting to answer questions and receive comments relative to the
project. The opportunity to submit written comments or questions will also be
provided. Interested citizens may attend at any time during the above mentioned
hours. There will be no formal presentation.
NCDOT proposes to construct a two lane roadway on new location from
SR 1660 (Siler Road) to SR 1662 (Wiley Brown Road). There are a total of four
alternatives; three alternatives cross the Little Tennessee River and one that
does not. Project includes Round-a-bout options at the intersection of Dowdle
Mountain Road and US 23/64/441 as well as access improvements. Additional
right of way and the relocation of homes and businesses may be required for this
project.
A map displaying the location and design of the project and a copy of the
environmental document - Environmental Assessment (EA) - are available for
public review at the Franklin Town Hall, 188 West Main Street, Franklin, 28734
and at the NCDOT Division Office located at the County Maintenance Yard, 220
Windy Gap Road, Franklin, 28734.
Anyone desiring additional information may contact Mr. Ed Lewis, Human
Environment Unit at 1583 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1583, phone
[phone], fax [phone], or email elewis .dot. state. nc.us. Additional
comments may be submitted by October 19, 2007.
NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with
Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this workshop.
Anyone requiring special services should contact Mr. Lewis at the contact
information above as early as possible so that arrangements can be made.
W. C. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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August 24, 2007
MEMORANDUM
TO: Secretary Lyndo Tippett
FROM: Jamille A. Robbins
Senior Public Hearin Officer
Human Environment Unit
RE: Notice of a Design Public Hearing for Improvements to SR 1959 (South
Miami Boulevard) from south of SR 2112 (Methodist Street) to north of
SR 1960 (Bethesda Avenue)
The following Notice is furnished for your information:
U-4011 This project proposes to improve South Miami Boulevard from south of
Methodist Street to north of Bethesda Avenue.
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cc: Mr. Kenneth Spaulding, Board of Transportation Member - Division 5
Ms. Nina S. Szolsberg, At-Large, Board of Transportation Member- Division 5
Mr. Steve Varnedoe, P.E.
Mr. J. B. Williamson, Jr.
Ms. Deborah M. Barbour, P.E.
Mr. C. W. Leggett, P.E.
Mr. Majed Al-Ghandour, P.E.
Mr. Bill Rosser
Mr. Greg Thorpe
Mr. Rob Hanson, P.E.
Ms. Teresa Hart, P.E.
Mr. Art McMillan, P.E.
Mr. Jay Bennett, P.E.
Mr. J. Victor Barbour, P.E.
Mr. Kevin Lacy, P.E.
MAILING ADDRESS: TELEPHONE: [phone] LOCATION:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FAX: [phone] PARKER LINCOLN BLDG
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT UNIT 2728 CAPITAL BLVD
1583 MAIL SERVICE CENTER WEBSITE: WWW.NCDOT.ORG RALEIGH NC
RALEIGH NC 27699-1583

Ms. Sharon Lipscomb
Ms. Tammy Denning
Mr. Everett Ward
Mr. Mike Bruff, P.E.
Mr. John Hennessy
Mr. Charles Brown, P.E., PLS
Mr. Robert H. Mathes, Jr., Right of Way Agent - Division 5
FHWA
NOTICE OF A DESIGN PUBLIC HEARING
FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS OF SR 1959 (SOUTH MIAMI BOULEVARD) FROM
SOUTH OF SR 2112 (METHODIST STREET) TO NORTH OF
SR 1960 (BETHESDA AVENUE) IN DURHAM
TIP Project No. U-4011 Durham County
The North Carolina Department of Transportation will hold the above
Design Public Hearing on September 24, 2007 between the hours of 4:00 p.m.
and 7:00 p.m. in the cafeteria of Bethesda Baptist Church located at 1914 South
Miami Boulevard, Durham.
Department of Transportation representatives will be available in an
informal setting between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to answer
questions and receive comments relative to the project. The opportunity to
submit written comments or questions also will be provided. Interested citizens
may attend at any time during the above mentioned hours. This project is
federally funded.
NCDOT proposes to widen SR 1959 (South Miami Boulevard) to five
lanes to provide a center turn lane from south of SR 2112 (Methodist Street) to
north of SR 1960 (Bethesda Avenue) in Durham. This project will include
sidewalks on both sides of the roadway and wide outside lanes to accommodate
bicycles. Improvements are needed to improve the operational efficiency of
South Miami Boulevard and the intersection with SR 1954 (Ellis Road), and
improve safety for motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists in the project area.
Additional right of way will be required to accommodate the proposed
improvements.
A map displaying the location and design of the project and a copy of the
environmental document-,Categorical Exclusion (CE) - are available for public
review at the City of Durham Transportation Division, 101 City Hall Plaza, 4th
Floor, Durham, 27701 and at the NCDOT Highway Division Office, 2612 North
Duke Street, Durham, 27704.
Anyone desiring additional information may contact Mr. Jamille Robbins,
Human Environment Unit at 1583 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699, by
phone [phone], or by email iarobbins(a?dot.state.nc.us. Additional material
may be submitted for until October 24, 2007.
NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with
Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this hearing.
Anyone requiring special services should contact Mr. Robbins as early as
possible so that arrangements can be made.
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GOVERNOR
August 9, 2007
MEMORANDUM
TO: Secretary Lyndo Tippett
FROM: Jamille A. Robbins
Senior Public Hearin Officer
Human Environmen Unit
LYNDO TIPPETT
SECRETARY
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RE: Notice of a Combined Public Hearing for the NC 24/27 Troy Bypass from
NC 24/27 West of SR 1138 (Dairy Road) to East of the Little River
The following Notice is furnished for your information:
R-623 This project will construct the NC 24/27 Troy Bypass from NC 24/27 West of
Dairy Road to East of the Little River.
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cc: Mr. G. R. Kindley, Board of Transportation Member - Division 8
Mr. Steve Varnedoe, P.E.
Mr. J. B. Williamson, Jr.
Ms. Deborah M. Barbour, P.E.
Mr. C. W. Leggett, P.E.
Mr. Majed Al-Ghandour, P.E.
Mr. Bill Rosser
Mr. Greg Thorpe
Mr. Rob Hanson, P.E.
Ms. Teresa Hart, P.E.
Mr. Art McMillan, P.E.
Mr. Jay Bennett, P.E.
Mr. J. Victor Barbour, P.E.
Mr. Kevin Lacy, P.E.
,Ms. Sharon Lipscomb
MAILING ADDRESS: TELEPHONE: [phone] LOCATION:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FAX: [phone] PARKER LINCOLN BLDG
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT UNIT 2728 CAPITAL BLVD
1583 MAIL SERVICE CENTER WEBSITE. WWW.NCDOT.ORG RALEIGH NC
RALEIGH NC 27699-1583
Ms. Tammy Denning
Mr. Everett Ward
Mr. Mike Bruff, P.E.
Mr. John Hennessy
Mr. Charles Brown, P.E., PLS
Mr. Bradley D. Bass, Right of Way Agent - Division 8
FHWA
NOTICE OF A COMBINED PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PROPOSED
NC 24/27 TROY BYPASS FROM NC 24/27 JUST WEST OF SR 1138 (DAIRY ROAD)
TO JUST EAST OF THE LITTLE RIVER
TIP Project No. R-623
Montgomery County
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will hold a Pre-
Hearing Open House and a Combined Public Hearing on Monday, September 17, 2007
at West Montgomery High School located at 147 Warrior Drive, Mount Gilead.
NCDOT representatives will be available at the Pre-Hearing Open House
between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to answer questions and receive
comments relative to the proposed project. The opportunity to submit written comments
or questions will also be provided. Interested citizens may attend at any time during the
above mentioned hours.
A formal presentation will begin at 7:00 p.m. The presentation will consist of an
explanation of the proposed location, design, the state - federal relationship, and right of
way and relocation requirements and procedures. The hearing will be open to those
present for statements, questions and comments. The presentation and comments will
be recorded and a transcript will be prepared.
NCDOT proposes to construct a new four-lane, median-divided bypass south of
downtown Troy. The project limits extend from NC 24/27 just west of SR 1138 (Dairy
Road)/SR 1550 (Saunders Road) to just east of the Little River. The purpose of the
project is to reduce traffic volumes and improve safety through the Town of Troy. The
project length is about 6.0 miles. Additional right of way and the relocation of homes and
businesses will be required for this project.
A map displaying the location and design of the project and a copy of the
environmental document - Environmental Assessment (EA) - are available for public
review at the Town of Troy Public Works Department located at 610 North Main Street,
Troy and at the NCDOT Division Office located at 902 North Sandhills Boulevard,
Aberdeen. The map may also.be viewed online at www.ptcog.org.
Anyone desiring additional information may contact Mr. Jamille Robbins, Human
Environment Unit at 1583 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1583, phone (919)
715-1534, or email iarobbinsa-dot. state. nc.us. Additional material may be submitted
until October 17, 2007.
NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with
Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this workshop. Anyone
requiring special services should contact Mr. Robbins as early as possible so that
arrangements can be made.
F WAIF Michael F. Easley, Governor
??O R4G William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
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Division of Water Quality
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September 25, 2007
MEMORANDUM
To: Melba McGee, DENR Environmental Coordinator
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Subject: Comments on the Environmental Assessment related to proposed Improvements to NC
88 from existing NC 184 to Existing US 221 Business, Ashe County, Federal Aid Project
No. STP-88(2), State Project No. 34977, TIP U-3812
DENR Project No. 08-0082 due date 10/9/07
This office has reviewed the referenced document dated August 8, 2007. The Division of Water Quality
(DWQ) is responsible for the issuance of the Section 401 Water Quality Certification for activities that
impact Waters of the U.S., including wetlands. It is our understanding that the project as presented will
result in impacts to jurisdictional wetlands, streams, and other surface waters. The DWQ offers the
following comments based on review of the aforementioned document:
This project is being planned as part of the 404/NEPA Merger Process. As a participating team
member, the NCDWQ will continue to work with the team.
2. Little Buffalo Creek and its tributaries are class C; Tr waters of the State. DWQ
recommends that the most protective sediment and erosion control BMPs be implemented
to reduce the risk of turbidity violations in trout waters. In addition, all disturbances within
trout buffers shall be conducted in accordance with NC Division of Land Resources and NC
Wildlife Resources Commission requirements.
The environmental document shall provide a detailed and itemized. presentation of the proposed
impacts to wetlands and streams with corresponding mapping. If mitigation is necessary as required
by 15A NCAC 214.0506(h), it is preferable to present a conceptual (if not finalized) mitigation plan
with the environmental documentation. Appropriate mitigation plans will be required prior to
issuance of a 401 Water Quality Certification.
4. Environmental assessment alternatives shall consider design criteria that reduce the impacts to
streams and wetlands from storm water runoff. These alternatives shall include road designs that
allow for treatment of the storm water runoff through best management practices as detailed in the
most recent version of NC DWQ Stormwater Best Management Practices, such as grassed swales,
buffer areas, preformed scour holes, retention basins, etc.
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1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] / FAX [phone] / Internet: http://h2o.enr.state,nc.us/ncwetlands
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After the selection of the preferred alternative and prior to an issuance of the 401 Water Quality
Certification, the NCDOT is respectfully reminded that they will need to demonstrate the avoidance
and minimization of impacts to wetlands (and streams) to the maximum extent practical. In
accordance with the Environmental Management Commission's Rules {1 5A NCAC 2H.0506(h)},
mitigation will be required for impacts of greater than 1 acre to wetlands. In the event that
mitigation is required, the mitigation plan should be designed to replace appropriate lost functions
and values. The NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program may be available for use as wetland
mitigation.
6. In accordance with the Environmental Management Commission's Rules {I SA NCAC
2H.0506(h)}, mitigation will be required for impacts of greater than 150 linear feet to any single
perennial stream. In the event that mitigation is required, the mitigation plan shall be designed to
replace appropriate lost functions and values. The NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program may be
available for use as stream mitigation.
7. Future documentation, including the 401 Water Quality Certification Application, should continue
to include an itemized listing of the proposed wetland and stream impacts with corresponding
mapping.
8. DWQ is very concerned with sediment and erosion impacts that could result from this project. NC
DOT shall address these concerns by describing the potential impacts that may occur to the aquatic
environments and any mitigating factors that would reduce the impacts.
9. NC DOT is respectfully reminded that all impacts, including but not limited to, bridging, fill,
excavation and clearing, to jurisdictional wetlands, streams, and riparian buffers need to be included
in the final impact calculations. These impacts, in addition to any construction impacts, temporary
or otherwise, also need to be included as part of the 401 Water Quality Certification Application.
10. Where streams must be crossed, the DWQ prefers bridges be used in lieu of culverts. However, we
realize that economic considerations often require the use of culverts. Please be advised that
culverts shall be countersunk to allow unimpeded passage by fish and other aquatic organisms.
Moreover, in areas where high quality wetlands or streams are impacted, a bridge may prove
preferable. When applicable, DOT should not install the bridge bents in the creek, to the maximum
extent practicable.
11. Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands or streams.
12. Borrow/waste areas shall avoid wetlands to the maximum extent practical. Impacts to wetlands in
borrow/waste areas will need to be presented in the 401 Water Quality Certification and could
precipitate compensatory mitigation.
13. The 401 Water Quality Certification application will need to specifically address the proposed
methods for stormwater management. More specifically, stormwater shall not be permitted to
discharge directly into streams or surface waters.
14. Based on the information presented in the document, the magnitude of impacts to wetlands and
streams may require an Individual Permit (IP) application to the Corps of Engineers and
corresponding 401 Water Quality Certification. Please be advised that a 401 Water Quality
Certification requires satisfactory protection of water quality to ensure that water quality standards
are met and no wetland or stream uses are lost. Final permit authorization will require the submittal
of a formal application by the NCDOT and written concurrence from the NCDWQ. Please be
aware that any approval will be contingent on appropriate avoidance and minimization of wetland
and stream impacts to the maximum extent practical, the development of an acceptable stormwater
...management plan, -and the inclusion of_appropriate _mitigation.plans_where_ appropriate.. _ _ . . __.
15. If concrete is used during construction, a dry work area shall be maintained to prevent direct contact
between curing concrete and stream water. Water that inadvertently contacts uncured concrete shall
not be discharged to surface waters due to the potential for elevated pH and possible aquatic life and
fish kills.
16. If temporary access roads or detours are constructed, the site shall be graded to its preconstruction
contours and elevations. Disturbed areas shall be seeded or mulched to stabilize the soil and
appropriate native woody species shall be planted. When using temporary structures the area shall
be cleared but not grubbed. Clearing the area with chain saws, mowers, bush-hogs, or other
mechanized equipment and leaving the stumps and root mat intact allows the area to re-vegetate
naturally and minimizes soil disturbance.
17. Placement of culverts and other structures in waters, streams, and wetlands shall be placed below
the elevation of the streambed by one foot for all culverts with a diameter greater than 48 inches,
and 20 percent of the culvert diameter for culverts having a diameter less than 48 inches, to allow
low flow passage of water and aquatic life. Design and placement of culverts and other structures
including temporary erosion control measures shall not be conducted in a manner that may result in
dis-equilibrium of wetlands or streambeds or banks, adjacent to or upstream and down stream of the
above structures. The applicant is required to provide evidence that the equilibrium is being
maintained if requested in writing by DWQ. If this condition is unable to be met due to bedrock or
other limiting features encountered during construction, please contact the NC DWQ for guidance
on how to proceed and to determine whether or not a permit modification will be required.
18. If multiple pipes or barrels are required, they shall be designed to mimic natural stream cross section
as closely as possible including pipes or barrels at flood plain elevation and/or sills where
appropriate. Widening the stream channel shall be avoided. Stream channel widening at the inlet or
outlet end of structures typically decreases water velocity causing sediment deposition that requires
increased maintenance and disrupts aquatic life passage.
19. If foundation test borings are necessary; it shall be noted in the document. Geotechnical work is
approved under General 401 Certification Number 3494/Nationwide Permit No. 6 for Survey
Activities.
20. Sediment and erosion control measures sufficient to protect water resources must be implemented
and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of North Carolina Sediment and Erosion
Control Planning and Design Manual and the most recent version of NCS000250. .
21. All work in or adjacent to stream waters shall be conducted in a dry work area. Approved BMP
measures from the most current version of NCDOT Construction and Maintenance Activities
manual such as sandbags, rock berms, cofferdams and other diversion structures shall be used to
prevent excavation in flowing water.
22. While the use of National Wetland Inventory (NWI) maps, NC Coastal Region Evaluation of
Wetland Significance (NC-CREWS) maps and soil survey maps are useful tools, their inherent
inaccuracies require that qualified personnel perform onsite wetland delineations prior to permit
approyal_
23. Heavy equipment shall be operated from the bank rather than in stream channels in order to
minimize sedimentation and reduce the likelihood of introducing other pollutants into streams. This
equipment should be inspected daily and maintained to prevent contamination of surface waters
from leaking fuels, lubricants, hydraulic fluids, or other toxic materials.
24. Riprap shall not be placed in the active thalweg channel or placed in the streambed in a manner that
precludes aquatic life passage. Bioengineering boulders or structures shall be properly designed,
sized and installed.
25. Riparian vegetation (native trees and shrubs) shall be preserved to the maximum extent possible.
Riparian vegetation must be reestablished within the construction limits of the project by the end of
the growing season following completion of construction.
The NCDWQ appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on your project. If you have any
questions or require any additional information, please contact Sue Homewood at 336-771-4964 or
[e-mail]
cc: Monte Matthews, US Army Corps of Engineers, Raleigh Field Office
Felix Davila, Federal Highway Administration
Chris Miltscher, Environmental Protection Agency
Marla Chambers, NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Marella Buncick, US Fish and Wildlife Service
DWQ Winston-Salem Regional Office
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Project Review Form
Project Number: 08-0082 County: Ashe
Due Date: 10/09/2007
Date Received: 09/14/2007
Project Description: Proposed Widening of NC 88 from US 221 Business in Jefferson to NC 194 in Ashe County;
TIP #U-3812
This Project is being reviewed as indicated below:
Regional Office Regional'Office Area In-House Review
Asheville . Air Soil & Water Marine Fisheries
Fayetteville Water Coastal Management
Mooresville Aquifer Protection Wildlife Water Resources
Raleigh Environmental Health
Land Quality Engineer v/ Wildlife - DOT Solid Waste Mgmt
Washington
Forest Resources Radiation Protection
Wilmington
Land Resources Other
Winston-Salem
Parks & Recreation
Water Quality
? Water Quality - DOT
Air Quality
Manager Sign-Off/Region: Date: In-House Reviewer/Agency:
Response (check all applicable)
- No objection to project as proposed.
Insufficient information to complete review
If you have any questions, please contact:
Melba McGee, Environmental Coordinator at [e-mail]
No Comment
Other (specify or attach comments)
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September 28, 2007
MEMORANDUM
To: Melba McGee, Environmental Coordinator, Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs
From: Brian Wrenn, NC Division of Water Quality, Transportation Permitting Unit R-
Subject: Scoping comments on proposed improvements to NC 143 from Cherohala Skyway to NC 143
Business West of Robbinsville in Graham County, WBS Element 34508.1.1, TIP R-2822B,
State Clearinghouse Project No. 08-.0090.
These comments are in reference to your correspondence dated September 25, 2007 in which you
requested comments for the referenced project. Preliminary analysis of the project reveals the potential
for multiple impacts to perennial streams and jurisdictional wetlands in the project area. More
specifically, impacts to:
Stream Name River Basin Stream
Classifications Stream Index
Number
Cooloska Branch Little Tennessee B;Tr 2-190-8
Barker Branch Little Tennessee C 2-190-10
Hooper Branch Little Tennessee C 2-190-9-20:
Snowbird Creek Little Tennessee C;Tr 2-190-9(15:5)
Lon Hungry Branch Little Tennessee C 2-190-11 '
West Buffalo Creek Little Tennessee C;Tr 2-190-12
Teeoatlah Branch Little Tennessee C 2-190-13
Duncan Branch Little Tennessee C 2-190-14
Further investigations at a higher resolution should be undertaken to verify the presence of other streams
and/or jurisdictional wetlands in the area. In the event that any jurisdictional areas are identified, the
Division of Water Quality requests that NCDOT consider the following environmental issues for the
proposed project:
Project Specific Comments:
1. Cooloska Branch, Snowbird Creek, and West Buffalo Creek have supplemental classifications Tr
waters of the State. DWQ recommends that the most protective sediment and erosion control
BMPs be implemented to reduce the risk of turbidity violations in trout waters. In addition, all
disturbances within trout buffers shall be conducted in accordance with NC Division of Land
Resources and NC Wildlife Resources Commission requirements.
Transportation Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] FAX [phone] / Internet: http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands
Michael F. Easley, Govemor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
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Recent studies conducted in the mountain regions of NC have shown improved sediment and
erosion control using coir fiber logs and straw wattles. These measures should be used to control
turbid runoff from the construction site where practicable.
2. DWQ has concerns regarding the potential for acidic rock in the project corridor. Pre-
construction geotechnical testing should be conducted for the presence of acidic rock. If any
acidic rock is found, efforts should be made to avoid and minimize disturbance of these areas. As
part of the 401 Water Quality Certification, DWQ will require a treatment and mitigation plan for
handling and disposing of acidic rock.
3. DWQ has concerns with the parallel orientation of Teeoatlah Branch and Snowbird Creek to the
proposed project. Improvements to NC 143 should be conducted to avoid and minimize impacts
to Teeoatlah Branch and Snowbird Creek and associated tributaries and wetlands as much as
possible. This may include but is not limited to widening to the roadside opposite of the streams,
steeper fill slopes, and retaining walls.
General Project Comments:
1. The environmental document shall provide a detailed and itemized presentation of the proposed
impacts to wetlands and streams with corresponding mapping. If mitigation is necessary as
required by 15A NCAC 2H.0506(h), it is preferable to present a conceptual (if not finalized)
mitigation plan with the environmental documentation. Appropriate mitigation plans will be
required prior to issuance of a 401 Water Quality Certification. {
1 Environmental assessment alternatives shall consider design criteria that reduce the impacts to,
stream. & and wetlands from storm water runoff. These alternatives shall include road designs that,
allow for treatment of the storm water runoff through best management practices as detailed in
the most recent version of NC DWQ Stormwater Best Management Practices, such as grassed:
swales, buffer areas, preformed scour holes, retention basins, etc.
After the selection of the preferred alternative and prior to an issuance of the 401 Water Quality
Certification, the NCDOT is respectfully reminded that they will need to demonstrate the
avoidance and minimization of impacts to wetlands (and streams) to the maximum extent
practical. In accordance with the Environmental Management Commission's Rules 115A NCAC
2H.0506(h)}, mitigation will be required for impacts of greater than 1 acre to wetlands. In the
event that mitigation is required, the mitigation plan shall be designed to replace appropriate lost
functions and values. The NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program may be available for use. as
wetland mitigation.
4. In accordance with the Environmental Management Commission's. Rules { 15A NCAC
2H.0506(h)}, mitigation will be required for impacts of greater than 150 linear feet to any single
perennial stream. In the event that mitigation is required, the mitigation plan shall be designed to
replace appropriate lost functions and values. The NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program may be
available for use as stream mitigation.
DWQ is very concerned with sediment and erosion impacts that could result from this project.
NC DOT shall address these concerns by describing the potential impacts that may occur to the
aquatic environments and any mitigating factors that would reduce the impacts.
material into surface waters is allowed-
e of bridge corps of Engineers guidelines
. Ifanold bridge is removed, no discharg Strict adherence to he
( otherwise authorized by the US ALOE.
demolition will be a condition of the 401 Water Quality Certification.
bridge demob when possible.
e supports (bents) shall not be placed in the stream do not
es usually
• Bridg structures. Spanning structur channel
refers spanning do not require stream
g• Whenever possible, the DWQ p grubbing of the streambanks
require work anbri ges allow for human and
ed by ation by
within the stream or
assage and do not block navig
realignment. The hoe th the structurecdo not block fish p provided
passage benea
canoeists and boaters. Stor re-formed
directly into the stream. ms d swalels, directed
dge deck drains shall not discharge site-appropriate means (gr
g. Bross the bridge and pre-treated through the stream. Please refer to the most current
before entering
acr etc.)
holes, vegetated buffers, entent Practices.
scour NC DWQ Storrnwater Best Manag revent direct
version of dry work area shall be maintained to op tarts uncured
10. If concrete is used during construction, a s and
concrete and stream water.d e to th potn al for elevated p
contact between curing d to surface waters
concrete shall not be discharge struction
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equilibrium is being
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in dis-equil applicant is required to provide evidence that the ibrium of wetlands or stream or banks,
of the nable to be met due to bedrock
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maintained 1 ermit modification
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14. If foundation test borings are necessary; it should be noted in the document. Geotechnical work
is approved under General 401 Certification Number 3624/Nationwide Permit No. 6 for Survey
Activities.
15. Sediment and erosion control measures sufficient to protect water resources must be implemented
and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of North Carolina Sediment and
Erosion Control Planning and Design Manual and the most recent version of NCS000250. .
16. All work in or adjacent to stream waters shall be conducted in a dry work area unless otherwise
approved by NC DWQ. Approved BMP measures from the most current version of NCDOT
Construction and Maintenance Activities manual such as sandbags, rock berms, cofferdams and
other diversion structures should be used to prevent excavation in flowing water.
17. Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands and streams.
18. Borrow/waste areas shall avoid wetlands to the maximum extent practical. Impacts to wetlands
in borrow/waste areas could precipitate compensatory mitigation.
19. While the use of National Wetland Inventory (NWI) maps, NC Coastal Region Evaluation of
Wetland Significance (NC-CREWS) maps and soil survey maps are useful tools, their inherent
inaccuracies require that qualified personnel perform onsite wetland delineations prior to permit
approval.
20 ,.Heavy equipment shall be operated from the.bank rather than in stream channels mi order to.:
< minimize sedimentation and reduce the likelihood of introducing other pollutants into streams.
This equipment shall be inspected daily and maintained to prevent contamination of surface,'
waters: from leaking fuels, lubricants, hydraulic fluids; or other toxic materials:
21. In most cases, the DWQ prefers the replacement of the existing structure at the same location
with road closure. If road closure is not feasible, a temporary detour should be designed and
located to avoid wetland impacts,. minimize the need for clearing and to avoid destabilizing
stream banks. If the structure will be on a new ali
the approach fills removed from the 100-year floodp ain.t? Athe pproach fills should be reremoved
moved and
and
restored to the natural ground elevation. The area shall be stabilized with grass and planted with
native tree species. Tall fescue shall not be used in riparian areas.
22. Riprap shall not be placed in the active thalweg channel or placed in the streambed in a manner
that precludes aquatic life passage. Bioengineering boulders or structures should be properly
designed, sized and installed.

Thank you for requesting our input at this time. The DOT is reminded that issuance of a 401 Water
Quality Certification requires that appropriate measures be instituted to ensure that water quality;
standards are met and designated uses are not degraded or lost. If you have any questions or require
additional information, please contact Brian Wrenn at 919-733-5715.
cc: David Baker, US Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville Field Office
Clarence Coleman, Federal Highway Administration
Chris Militscher, Environmental Protection Agency
Marla Chambers, NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Marella Buncick, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Mike Parker, DWQ Asheville Regional Office
File Copy
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs
Project Review Form
Project Number ^
Dk '' V County Date Received Date Response Due (firm deadline)

This project is being reviewed as indicated below:
Regional Office Regional Office Area In-House Review
,--'Asheville ./Air Soil & Water _ Marine Fisheries
Fayetteville Water. _ Coastal Management
Mooresville _ Aquifer Protection r/ Vildlife^ )?
Raleigh '-?and Quality Engineer - Forest Resources
- Washington - Water Resources ironmental Health
Wilmington ?arks & Recreation - Solid Waste Mgmt
Winston-Salem , - vVater Quality":?:UC' - Radiation Protection
Air Quality - Other
Manager Sign-Off/Region: Date: In-House Reviewer/Agency:
Response (check all applicable)
- No objection to project as proposed
No comment
_ Insufficient information to complete review
Other (specify or attach comments)
RETURN TO:
Melba McGee
Environmental Coordinator
Office of Legislative & Intergovernmental Affairs
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MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GOVERNOR
September 13, 2007
MEMORANDUM TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT: Start of Study for NC 143, from the Cherohala Skyway to NC 143
Business West of Robbinsville, Graham County, WBS Element
34508.1.1, TIP Project R-2822B
The Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch has begun the project
development, environmental and engineering studies for the proposed improvements to NC 143. The
project is included in the 2007-2013 North Carolina Transportation Improvement Program and is
scheduled for right of way in fiscal year 2011 and construction in fiscal year 2013.
We would appreciate any information you might have that would be helpful in evaluating potential
environmental impacts of the project. If applicable, please identify any permits or approvals that may be
required by your agency. We would appreciate your response by October 26, 2007.
It is anticipated that a federally funded Environmental Assessment will be prepared for this
project. This document will be prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act.
Due to the potential for impacts to streams and wetlands, this project will follow the
NEPA/Section 404 Merger Process.
If you have any questions concerning the project, please contact Wilson Stroud, Project Planning
Engineer, of this Branch at [phone], Ext. 310. Please include the TIP Project Number in all
correspondence and comments.
GJT/plr
Ms. Chrys Baggett, Director
State Clearinghouse ...a.
Project Develop t n LYNDO TIPPETT
Gregory J. Tho
SECRETARY

Analysis Branch
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NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
1548 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH NC 27699-1548
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
WEBSITE: WWW.NCDOT.ORG
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GOVERNOR
September 13, 2007
MEMORANDUM TO:
FROM:
Ms. Chrys Baggett, Director
State Clearinghouse m.
Gregory J. Tho
Project Develop t and
Analysis Branch
SUBJECT: Start of Study for NC 143, from the Cherohala Skyway to NC 143
Business West of Robbinsville, Graham County, WBS Element
34508.1.1, TIP Project R-2822B
The Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch has begun the project
development, environmental and engineering studies for the proposed improvements to NC 143. The
project is included in the 2007-2013 North Carolina Transportation Improvement Program and is
scheduled for right of way in fiscal year 2011 and construction in fiscal year 2013.
We would appreciate any information you might have that would be helpful in evaluating potential
environmental impacts of the project. If applicable, please identify any permits or approvals that may be
required by your agency. We would appreciate your response by October 26, 2007.
It is anticipated that a federally funded Environmental Assessment will be prepared for this
project. This document will be prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act.
Due to the potential for impacts to streams and wetlands, this project will follow the
NEPA/Section 404 Merger Process.
If you have any questions concerning the project, please contact Wilson Stroud, Project Planning
Engineer, of this Branch at [phone], Ext. 310. Please include the TIP Project Number in all
correspondence and comments.
GJT/plr
Attachment
MAILING ADDRESS:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
1548 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH NC 27699-1548
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
WEBSITE: WWW.NCDOT.ORG
LOCATION:
TRANSPORTATION BUILDING
1 SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET
RALEIGH NC
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GOVERNOR
LYNDO TIPPETT
SECRETARY
September 13, 2007
MEMORANDUM TO:
Ms. Chrys Baggett, Director
State Clearinghousq_..xft.

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FROM:
SUBJECT:
Gregory J. Tho agFF
Project Develop t and viro ntal Analysis Branch
Start of Study for NC 143, from the Cherohala Skyway to NC 143
Business West of Robbinsville, Graham County, WBS Element
34508.1.1, TIP Project R-2822B
The Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch has begun the project
development, environmental and engineering studies for the proposed improvements to NC 143. The
project is included in the 2007-2013 North Carolina Transportation Improvement Program and is
scheduled for right of way in fiscal year 2011 and construction in fiscal year 2013.
We would appreciate any information you might have that would be helpful in evaluating potential
environmental impacts of the project. If applicable, please identify any permits or approvals that may be
required by your agency. We would appreciate your response by October 26, 2007.
It is anticipated that a federally funded Environmental Assessment will be prepared for this
project. This document will be prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act.
Due to the potential for impacts to streams and wetlands, this project will follow the
NEPA/Section 404 Merger Process.
If you have any questions concerning the project, please contact Wilson Stroud, Project Planning
Engineer, of this Branch at [phone], Ext. 310. Please include the TIP Project Number in all
correspondence and comments.
GJT/plr
Attachment
MAILING ADDRESS:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
1548 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH NC 27699-1548
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
WESSITE. WWW.NCDOT.ORG
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TRANSPORTATION BUILDING
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GOVERNOR
Mr. John Hennessy
DENR - Division of Water Quality
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1621
Dear Mr. Hennessy:
SUBJECT: Bridge Group No. 52
September 11, 2007
LYNDO TIPPETT
SECRETARY
The Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch is starting the project
development, environmental and engineering studies, for the following projects: B-4522; B-
4600; B-4656; and B-4657. The projects are included in the draft 2007-2013 North Carolina
Transportation Improvement Program, and are scheduled for construction in fiscal year(s) 2010
and 2011(respectively).
The alternatives under consideration at this time for each of these bridge replacement
projects are as follows:
B-4522 The proposed project consists of replacing Bridge no. 102 on Goochs Mill
Road, spanning the Tar river in Granville County. Two design alternatives
are proposed for this project: 1) Replace the bridge at the existing location
with a new structure. During construction, traffic will be maintained by an
offsite detour. 2) Replace the bridge downstream (east) of the existing
structure. During construction, traffic will be maintained by an offsite
detour.
B-4600 The proposed project consists of replacing Bridge No. 43 on Chalrie Long
Road, spanning the South flat River in Person. Two design alternatives
are proposed for this project: 1) Replace the bridge at the existing location
with a new structure. During construction, traffic will be maintained by an
offsite detour. 2) Replace the bridge downstream (north) of the existing
structure. During construction, traffic will be maintained by an offsite
detour.
MAILING ADDRESS:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
BRIDGE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT UNIT
1551 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH NC 276 9 9-1 54 8
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
WEBSITE. WWW.NCDOT.ORG
LOCATION:
PARKER LINCOLN BLDG
2728 CAPITOL BLVD - SUITE 168
RALEIGH NC 27604
B-4656 The proposed project consists of replacing Briadge No.. 492 on
Hillsborough Street, spanning Western Boulevard in Wake County. Two,
design alternatives are proposed for this project: 1) Replace the bridge
east of the existing location with a new structure using phased
construction. One lane of traffic will be maintained during construction.
2) Replace the bridge west of the existing structure using phased
construction. One lane of traffic will be maintained during construction.
B-4657 Replace Bridge No. 340 at the existing location with a shift in alignment
to the east of the existing structure. During construction, traffic will be
maintained by an off-site detour.
When available, we will provide you a copy of the Executive Summary of the Natural
Resources Technical Report. At that time, we will solicit information about these projects to be
used in the preparation of a federally funded Categorical Exclusion. If your agency has critical
information that can be furnished at this time, please feel free to do so.
If you have any questions concerning any of these projects, please contact Karen Capps at
[phone]. Please include the TIP Project Number in all correspondence and comments.
Sincerely,
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William T. Goodwin, Jr. PE
Bridge Project Development Unit Head
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Dear Mr. Hennessy:
SUBJECT: Bridge Group No. 52
September 11, 2007
LYNDO TIPPETT
SECRETARY
The Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch is starting the project
development, environmental and engineering studies, for the following projects: B-4522; B-
4600; B-4656; and B-4657. The projects are included in the draft 2007-2013 North Carolina
Transportation Improvement Program, and are scheduled for construction in fiscal year(s) 2010
and 2011(respectively).
The alternatives under consideration at this time for each of these bridge replacement
projects are as follows:
B-4522 The proposed project consists of replacing Bridge no. 102 on Goochs Mill
Road, spanning the Tar river in Granville County. Two design alternatives
are proposed for this project: 1) Replace the bridge at the existing location
with a new structure. During construction, traffic will be maintained by an
offsite detour. 2) Replace the bridge downstream (east) of the existing
structure. During construction, traffic will be maintained by an offsite
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B-4600 The proposed project consists of replacing Bridge No. 43 on Chalrie Long
Road, spanning the South flat River in Person. Two design alternatives
are proposed for this project: 1) Replace the bridge at the existing location
with a new structure. During construction, traffic will be maintained by an
offsite detour. 2) Replace the bridge downstream (north) of the existing
structure. During construction, traffic will be maintained by an offsite
detour.
MAILING ADDRESS:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
BRIDGE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT UNIT
1551 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH NC 27699-1548
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
WEBSITE. WWW.NCDOT.ORG
LOCATION:
PARKER LINCOLN BLDG
2728 CAPITOL BLVD - SUITE 168
RALEIGH NC 27604

B-4656 The proposed project consists of replacing Briadge No. 492 on
Hillsborough Street, spanning Western Boulevard in Wake County. Two
design alternatives are proposed for this project: 1) Replace the bridge
east of the existing location with a new structure using phased
construction. One lane of traffic will be maintained during construction.
2) Replace the bridge west of the existing structure using phased
construction. One lane of traffic will be maintained during construction.
B-4657 Replace Bridge No. 340 at the existing location with a shift in alignment
to the east of the existing structure. During construction, traffic will be
maintained by an off-site detour.
When available, we will provide you a copy of the Executive Summary of the Natural
Resources Technical Report. At that time, we will solicit information about these projects to be
used in the preparation of a federally funded Categorical Exclusion. If your agency has critical
information that can be furnished at this time, please feel free to do so.
If you have any questions concerning any of these projects, please contact Karen Capps at.
[phone]. Please include the TIP Project Number in all correspondence and comments.
Sincerely,
/1.? N• C
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Bridge Project Development Unit Head
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1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1621
Dear Mr. Hennessy:
SUBJECT: Bridge Group No. 52
September 11, 2007
LYNDO TIPPETT
SECRETARY
The Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch is starting the project
development, environmental and engineering studies, for the following projects: B-4522; B-
4600; B-4656; and B-4657. The projects are included in the draft 2007-2013 North Carolina
Transportation Improvement Program, and are scheduled for construction in fiscal year(s) 2010
and 2011 (respectively).
The alternatives under consideration at this time for each of these bridge replacement
projects are as follows:
B-4522 The proposed project consists of replacing Bridge no. 102 on Goochs Mill
Road, spanning the Tar river in Granville County. Two design alternatives
are proposed for this project: 1) Replace the bridge at the existing location
with a new structure. During construction, traffic will be maintained by an
offsite detour. 2) Replace the bridge downstream (east) of the existing
structure. During construction, traffic will be maintained by an offsite
detour.
B-4600 The proposed project consists of replacing Bridge No. 43 on Chalrie Long
Road, spanning the South flat River in Person. Two design alternatives
are proposed for this project: 1) Replace the bridge at the existing location
with a new structure. During construction, traffic will be maintained by an
offsite detour. 2) Replace the bridge downstream (north) of the existing
structure. During construction, traffic will be maintained by an offsite
detour.
MAILING ADDRESS: .
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
BRIDGE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT UNIT
1551 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH NC 27699-1548
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
WEBSITE. WWW.NCDOT.ORG
LOCATION:
PARKER LINCOLN BLDG
2728 CAPITOL BLVD- SUITE 168
RALEIGH NC 27604
B-4656 The proposed project consists of replacing Briadge No. 492 on
Hillsborough Street, spanning Western Boulevard in Wake County. Two
design alternatives are proposed for this project: 1) Replace the bridge
east of the existing location with a new structure using phased
construction. One lane of traffic will be maintained during construction.
2) Replace the bridge west of the existing structure using phased
construction. One lane of traffic will be maintained during construction.
B-4657 Replace Bridge No. 340 at the existing location with a shift in alignment
to the east of the existing structure. During construction, traffic will be
maintained by an off-site detour.
When available, we will provide you a copy of the Executive Summary of the Natural
Resources Technical Report. At that time, we will solicit information about these projects to be
used in the preparation of a federally funded Categorical Exclusion. If your agency has critical
information that can be furnished at this time, please feel free to do so.
If you have any questions concerning any of these projects, please contact Karen Capps at
(919),715-5505. Please include the TIP Project Number in all correspondence and comments.
Sincerely,
William T. Goodwin, Jr. PE
Bridge Project Development Unit Head
Project Development and Environmental
Analysis Branch
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MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GOVERNOR
Mr. John Hennessy
DENR - Division of Water Quality
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1621
Dear Mr. Hennessy:
SUBJECT: Bridge Group No. 52
September 11, 2007
LYNDO TIPPETT
SECRETARY
The Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch is starting the project
development, environmental and engineering studies, for the following projects: B-4522;13-
4600; B-4656; and B-4657. The projects are included in the draft 2007-2013 North Carolina
Transportation Improvement Program, and are scheduled for construction in fiscal year(s) 2010
and 2011 (respectively).
The alternatives under consideration at this time for each of these bridge replacement
projects are as follows:
B-4522 The proposed project consists of replacing Bridge no. 102 on Goochs Mill
Road, spanning the Tar river in Granville County. Two design alternatives
are proposed for this project: 1) Replace the bridge at the existing location
with a new structure. During construction, traffic will be maintained by an
offsite detour. 2) Replace the bridge downstream (east) of the existing
structure. During construction, traffic will be maintained by an offsite
detour.
B-4600 The proposed project consists of replacing Bridge No. 43 on Chalrie Long
Road, spanning the South flat River in Person. Two design alternatives
are proposed for this project: 1) Replace the bridge at the existing location
with a new structure. During construction, traffic will be maintained by an
offsite detour. 2) Replace the bridge downstream (north) of the existing
structure. During construction, traffic will be maintained by an offsite
detour.
MAILING ADDRESS:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
BRIDGE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT UNIT
1551 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH NC 27699-1548
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
WEBSITE. WWW.NCDOT.ORG
LOCATION:
PARKER LINCOLN BLDG
2728 CAPITOL BLVD- SUITE 168
RALEIGH NC 27604

B-4656 The proposed project consists of replacing Briadge No. 492 on
Hillsborough Street, spanning Western Boulevard in Wake County. Two
design alternatives are proposed for this project: 1) Replace the bridge
east of the existing location with a new structure using phased
construction. One lane of traffic will be maintained during construction.
2) Replace the bridge west of the existing structure using phased
construction. One lane of traffic will be maintained during construction.
B-4657 Replace Bridge No. 340 at the existing location with a shift in alignment
to the east of the existing structure. During construction, traffic will be
maintained by an off-site detour.
When available, we will provide you a copy of the Executive Summary of the Natural
Resources Technical Report. At that time, we will solicit information about these projects to be
used in the preparation of a federally funded Categorical Exclusion. If your agency has critical
information that can be furnished at this time, please feel free to do so.
If you have any questions concerning any of these projects, please contact Karen Capps at
[phone]. Please include the TIP Project Number in all correspondence and comments.
Sincerely,
/tom '?g C
William T. Goodwin, Jr. PE
Bridge Project Development Unit Head
Project Development and Environmental
Analysis Branch
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MEMORANDUM
To: Melba McGee
From: Polly Lespinasse
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
September 24, 2007
Subject: Comments on the State Environmental Assessment (EA) for Proposed Improvements to SR
2188 (Charles Street) from SR 2181 (Sunset Drive) to SR 2100 (Franklin Street) in Monroe,
Union County, TIP U-2547, WBS Element No. 37648.1.1, DENR Project No. 08-0084, Due
Date of 10/15/2007
This office has reviewed the referenced document. The Division of Water Quality (DWQ) is responsible for the
issuance of the Section 401 Water Quality Certification for activities that impact Waters of the U.S., including
wetlands. The DWQ offers the following comments based on review of the aforementioned document:
A) Based on the document, no jurisdictional streams and/or wetlands exist within the project area. If the
project limits change and jurisdictional streams and/or wetlands will be affected, a 401 Water Quality
Certification will be required. A 401 Water Quality Certification requires satisfactory protection of water
quality to ensure that water quality standards are met. Final permit authorization will require the submittal
of a formal application by the NCDOT and written concurrence from the NCDWQ.
B) A 401 Water Quality Certification application will need to specifically address the proposed methods for
stormwater management. More specifically, stormwater should not be permitted to discharge directly into
streams or surface waters.
C) Borrow/waste areas should avoid wetlands to the maximum extent practicable. Impacts to wetlands in
borrow/waste areas could precipitate compensatory mitigation.
D) Sediment and erosion control measures should not be placed in wetlands.
The NCDWQ appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on your project. Should you have any questions
or require any additional information, please contact Polly Lespinasse [phone].
cc: Steve Lund US Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville Field Office
Ron Lucas, FHWA
Marella Buncick, USFWS
Marla Chambers, NCWRC
Chris Militscher, EPA
Sonia Gregory, NCDWQ Transportation Permitting Unit
File Copy
North Carolina Division of Water Quality 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301
Internet: h2o.enr.state.nc.us Mooresville, NC 28115
Phone[phone]
Fax [phone]
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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
September 25, 2007
MEMORANDUM
To:
From:
Subject:
Michael Wray, Project Planning Engineer, NCDOT PDEA
Polly Lespinasse, NC Division of Water Quality, Mooresville Regional Office
Scoping Comments on Proposed 1-85 Weigh Station, Cleveland County, Federal Aid
Project IMS-85-1(106)3, WBS 41188.1.1, TIP 1-4928
Reference your correspondence dated September 19, 2007, in which you requested comments for the
referenced project. Preliminary analysis of the project reveals the potential for multiple impacts to perennial
streams and jurisdictional wetlands in the project area. More specifically, impacts to:
Stream Name River Basin Stream,Classification ) Stream Index Number
Unnamed tributaries to
Ponders Branch Broad C N/A - Flows to Ponders
Branch in South Carolina
Further investigations at a higher resolution should be undertaken to verify the presence of other streams
and/or jurisdictional wetlands in the area. In the event that any jurisdictional areas are identified, the Division
of Water Quality requests that NCDOT consider the following environmental issues for the proposed project:
General Project Comments:
1. The environmental document shall provide a detailed and itemized presentation of the proposed
impacts to wetlands and streams with corresponding mapping. If mitigation is necessary as required by
15A NCAC 21-1.0506(h), it is preferable to present a conceptual (if not finalized) mitigation plan with the
environmental documentation. Appropriate mitigation plans will be required prior to issuance of a 401
Water Quality Certification.
2. Environmental assessment alternatives shall consider design criteria that reduce the impacts to
streams and wetlands from storm water runoff. These alternatives shall include road designs that allow
for treatment of the storm water runoff through best management practices as detailed in the most
recent version of NC DWQ Stormwater Best Management Practices, such as grassed swales, buffer
areas, preformed scour holes, retention basins, etc.
3. After the selection of the preferred alternative and prior to an issuance of the 401 Water Quality
Certification, the NCDOT is respectfully reminded that they will need to demonstrate the avoidance and
minimization of impacts to wetlands (and streams) to the maximum extent practical. In accordance
with the Environmental Management Commission's Rules {15A NCAC 2H.0506(h)}, mitigation will be
required for impacts of greater than 1 acre to wetlands. In the event that mitigation is required, the
mitigation plan shall be designed to replace appropriate lost functions and values. The NC Ecosystem
Enhancement Program may be available for use as wetland mitigation.
NorthCarolina
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North Carolina Division of Water Quality 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 Phone [phone]
Intemet: h2o.enr.state.nc.us Mooresville, NC 28115 Fax [phone]
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4. In accordance with the Environmental Management Commission's Rules {15A NCAC 2H.0506(h)),
mitigation will be required for impacts of greater than 150 linear feet to any single perennial stream. In
the event that mitigation is required, the mitigation plan shall be designed to replace appropriate lost
functions and values. The NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program may be available for use as stream
mitigation.
5. DWQ is very concerned with sediment and erosion impacts that could result from this project. NC DOT
shall address these concerns by describing the potential impacts that may occur to the aquatic
environments and any mitigating factors that would reduce the impacts.
6. Bridge supports (bents) shall not be placed in the stream when possible.
7. Whenever possible, the DWQ prefers spanning structures. Spanning structures usually do not require
work within the stream or grubbing of the streambanks and do not require stream channel realignment.
The horizontal and vertical clearances provided by bridges allow for human and wildlife passage
beneath the structure, do not block fish passage and do not block navigation by canoeists and boaters.
8. Bridge deck drains shall not discharge directly into the stream. Stormwater shall be directed across the
bridge and pre-treated through site-appropriate means (grassed swales, pre-formed scour holes,
vegetated buffers, etc.) before entering the stream. Please refer to the most current version of NC
DWQ Stormwater Best Management Practices.
9. If concrete is used during construction, a dry work area shall be maintained to prevent direct contact
between curing concrete and stream water. Water that inadvertently contacts uncured concrete shall
not be discharged to surface waters due to the potential for elevated pH and possible aquatic life and
fish kills_
10. If temporary access roads or detours are constructed, the site shall be graded to its preconstruction
contours and elevations. Disturbed areas shall be seeded or mulched to stabilize the soil and
appropriate native woody species should be planted. When using temporary structures the area shall
be cleared but not grubbed. Clearing the area with chain saws, mowers, bush-hogs, or other
mechanized equipment and leaving the stumps and root mat intact allows the area to re-vegetate
naturally and minimizes soil disturbance.
11. Placement of culverts and other structures in waters, streams, and wetlands shall be below the
elevation of the streambed by one foot for all culverts with a diameter greater than 48 inches, and 20
percent of the culvert diameter for culverts having a diameter less than 48 inches, to allow low flow
passage of water and aquatic life. Design and placement of culverts and other structures including
temporary erosion control measures shall not be conducted in a manner that may result in dis-
equilibrium of wetlands or streambeds or banks, adjacent to or upstream and down stream of the above
structures. The applicant is required to provide evidence that the equilibrium is being maintained if
requested in writing by DWQ. If this condition is unable to be met due to bedrock or other limiting
features encountered during construction, please contact the NC DWQ for guidance on how to proceed
and to determine whether or not a permit modification will be required.
12. If multiple pipes or barrels are required, they shall be designed to mimic natural stream cross section as
closely as possible including pipes or barrels at flood plain elevation and/or sills where appropriate.
Widening the stream channel shall be avoided. Stream channel widening at the inlet or outlet end of
structures typically decreases water velocity causing sediment deposition that requires increased
maintenance and disrupts aquatic life passage.
13. If foundation test borings are necessary; it should be noted in the document. Geotechnical work is
approved under General 401 Certification Number 3494/Nationwide Permit No. 6 for Survey Activities.
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14. Sediment and erosion control measures sufficient to protect water resources must be implemented and
maintained in accordance with the most recent version of North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control
Planning and Design Manual and the most recent version of NCS000250.
15. All work in or adjacent to stream waters shall be conducted in a dry work area unless otherwise
approved by NC DWQ. Approved BMP measures from the most current version of NCDOT
Construction and Maintenance Activities manual such as sandbags, rock berms, cofferdams and other
diversion structures should be used to prevent excavation in flowing water.
16. Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands and streams.
17. Borrow/waste areas shall avoid wetlands to the maximum extent practical. Impacts to wetlands in
borrow/waste areas could precipitate compensatory mitigation.
18. While the use of National Wetland Inventory (NWI) maps, NC Coastal Region Evaluation of Wetland
Significance (NC-CREWS) maps and soil survey maps are useful tools, their inherent inaccuracies
require that qualified personnel perform onsite wetland delineations prior to permit approval.
19. Heavy equipment shall be operated from the bank rather than in stream channels in order to minimize
sedimentation and reduce the likelihood of introducing other pollutants into streams. This equipment
shall be inspected daily and maintained to prevent contamination of surface waters from leaking fuels,
lubricants, hydraulic fluids, or other toxic materials.
20. In most cases, the DWQ prefers the replacement of the existing structure at the same location with
road closure. If road closure is not feasible, a temporary detour should be designed and located to
avoid wetland impacts, minimize the need for clearing and to avoid destabilizing stream banks. If the
structure will be on a new alignment, the old structure shall be removed and the approach fills removed
from the 100-year floodplain. Approach fills should be removed and restored to the natural ground
elevation. The area shall be stabilized with grass and planted with native tree species. Tall fescue
shall not be used in riparian areas.
21. Riprap shall not be placed in the active thalweg channel or placed in the streambed in a manner that
precludes aquatic life passage. Bioengineering boulders or structures should be properly designed,
sized and installed.
Thank you for requesting our input at this time. The DOT is reminded that issuance of a 401 Water Quality
Certification requires that appropriate measures be instituted to ensure that water quality standards are met
and designated uses are not degraded or lost. If you have any questions or require additional information,
please contact Polly Lespinasse at [phone].
cc: Steve Lund, US Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville Field Office
Ron Lucas, Federal Highway Administration
Chris Militscher, Environmental Protection Agency
Marla Chambers, NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Marella Buncick, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Sonia Gregory, DWQ Central Office
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TPANSPORTATION
JAMEs B. HUNT. JR. - DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS R. SAMUEL HUNT III
GOVERNOR P.O. BOX 25201. RALEIGH. N.C 27611-5201 SECRETARY
October 6, 19.91
MEMORANDUM TO: Jay Bissett, Unit Head
Project Planning Unit
FROM: Robin M. Little, Environmental Specialist ,"
Environmental Unit
SUBJECT: Results of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
Survey for US 17 Neuse River Bridge
Relocation and Trent River Widening;
Federal-Aid No. Ba-OOOS(33); State Project
S117OS.01 TIP No. B-2531 and B-252.
140.
On august 30-31. 1994, NCDOT Environmental Unit Specialists,
Cyndi Bell, Robin Little and Eric Penley, with members of the
NCDOT Dive Team, Bill Lutz and Eric Basinger, performed a
submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) survey in the proposed
impact areas associated with the relocation/replacement of
the John. Lawson Bridge on the Neuse River and widening of the a
Freedom Memoria.1 Bridge on the.Trent River.
METHODOLOGY
Survey methodology followed that which has been suggested by
the National Marine Fisheries Service, and which was applied
to assess SAV impacts at the.Wright Memorial Bridge site in
Currituck and Dare Counties.
Transects were run perpendicular to the shoreline at .10 meter
intervals within the temporary constructs on zones and within
the permanent construction limits. In most cases, the center
transect fell under the centerline, or began to one side of
the existing bridge within the construction easement. (See
diagrams for site locations.)
Information was collected along each transect. at 10 meter
intervals, starting at the shoreline. :A 1 meter square grid,
subdivided into.sixteen 25 cm by 25 cm subplots, was placed
on the river bottom at each sample point. The number of sub-
plots containing SAV were recorded, as was the species
composition, blade length and water depth. This information
was collected until three consequtive.empty plots were
encountered. or until the water depth reached ;:ppro.ximately
2.0 m.. or 6.5 feet.
10S.'*

Sample points within the sample plots were numbered in the
order which they were sampled and each transect was labeled
with a consequtive letter. Thus, Site 2 had three sample
areas represented by 2Al through 2VS, where 2A-L represent
the sample area and corresponding tran sects where Ramp DB and
the "L" line intersect with.'the shore, according to stakes .
observed at the site. Ramp DC is represented by 21Nt-Q and
Ramp DA by 2R-V. Each side of the Trent River Bridge was
sampled on each side of the river. Thus, Site 3A-B
represents the sample area on the southeast corner of the
bridge, Site. 3C-D the northeast and so on. Site 4 is located
where Ramp CD and Loop BA meet the shoreline and cross
Scotts' Creek and Site 'S is the intersection of the "L" line
with the east side of the Neuse'River (Bridgeton). Species
"A" was identified as Zostera sp. and Species "B" as
Myriophylum sp.
RESULTS
Areas of S:AV impacts Eire indicated on the attached maps., with
the areas mapped shown in relation.to the proposed.
construction. The total area of SAV mapped was approximately
5:3 acres. The Lawson Creek and Scotts Creek areas had such
dense SAV that it was not possible to count within the grid.
so 100'o coverage was assumed. Impacts' were calculated as 1000
of the mapped areas beneath both permanent and temporary
construction areas.. (See attached SAV-area tabulations and
calculations for breakdowns of permanent and temporary
impacts.)
SAV TOTAL IMPACTS
SITE 1: Lawson Creek (10 0") coverage assumed.) 0.35 ac.
SITE 2: Ramp DB/"L" Line (\o SAV present.) 0
Ramp -DC (No SAV present.) 0
Ramp DA 045 ac.
SITE 3: Free dom Memorial Bridge/Trent River 1.46 ac.
SITE 4: Ramp CD/Loop BA, West side Neuse River 0.23-ac.
SITE 5: "L" Line/Bridgeto n (`*o SAV present.) 0.
TOTAL 2.49 ac.
cc: Frank Vick, P.E., Branch Manager, P & E Branch
Barney O'Quinn, P.E.; Assistant Branch Manager, P & E
David Robinson,Perriits and Mitijation Unit
Dennis Pipkin, P. E., Mitigation Section
Charles Casey-, P.E., Structures Design
SAV.AREA CALCULATIONS
Site 1 Lawson Creek 100% coverage assumed)
Permanent 3 ai x 71 in = 213 sq.m. = 0.021 ha. = 0.05 ac.
Temporary 15 in .x SO in = 1200 sq. m. = 0.12 ha. = 0.30 ac.
Total = 1413 sq. in. = 0.141 ha. = 0.35 ac.
Site ? Vest Side of Neuse River_
No SAV pres ent under Ramp .DB and L Line (2A-L), or Ramp DC
('3?t=Q). SAV present u nder Ramp DA (2R-V).
Permanent ll.m x 37 in = 407, sq.m. = 0.0407..ha. = 0.10 ac.
Temporary 20 m.x 70 in = 1400 sq. in. = 0..14 ha. = 0.35 ac.
Total = 1807 sq. in. = .0.1S ha.= 0.45 ac.
Site 3 Freedom Memorial.3ri6ge over Trent River
SAV present in permanenv and Temporary construction areas in
all four qu adrants; S E (3A-B); 2:E (3C-D); NW (3E-F ); SW (3G-
H); and in permanent and temporary con struction area of Ramp
BD.
Permanent BD 11 m x 45-m = 495 sq.m. = 0.0495 ha. = 0.1'2 ac.
NE 6 in x .33 m = 198 sq n:. = 0.0193 ha. = 0.05 ac.
N-W 4 m x 62 in = '-43 sq m. = 00243 ha. = 0.06 ac.
SW S m x 75 in = 3-5 s4 .m. = 0.0375 ha. = 0.09 ac.
Total 1316 sq.m. = 0.1316.ha. = 0.325ac.
Temporary SE l0 m x 40 in = 400 sq.m. = 0.04 ha: = 0.10 ac.
5'm x 34 in = 170 sq.m. = 0.017ha. = 0.04 ac.
5 m x 26 in = 130 sq.m. ='0.013ha. = 0..03 ac.
10 m x 32 in =-320 sq.m. = 0:032ha. = O.OS.ac.
NIV 10 in x 5S in = 550 sq.m. = 0.058ha. = 0.14 ac.
10 in x 62 m = 630 sq.m. = 0.062ha. = 0.15 ac.
SW 10 in x 75 in = 750 sq.m. = '0.075ha. = 0.185ac.
10 in x 96 in = 960 sq.m. = 0.096ha. = 0..24 ac
BD 14 in x 4S m = 672 sq.m. = 0.067h? = 0.17 ac.
Total 4602 sq.m. = 0.460ha. = 1.14 ac.
I
1
Site " west Side of Neuse River
SAV present aloe- shoreline and in.an isolated patch under
the proposed BA Loop and 1 00% c ocera.ge is assumed in Scotts
Creek.
Permanent 40 m x 12 m = 430 sq. m.= 0.043 ha.'= 0.115 ac.
Temnorarv TO m 7 m = 2SO. sq.m. = 0.023 ha. = 0.074 ac.
25 m x 7 m = 17S sq.m. = .0.013 ha. = 0.043 ac.
Sub-Total 455 sq.m. _ ,0.046 11a. = 0.114 ac.
Total 93- sq.m. = 0.094 ha.. = 0.333 ac.
Site = 'reuse River. East Side. Bridgeton

No SAS' prese nt .
SAV AREA TABULATIONS in ha. (ac.)
SITE PERMANENT TEMPORARY TOTAL

1 0.02 (0.05) 0.13 (0.30) 0.14 (0.35)
3 0.04 (0.10) 0.141 (0.35) 0.13 (0.45)
.3 0.13 (0.32) 0.4.6 (1.1?) 0.59 (1.46)
0.05 (0.13) 0.05 (0.11) 0.10 (0.23)
5 0 0 0
(0.59) 0.77 '(1.9) 1.0. (2.19)

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Transect/ # subplots/ species Water
Plot # % Cover Depth
1 N/A 100% B 5'
2A1 0/16; 0% N/A 2'
2A2 0/16; 0% N/A 5'
2A3 .0/16;. 0% N/A 10'
2B1 0/16; 0% N/A 10'
2B2 0/16; 0% N/A 5'
2B3 0/16; 0% N/A 2'
2C1 0/16; 0% N/A 3.5'
2C2 0/16; 0% N/A 7'
2C3 0/16; 0% N/A 9'
2Dl- 0/16; 0% N/A, 8'
2D2 0/16; 0% N/A 6'
2D3 0/16; 0% N/A 2..5'
2E1 0/16; 0% N/A 2.
2E2 0/16; 0% N/A 5'
2E3 0/16; 0% N/A 7'
2F1 0/16; 0% N/A 3.5'
2F2 0/16; 0% N/A 1.5'
2F3 0/16; 0% N/A .0.5'
2G1 11/16; 69% A 2'
2G2 0/16; 0%. N/A 6'
2G3 0/16; 0% N/A 10'
2H1 0/16; 0% N/A 10'
2H2 0/16; 0% N/A 6'
2H3 0/16; 0% N/A
211 0/16; 0% N/A 2'
212 0/16; 0% N/A 5'
213 0/16; 0%' N/A 8'
2J1 0/16; 0% N/A 8'
2J2 0/16; 0% N/A 4.5'
2J3 0/16; 0% N/A 2'
2K1 0/16; 0% N/A 1'
2K2 0/16; 0% N/A 41-
2K3_ 0/16; 0% N/A 8' -
2L1 0/16;, 0% N/A 7'
2L2 0/16; 0% N/A 2'
2L.3 0/16;. 0% N/A 1'
2M1 0/16; 0% N/A
2M2 0/16; 0% N/A 3'
2M3 0/16; 0% N/A 8'
2N1 0/16; 0% N/A 8'
2N2 0/16; 0% N/A 3'
2N3 0/16; 0% N/A 1'
201 0/16; 0% N/A 1'
202 0/16; 0% N/A 3'
203 0/16; 0% N/A 9'
2P1 0/16; 0% N/A 8'
2P2 0/16; 0% N/A 3'
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2P3 0/16; . 0% N/A 1' N/A
2Q1 0% N/A 1' N/A
2Q2 0/16; 0% N/A 3' N/A
2Q3 0/16; 0% N/A 8' N/A
2R1 0/16; 0% N/A 0.5' N/A.
2R2 16/16; 100.% A 1.5' 1'
2R3 16/-16; 100% A 2'
2R4 4/16; 25% A 3'
2R5 0/16; 0% N/A 3' N/A
2R6 0/16; 0% N/A 4' N/A
2R7 0/16; 0% N/A 5' N/A
2S1 0/16; 0% N/A 5' N/A
2S2 0/16; 0% N/A 4' N/A
2S3 0/16; 0% N/A 3' N/A
2S4 16/16; 100% A 2'
2S5 3/16; 19% A 2'
2S6. 16/16; 100% A it
2S7 0/16; 0% N/A 0.5' N/A
2T1 8/16; 50% A 0.5' 0.5•'
2T2 16/16; 100% A 2' 1'
2T3 16/16; 100% A 2'
2T4 16/16; 100% A 2' It
2T5 0/16; 0% N/A 3' N/A
2T6 0/16; 0% N/A 4' N/A
2T7 0/16; 0% N/A 5' 'N/A
2U1 0/16; 0% N/A 5' N/A
2U2 0/16; 0% N/A 5' N/A
2U3 16/16; 100% A 3'
2U4 16/16; 100% A 3'
' 2U5 16%16; 100% A 2'
2U6 16/16; 100% A if
21J7 0/16; 0% N/A 0.5' N/A
2U8 0/16; 0% N/A 0.5' N/A
2V1 0/16; 0% N/A 0.5' N/A
2V2 16/16; 100% A 21.
2V3 16/16; 100% A 2'
2V4 16/16; 100% A 3'
2V5 5/16; 31% A 3'
2V6 0/16'; 0% N/A 4' N/A
2V7 0/16; 0% N/A 5' N/A
M 0/16;. 0% N/A 6' N/A
3A1 0/16; 0% N/A 0.5' N/A
3A2 0/16; 0% N/A 4.5' N/A
3A3 0/16; 0% N/A 5.5' N/A
3B1 0/16; 0% N/A 0.5' N/A
3B2 13/16; 81% A 2.5' 0.5'
3B3 14/16; 88% A,13 3.5' 1'
3B4 6/16;. 38% A,B 5.5' 1'
3B5 3/16; 19% A,B 7' 1'
3B6 0/16; 0% N/A 10' N/A
3C1 0/16; 0% N/A 0.5' N/A
3C2 16/16; 100% A,B 1.5' 0.5'
3C3 4/16; 25% B 6' 1 '
3C4 1/16;. 6% B 9' 1'
3C5 0/16; 0% N/A 13' N/A
3Dl .0/16; 0% N/A 0.5' N/A
3D2 16%16; 100% A 2' 1'
3D3 14/16; 88% A,B 1.5' 0.5'
3D4 1/16; 6% A 6' 0.5'
3D5 0/1-6; 0% N/A 9' N/A
3D6 0/16; 0% N/A 13' N/A
3E1 0/16; 0% N/A 1' N/A
3E2 15/16; 94% A,B 3.5' >1'
3E3 3/16; 19%. A,B 4' >1'
3E4 10/16; 62% A,B 4' >1'
3E5 16/16; 100% A,B. 5' >1'
3E6 15/16; 94% A,B 5.5 >1'
3E7 12/16; 75% A,B 6' >1'
3E8 0/16; 0% N/A 6' >1'
3F1 0/16;. 0% N/A 3' N/A
3F2 16/16; 100% A,B 3' >1'
3F3 16/16; 100% A,B 3.5' >1'
3F4 15/16; 94% A,B 4' >1'
3F5 16/16; 100% A,B 5' >1'
3F6 16/16; 100% A,B 5.5' >1'
3G1 8/16; 50% B .5'
. >1'
3G2 16/16; 100% B 5' >11
3G3 16/16; 100% B 4' >1'
3G4 8/16; 50% B 4' >1'
-3G5 12/16; 75% B 3' >1'
3G6 6116; 38% B 3' >1'
3G7 0/16; 0% NIA 5.5' N/A
3G8 0/16; 0% N/A 6' N/A
.3G9 16/16; 100.% N/A 5' N/A
3G10 8/16; 50% B- 5.5' >1'
3H1 2/16; 13% B 2' >1'
3H2 6/16; 38% B 4' >1'.
3H3 10/16; 63% B 4' >1'
3H4 9/16; 56% B
3H5 16/16; 100% B 4' >1'
3H6 14/16; 88% B 5.5' >1'
3H7 16/16; 100% B 5' >1'
3H8 16/16; 100% B .5.5' _.>1'
3H9 8/16; 50% B 5.5' >1'
3H10 4/16; 25% B -6' >1'
4A1 16/16; 100% A 1' 0.5'
4A2 0/16; 0% N/A 1.5' N/A
4A3 0/16; 0% N/A 2' N/A
4A4 0/16; 0% N/A 31. N/A
4B1 4/16; 25% A 3' 0.5'
4B2 0/16; 0% N/A ..2' N/A
4B3 0/16; 0% N/A 2' N/A
4B4 3/16; 19%: A l' 0.5'
4B5 0/16; 0% N/A 3' N/A

4B6 0/16; 0% N/A 3' N/A
4B7 0/16; 0% N/A .3' N/A
4C1 7/16; 44% A 1' 0.5'
4C2 0/16; 0%. N/A 2' N/A
4C3 0/16; 0% N/A 2' N/A
4C4 0/16; 0%. N/A 3' N/A
4D1 0/16; 0% N/A 3' N/A
4D2 0/16; 0% N/A 2' N/A
4D3 0/16; 0% N/A 2' N/A
4D4 1/16; 6.% A 1' 0.5'
4E1 0/16; 0% N/A 1' N/A
4E2 0/16; P% N/A 2' N/A
.4E3 0/16; 0% N/A 2' N/A
4E4 0/16; 0% N/A 3' N/A
AF1. 0/16; 0% N/A 3' N/A
4F2 0/16; 0% N/A 2' N/A
.4F3 0/16; 0% N/A 2' N/A
4F4. 1/16; 6% A 1' 0.5'
4G1- 1/16; 6% A 1' ' 0.5'
4G2 0/16; 0% N/A 2' N/A
4G3 0/16; 0% N/A. 2' N/A
4G4 0/16; 0% N/A 3' N/A
4H1 1/16; 6% A it 0.5'
4H2 0/16; 0%' N/A 2' N/A
4H3 0/16; 0% N/A 2' N/A
4H4 0/16; 0% N/A 3' N/A
411 0/16; 0% N/A 2' N/A
412 0/16; 0% N/A 2' N/A
413 0/16; 0% N/A 2' N/A
" 414 8/16; 50% A 3' 0.5'
415 0/16; 0% N/A 4' N/A
416 0/16; 0% N/A 51. N/A
417 0/16; 0% N/A 5' N/A
4J1 0/16; 0% N/A 5.' N/A
4J2 0/16; 0% N/A 4' N/A
4J3 0/16; 0% N/A 3' N/A
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4J4 0/16; 0% N/A 3' N/A
4J5 0/16; 0% N/A 2' N/A
4J6 0/16; 0% N/A .2' N/A
4J7 14/16; 88% A 1'- 0.5'
4K1 0/16; .0% N/A .1' N/A
4K2 .0/16; 0% N/A 2' N/A
4K3 0/16; 0% N/A 2' N/A
5A1 0/16; 0%. N/A 0.5' N/A
5A2 0/16; 0% N/A 1.5' N/A
5A3 0/16; 0% N/A 3' N/A.
5B1 0/16; 0% N/A 3' N/A
5B2 0/16; 0% N/A 1.5' N/A
5B3 .
0/16; 0% N/A 0.5' N/A
5C1 0/16; 0% N/A 0.5' N/A
5C2 0%16; 0%. N/A 1.5' N/A
5C3 0/16; 0% N/A 3' N/A
5D1 0/16; 0% N/A 3' N/A
A
5D2 0/16; 0% N/A 1..5' N/A
5D3 0/16; 0% N/A Q. 5' N/A.
5E1 0/16; 0% N/A 0.5' N/A
5E2 0/16; 0% N/A 1.5' N/A
5E3 0/16; 0% N/A 3' N/A
5F1 0/16; 0% N/A 3' N/A
5F2 0/16; 0% N/A 1.5' N/A
5F3 0/16; 0% N/A 0.5' N/A
5G1 0/16; 0% N/A 0.5' N/A
5G2 0/16; 0% N/A 1.5' N/A
5G3 0/16; 0% N/A 3' N/A
Data Set # 1 was located.at the existing US 70 bridge on
Lawson Creek. The entire project area supports lush SAV
beds '.Sampling was not conducted-due to abundance and
density of vegetation; therefore, the entire impact area will
be considered SAV habitat.
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Division of Coastal Management
Michael F. Easley, Governor Donna D. Moffitt, Director William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mike Street, DMF
Ron Sechler, NMFS
Mike Bell, USACE
John Hennessy, DWQ
David Cox, WRC
Bill Arrington, DCM
CC:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Doug Huggett, DCM
Travis Wilson, WRC
WERANDS1401 GROUP
OCT 2 0 2003
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Cathy Brittingham, Transportation Project Coordinator
October 14, 2003
N.C. Department of Transportation survey of submersed aquatic
vegetation for US 17 Neuse River Bridge Relocation and Trent River
Bridge Widening and survey of wetland vegetation along the Trent River
Bridge, TIP Nos. B-2 31 and B-2532, Craven County. CAMA Permit No.
81-95; DWQ Project'No. 951 3; USACE Action ID No. 199401568.
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Enclosed for your review and comment please find a copy of the above referenced report dated
5/22/03. This information was provided to the N.C. Division of Coastal Management (DCM) by
the N.C. Department of Transportation (DOT) in accordance with the following conditions of
CAMA Permit No. 81-95:
16) During the construction'phases of this project, the DOT will monitor and record all
impacts to submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) habitat that.occurs as a result of the
permitted activity.
17) Prior to the expiration date of this permit, the DOT will develop and implement an
approved mitigation plan to compensate for SAV losses associated with this project. The
plan will be coordinated with and approved by the National Marine Fisheries Service, the
N.C. Division of Coastal Management, the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries and the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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TO: Phillip S. Harris III, P.E., ONE
John Hennessy, DWQ
Cathy Brittingham, DCM
Mike Bell, COE
Pete Stafford, RK&K
FROM: Bruce O. Ellis, CLM, Environmental Supervisor
Mary Frazer, Environmental Specialist
SUBJECT: Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Survey for US 17 Neuse River Bridge
Relocation and Trent River Bridge Widening, Federal Aid Project No. BR
OOOS(33), State.Projeet No. 8.1170801; T'=TasY B231`and B'?2532
DATE: 05/22/03
REFERENCE: Memorandum: Results of Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Survey by NCDOT
environmental specialist, Robin Little, October 6, 1994.
The following memorandum provides the, results of a submersed aquatic vegetation (SAV) survey
for the subject project. The survey was conducted on June 5, 2001 by NCDOT environmental
biologists Bruce Ellis and Mary Frazer; and members of the NCDOT dive team, Bill Lotz and
Allen Hancock to determine impacts to SAVs as a result of the subject project, Supplemental
surveys were conducted by Ellis and Frazer on June 27 to look at nearby SAY growth for
comparison, and on October 27 to complete the survey at Lawson Creek.
Previous surveys were conducted in August 1994, prior to project construction; June 1996,- after
construction was initiated; August 2000, after construction was complete -and June, 2001.
Surveys between 1996 and 2000 were disrupted by inclement.weather (i.e., hurricanes).
METHODOLOGY
Survey methodology followed procedures outlined in the above referenced memorandum.
Briefly, transects were run perpendicular to the shoreline at ten meter intervals within the
temporary construction zones and permanent construction limits.. A one meter square grid, which
was subdivided into nine-33 cm by 33 cm subplots, was then placed on the river bottom at ten
meter intervals along each transect. SAV species present within the one-meter square grid were
identified, and percent cover within the grid was determined for each sample location. Survey
work was conducted using contaminated water protocol, to minimize exposure to water-born
pathogens. Vegetation from each sample plot was collected and identified according to Godfrey
and Wooten (1981) and Fassett (1975).
Care was taken in the survey to establish the wansects at the same locations as the August 1994 and
June 1996 surveys. However, there were four exceptions, listed below.
1. In 1996, five additional transects were established on the western shoreline of the Neuse River at
loop BA and ramp CD. These transects are identified as 2A'-2E'.
2. Site four was not sampled in 1996, 2000 or 2001 due.to shallow water depths and a substrate
of extremely soft muck, which prohibited divers from working safely in the area.
RESULTS
Results of the regular 2001 survey are included in. Table 1. The results of the August 1994,
June 1996 and August 2000 surveys are also included in the table for comparison. Sample
locations depicted in Figure 1. Two SAV species were identified during the course of the survey:
A. Tapegrass (Vallisneria americana)
B. Horned pondweed (Zannichellia palustris)
The tapegrass averaged 1-2 feet in height, while the homed pondweed was no. more than
eight to ten inches high. During the June 2001 survey, water salinity was 1.5 ppt (vs. 2.8 ppt the
previous August) in the Neuse River and the Trent River,. and secchi depth was four feet in the
Neuse, the same as the previous year.
The June 1996 survey identified coontail (Ceratophyllum demersum) in addition to the two
species above, but only in Lawson Creek. No SAV's were found at the Lawson Creek site (site
1) during the August 2000 survey at the bridge location, nor were any SAV's seen within 100 feet
up or down. the shoreline from the bridge.
The August 1994 survey identified tapegrass and either coontail or homed pondweed, which.
were misidentified as eelgrass (Zostera sp.) and milfoil (Afyriophyllum sp.).
RESULTS FROM SUPPLEMENTAL SAMPLING AREAS, 2001
1) Lawson Creek was examined, but no vegetation. was present in the creek. The water was
slightly turbid; a loose silty substrate was present. The creek south of the bridge was
examined until the channel splits, a distance of at least 75 meters: only detritus and leaves
were found in the creek. The water depth was 0.60-1.2 meters.
2) The cove north of Union Point contained a small sandy beach about 23 meters long, while
most adjacent areas of shoreline contained low seawalls. No SAVs were found. The water
was clear and one meter deep at about 18 meters out from the shoreline.
3) SAVs in the Neuse River, near the confluence with the Trent River, were sampled with the
first transect 30 meters north of northern edge of the new bridge; the.following transects were
.40 in north, 50 m north, etc. Tapegrass was found in all of the sample plots between 10 and
40 in from the shoreline. Results of this survey are present in Table 4.
4) Marsh vegetation along the Trent River bridge was examined. Data are presented in Tables 5
and 6. The results of the survey indicate that vegetation is re-establishing on the site,
however, the vegetation that is present is of a much smaller type than the surrounding marsh.
The marsh in vicinity of the bridge is dominated by cattail (Typha latifolia) and giant cord
grass, (Spa?Wna cynosuroldes). Since the vegetation in the footprint of the workbridges is of a
smaller type than the surrounding marsh, the footprints of the work bridges are very
apparent.
No homed pondweed was found in the supplmental SAV sampling areas, nor was any found
washed up on"shore or observed casually. It appears that homed pondweed has been removed
from the New Bem area due. to regional environmental factors, rather than bridge construction.
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Table 2. SAV Species Composition
SPECIES COMPOSITION NO.-PLOTS IN NO. PLOTS IN NO. PLOTS IN
1996 2000 2001,
A. Tapegrass (Vallisneria 12 32 37
americana)
B. Homed pondweed 38 0 5
(Zannichellia palustris)
A & B. Tapegrass and Homed 18 1 9
pondweed
C. Arrowhead 0 0 1
(Sagittaria subulata)
TOTAL 68 33 53
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2L4 ND 0 0 0 3.0
2L5 ND ND 0 ND 5.0
2M1 0 0 0 44, A 1.0
2M2 0 31 A&B 100, A 100, A 2.0
2M3 0 0 0 0 5.0
2M4 ND ND 0 ND >6.0
2N1 0 19,.B 0 22, A. 1.0
2N2 0 100, B 69, A 67 A 2.0
2N3 0 0 0 0 4.0
2N4 ND ND 0 ND >6.0
201 0 6 B 0 0 1.0
202 0 100, B 0 0 4.0
203 0 0 0 0 5.0
204 ND ND .0 ND >6.0
2P1 0 38, B 0 0 1.0
2P2 0 81, B 25, A 100, A 3.0
2P3 0 0 0 0 6.0
2P4 ND ND 0 0 >6.0
201 0 44 B 0 11, A 1.0
202 0 81 A&B 56, A 100, A 3.0
203 0 0 0 .100 A 5.0
204 ND 0 0 0 >6.0
2R1 0 0 0 0 <1.0
2R2 100 81, A 31, A 22, B 1.5
2R3. 100 100, A&B 81, A 100, B 3.0
2R4 25 100, A&B 81.A 100, B 4.0
.2R5 0 75,B 100, A 66..B,
5.0
2R6 0 0 100, A 11, 5.0
2R7 0. 0 0 0 5.0
2R8 - 0 0 ND 6.0
2S1 0 0. 0 0 <1.0
2S2 0 25, A 81, A 0 1.5
2S3 0 81. A 94, A 100, A&B 2.0
2S4 100 88, A 100, A 100, A 2.5
2S5 19 12B 94A 100A 10
2S6 100 0 . 100, A 100, A 4.5
2S7 0 0 0 0 5.0
2S8 0 0 ND 6.0
2T1 50 ND
2T2 100 ND
2 100 100, A 0 0 1.5
2T4 100 75 A&B 0 0 2.0
2T5 0 0 0 0 3.0
2T6 0 0 ND 0 ND
2T7 0 0 ND ND .ND
2U1 0 ND 0 0 <1.0
2U2 0 25, B 0 44, A 1.5
2U3 100 100, A 0 100, A 2.0
2U4 100 . 0 100, A 100, A 2.0
2U5 .100 31.A 0 0 3.0
2U6 .100 0 0 0 4.5
2U7 0 0 ND ND ND
2U8 0 0 ND ND ND
2V I 0 0 0 0 <1.0
2V2 100 31,A 63, A 100, A 1.5
2V3 100 88, A 100, A 100, A 2.0
3D4 0 0 0 ND 6.0
3D5 0 0 ND ND ND
3D6 0 0 ND ND ND
3E' l ND ND 0 ND 0.5 .
3E'2 ND ND 0 ND 2.5
3E'3 ND ND 0 ND 3.0
3F' l ND ND 0 ND 0.5
3F'2 ND ND 0 ND 15
3F'3 ND ND 0 ND 10-
3G' l ND ND 0 ND 0.5
3G'2 ND ND 88, A&B ND 2.5
3G'3 ND ND 0 ND 3.0.
3G'4 ND ND 0 ND .6.0
3El 0 0 0 22, B. 1.0
3E2 94 0 0 0 3.0
3E3 19 0 0 0 5.0
3E4 62 0 ND 0 ND
3E5 100 ND ND ND ND
3E6 94 ND ND ND ND
3E7 75 ND ND ND ND
3E8 .0 ND ND ND ND
3F1 0 0 0 0 1.0
3F2 100 12 B 0 0 3.0
3F3 100. 0 0 67, A 4.0
3F4 94 0 ND 0 ND
3F5 100 0 ND ND ND
3F6 100 ND ND ND ND
3G1 50 No data 0 0 1.0
3G2 100 collected 0 89 A&B 3.0
3G3 - due to 0 0 4.0
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3G5 75 prese
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3G6 38 of ND ND ND
3G7 0. construe- ND ND ND
3G8 0 tion barge ND ND ND
3G9 100 ND ND ND
3G10 50 ND ND ND
3H1 13 0 0 1.0
3H2 38 0 22, A 3.0
3H3 63 0 0 4.0
3H4 56 ND ND ND
3H5 100 ND ND ND
3H6 88 ND ND ND
3H7 100 ND ND ND
3H8 100 ND ND ND
3H9 50 ND ND ND
3H10 25 ND ND ND
ND
SAl 0 0 0 0 <1.0
5A2 0 0 0 0 1.5
SA3 0 0 0 0 3.5
5A4 ND ND 0 0 5.0
5B l 0 0 0 0 <1.0
5B2 0 0 0 0 1.5
5B3 0 0 0 0 3.5
5B4 ND ND 0 0 5.0
TABLE 4. SAV Samnline Data from Neuse River at Confluence with Trent River. 2001
Plot Number
(South of Union Pt.,
south of old bridge,
north of new bridge) Percent Cover per Plot
and Species* Type (if any)

2001 Water Depth
(feet)
lA 0 0
1B 89 A 1.5
1C 100, A 2.0
1D 100, A 1.5
1E 0 2.5
IF ND
2A 0 0
2B 100, A 1.5
2C 100, A 2.0
2D 100, A 2.0
2E 100, A 2.5
2F 0 3.0
3A 0 0
3B 89, A .1.5
3C 100,.A 1.6
3D 100, A 2.0
3E 100, A 3.0
3F 0 3.5
4A 0 0
4B 78, A .1.0
4 100, A 1
4D 100, A 2.5
4E 100, A 3.0
4F 0 3.5
SA 0 0
5B 67, A 1.5
5C 100, A 2.0
5D 100, A 2.5
5E 100, A . 3.0
5F 0 3.5
Species A = Tapegrass (Vallisneria americana) -
Species B = Homed pondweed (Zannichellia palustris)
Species C = Arrowhead (Sagittaria subulata)
ND = No Data
0 = No SAV's present
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Table 6: Vegetation Plot Sampling Results. Trent River Bridges
Plot Number* Percent Cover by Species Percent cover
A r'.. PH, SL, HM (205/o cut) 100%
B TL, SC, SL, JS, CY, CX (30% cut) 100%
C SC, TL, Sep, JR (20% standing water) 80%
D14 Sc; JS; CX; HM 100%
E SC, CX, SCp, PV " 90%
F SC, CX, OR, BH 90%
G . SC, PV, CX, HM 90%.
H SC, TL; PH, CX (20% standing water) 100%
I IL, PH, CX, SL, Cy 100%
J SC, PH, EC, GO .. .90%
K SC, PV, EC, CX (channel open water 20%) 100%
L. JR, PP, HM, EC -100%
M JR, SC, EM, EC (river edge) 100%
A PP, AP,'HM VN, BH (channel open water 50%) 100%
B SC, PP, PH, JS,.CY, 1.00%
C SC, PV, PP,, HM, OR, JS 100%
D SC, TL, HM, CX 100%
E SC; TL, HM (50% cut) 100%
F SC, Tl, HM, CX (50% cut) 100%
G SC, TL, HM (50% cut .100%
H SC, TL; HM, JS (50% cut) 100%.
I SC,.TL, PV (50 % cut) 100% .
J PV, AP, SL, JS 100%
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Coleen H. Sullins. '.re
Division of Wate
September 4,
MEMORANDUM
TO: Hank Schwab, Bridge Project Planning Engineer, PDEA, NCDOT
FROM: Polly Lespinasse, NC Division of Water Quality, Mooresville Regional Office
SUBJECT: Scoping Review of NCDOT's Proposed Bridge Replacement Projects: B-4456 (Catawba Count:'
B-4468 (Cleveland County), B-4517 and B-4519 (Gaston County), and B-4553 (Iredell County)
In reply to your correspondence dated August 1, 2007 (received August 9, 2007) in which you requested comments
above referenced projects, the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (DWQ) offers the following comments:
Project Specific Comments
B-4456, Bridge No. 49 Over Interstate 40, Catawba County
Mahaffie Branch is Class C Waters of the State.
B-4468, Bridge No. 144 Over Sandy Run Creek, Cleveland County
Sandy Run Creek is Class C Waters of the State.
B-4517i 'Bridge No. 49 Over Crowder's Creek, Gaston County
Crowder's Creek is Class C; 303(d) Waters of the State. Crowder's Creek is on the 303(d) list for impaired use for
aquatic life due to impaired biological integrity. DWQ is very concerned with sediment and erosion impacts that coull11'
result from this project. DWQ recommends that the most protective sediment and erosion control BMPs be implements,
to reduce the risk of nutrient runoff to Crowder's Creek. DWQ requests that road design plans provide treatment of tai;::
storm water runoff through best management practices as detailed in the most recent version of NC DWQ Storm Watc,
Best Management Practices.
B-4519, Bridge No. 155 Over Little Long Creek, Gaston County
Little Long Creek is Class C Waters of the State.
B-4553, Bridge No. 312 Over Fourth Creek, Iredell County
Fourth Creek is Class C; 303(d) Waters of the State. Fourth Long Creek is on the 303(d) list for impaired use for agva'i
life due to impaired biological integrity, turbidity and fecal coliform. DWQ is very concerned with sediment and err :c :.
impacts that could result from this project. DWQ recommends that the most protective sediment and erosion contro?.
BMPs be implemented to reduce the risk of nutrient runoff to Fourth Creek. DWQ requests that road design plans provide.
treatment of the storm water runoff through best management practices as detailed in the most recent version of NC D °.
Storm Water Best Management Practices.
North Carolina Division of Water Quality 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 Phone [phone]
Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org Mooresville, NC 28115 FAX [phone]
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General Comments Regarding Bridge Replacement Projects
1. DWQ is very concerned with sediment and erosion impacts that could result from this project. NCDOT should
address these concerns by describing the potential impacts that may occur to the aquatic environments and any
mitigating factors that would reduce the impacts.
2. If foundation test borings are necessary, it should be noted in the document. Geotechnical work is approved under
General 401 Certification Number 3494/Nationwide Permit No. 6 for Survey Activities.
3. If a bridge is being replaced with a hydraulic conveyance other than another bridge, DWQ believes the use of a
Nationwide Permit may be required. Please contact the US Army Corp of Engineers to determine the required
permit(s).
4. If the old bridge is removed, no discharge of bridge material into surface waters is allowed unless otherwise
authorized by the US ACOE. Strict adherence to the Corps of Engineers guidelines for bridge demolition will be a
condition of the 401 Water Quality Certification.
5. Whenever possible, the DWQ prefers spanning structures. Spanning structures usually do not require work within
the stream or grubbing of the stream banks and do not require stream channel realignment. The horizontal and
vertical clearances provided by bridges allow for human and wildlife passage beneath the structure, do not block fish
passage and do not block navigation by canoeists and boaters.
6. Bridge deck drains should not discharge directly into the stream. Storm water should be directed across the bridge
and pre-treated through site-appropriate means (grassed swales, pre-formed scour holes, vegetated buffers, etc.)
before entering the stream. Please refer to the most current version of NC DWQ Storm Water Best Management
Practices.
7. If concrete is used during construction, a dry work area should be maintained to prevent direct contact between
curing concrete and stream water. Water that inadvertently contacts uncured concrete should not be discharged to
surface waters due to the potential for elevated pH and possible aquatic life and fish kills.
8. Bridge supports (bents) should not be placed in the stream when possible.
9. If temporary access roads or detours are constructed, the site shall be graded to its preconstruction contours and
elevations. Disturbed areas should be seeded or mulched to stabilize the soil and appropriate native woody species
should be planted. When using temporary structures the area should be cleared but not grubbed. Clearing the area
with chain saws, mowers, bush-hogs, or other mechanized equipment and leaving the stumps and root mat intact
allows the area to re-vegetate naturally and minimizes soil disturbance.
10. Sediment and erosion control measures sufficient to protect water resources must be implemented and maintained in
accordance with the most recent version of North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Planning and Design
Manual and the most recent version of NCS000250.
11. All work in or adjacent to stream waters should be conducted in a dry work area unless otherwise approved by NC
DWQ. Approved BMP measures from the most current version ofNCDOT Construction and Maintenance
Activities manual such as sandbags, rock berms, cofferdams and other diversion structures should be used to prevent
excavation in flowing water.
12. Heavy equipment should be operated from the bank rather than in stream channels in order to minimize
sedimentation and reduce the likelihood of introducing other pollutants into streams. This equipment should be
inspected daily and maintained to prevent contamination of surface waters from leaking fuels, lubricants, hydraulic
fluids, or other toxic materials.
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13. In most cases, the DWQ prefers the replacement of the existing structure at the same location with road closure. If
road closure is not feasible, a temporary detour should be designed and located to avoid wetland impacts, minimize
the need for clearing and to avoid destabilizing, stream banks. If the structure will be on a new alignment, the old
structure should be removed and the approach fills removed from the 100-year floodplain. Approach fills should be
removed and restored to the natural ground elevation. The area should be stabilized with grass and planted with
native tree species. Tall fescue should not be used in riparian areas.
General Comments if Replacing the Bridge with a Culvert
1. Placement of culverts and other structures in waters, streams, and wetlands shall be below the elevation of the
streambed by one foot for all culverts with a diameter greater than 48 inches, and 20 percent of the culvert diameter
for culverts having a diameter less than 48 inches, to allow low flow passage of water and aquatic life. Design and
placement of culverts and other structures including temporary erosion control measures shall not be conducted in a
manner that may result in dis-equilibrium of wetlands or streambeds or banks, adjacent to or upstream and down
stream of the above structures. The applicant is required to provide evidence that the equilibrium is being
maintained if requested in writing by DWQ. If this condition is unable to be met due to bedrock or other limiting
features encountered during construction, please contact the NC DWQ for guidance on how to proceed and to
determine whether or not a permit modification will be required.
2. If multiple pipes or barrels are required, they should be designed to mimic the natural stream cross section as closely
as possible including pipes or barrels at flood plain elevation and/or sills where appropriate. Widening the stream
channel should be avoided. Stream channel widening at the inlet or outlet end of structures typically decreases
water velocity causing sediment deposition that requires increased maintenance and disrupts aquatic life passage.
Riprap should not be placed in the active thalweg channel or placed in the streambed in a manner that precludes
aquatic life passage. Bioengineering boulders or structures should be properly designed, sized and installed.
Thank you for requesting our input at this time. The NCDOT is reminded that issuance of a 401 Water Quality
Certification requires that appropriate measures be instituted to ensure that water quality standards are met and designated
uses are not degraded or lost. If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Polly Lespinasse
at [phone].
cc: Steve Lund, US Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville Field Office
Ron Lucas, Federal Highway Administration
Chris Militscher, Environmental Protection Agency
Marla Chambers, NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Marella Buncick, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Sonia Gregory, Central Office Wetlands Unit
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Coleen H. Sullins.
Division of Water +.?: .
September 4, '_,''
MEMORANDUM
TO: Hank Schwab, Bridge Project Planning Engineer, PDEA, NCDOT
FROM: Polly Lespinasse, NC Division of Water Quality, Mooresville Regional Office
SUBJECT: Scoping Review of NCDOT's Proposed Bridge Replacement Projects: B-4456 (Catawba County:'!.
B-4468 (Cleveland County), B-4517 and B-4519 (Gaston County), and B-4553 (Iredell County)
In reply to your correspondence dated August 1, 2007 (received August 9, 2007) in which you requested comments .r-
above referenced projects, the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (DWQ) offers the following comments:
Project Specific Comments
B-4456, Bridge No. 49 Over Interstate 40, Catawba County
Mahaffie Branch is Class C Waters of the State.
B-4468, Bridge No. 144 Over Sandy Run Creek, Cleveland County
Sandy Run Creek is Class C Waters of the State.
B-4517, Bridge No. 49 Over Crowder's Creek, Gaston County
Crowder's Creek is Class C; 303(d) Waters of the State. Crowder's Creek is on the 303(d) list for impaired use for
aquatic life due to impaired biological integrity. DWQ is very concerned with sediment and erosion impacts that coin
result from this project. DWQ recommends that the most protective sediment and erosion control BMPs be implemen€£ ,
to reduce the risk of nutrient runoff to Crowder's Creek. DWQ requests that road design plans provide treatment of dry.;.::
storm water runoff through best management practices as detailed in the most recent version of NC DWQ Storm Watt-:.
Best Management Practices.
B-4519, Bridge No. 155 Over Little Long Creek, Gaston County
Little Long Creek is Class C Waters of the State.
B-4553, Bridge No. 312 Over Fourth Creek, Iredell County
Fourth Creek is Class C; 303(d) Waters of the State. Fourth.Long Creek is on the 303(d) list for impaired use for aqu a -.,
life due to impaired biological integrity, turbidity and fecal coliform. DWQ is very concerned with sediment and
impacts that could result from this project. DWQ recommends that the most protective sediment and erosion controf.
BMPs be implemented to reduce the risk of nutrient runoff to Fourth Creek. DWQ requests that road design plans provide.
treatment of the storm water runoff through best management practices as detailed in the most recent version of NC D.:
Storm Water Best Management Practices.
North Carolina Division of Water Quality 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 Phone [phone]
Internet: www.ncwaterqualitv.ore Mooresville, NC 28115 FAX [phone]
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Page Two
General Comments Regarding Bridge Replacement Projects
DWQ is very concerned with sediment and 'erosion impacts that could result from this project. NCDOT should
address these concerns by describing the potential impacts that may occur to the aquatic environments and any
mitigating factors that would reduce the impacts.
2. If foundation test borings are necessary, it should be noted in the document. Geotechnical work is approved under
General 401 Certification Number 3494/Nationwide Permit No. 6 for Survey Activities.
If a bridge is being replaced with a hydraulic conveyance other than another bridge, DWQ believes the use of a
Nationwide Permit may be required. Please contact the US Army Corp of Engineers to determine the required
permit(s).
4. If the old bridge is removed, no discharge of bridge material into surface waters is allowed unless otherwise
authorized by the US ACOE. Strict adherence to the Corps of Engineers guidelines for bridge demolition will be a
condition of the 401 Water Quality Certification.
5. Whenever possible, the DWQ prefers spanning structures. Spanning structures usually do not require work within
the stream or grubbing of the stream banks and do not require stream channel realignment. The horizontal and
vertical clearances provided by bridges allow for human and wildlife passage beneath the structure, do not block fish
passage and do not block navigation by canoeists and boaters.
6. Bridge deck drains should not discharge directly into the stream. Storm water should be directed across the bridge
and pre-treated through site-appropriate means (grassed swales, pre-formed scour holes, vegetated buffers, etc.)
before entering the stream. Please refer to the most current version of NC DWQ Storm Water Best Management
Practices.
7. If concrete is used during construction, a dry work area should be maintained to prevent direct contact between
curing concrete and stream water. Water that inadvertently contacts uncured concrete should not be discharged to
surface waters due to the potential for elevated pH and possible aquatic life and fish kills.
8. Bridge supports (bents) should not be placed in the stream when possible.
9. If temporary access roads or detours are constructed, the site shall be graded to its preconstruction contours and
elevations. Disturbed areas should be seeded or mulched to stabilize the soil and appropriate native woody species
should be planted. When using temporary structures the area should be cleared but not grubbed. Clearing the area
with chain saws, mowers, bush-hogs, or other mechanized equipment and leaving the stumps and root mat intact
allows the area to re-vegetate naturally and minimizes soil disturbance.
10. Sediment and erosion control measures sufficient to protect water resources must be implemented and maintained in
accordance with the most recent version of North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Planning and Design
Manual and the most recent version of NCS000250.
11. All work in or adjacent to stream waters should be conducted in a dry work area unless otherwise approved by NC
DWQ. Approved BMP measures from the most current version of NCDOT Construction and Maintenance
Activities manual such as sandbags, rock berms, cofferdams and other diversion structures should be used to prevent
excavation in flowing water.
12. Heavy equipment should be operated from the bank rather than in stream channels in order to minimize
sedimentation and reduce the likelihood of introducing other pollutants into streams. This equipment should be
inspected daily and maintained to prevent contamination of surface waters from leaking fuels, lubricants, hydraulic
fluids, or other toxic materials.
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13. In most cases, the DWQ prefers the replacement of the existing structure at the same location with road closure. If
road closure is not feasible, a temporary detour should be designed and located to avoid wetland impacts, minimize
the need for clearing and to avoid destabilizing stream banks. If the structure will be on a new alignment, the old
structure should be removed and the approach fills removed from the 100-year floodplain. Approach fills should be
removed and restored to the natural ground elevation. The area should be stabilized with grass and planted with
native tree species. Tall fescue should not be used in riparian areas.
General Comments if Replacing the Bridge with a Culvert
1. Placement of culverts and other structures in waters, streams, and wetlands shall be below the elevation of the
streambed by one foot for all culverts with a diameter greater than 48 inches, and 20 percent of the culvert diameter
for culverts having a diameter less than 48 inches, to allow low flow passage of water and aquatic life. Design and
placement of culverts and other structures including temporary erosion control measures shall not be conducted in a
manner that may result in dis-equilibrium of wetlands or streambeds or banks, adjacent to or upstream and down
stream of the above structures. The applicant is required to provide evidence that the equilibrium is being
maintained if requested in writing by DWQ. If this condition is unable to be met due to bedrock or other limiting
features encountered during construction, please contact the NC DWQ for guidance on how to proceed and to
determine whether or not a permit modification will be required.
2. If multiple pipes or barrels are required, they should be designed to mimic the natural stream cross section as closely
as possible including pipes or barrels at flood plain elevation and/or sills where appropriate. Widening the stream
channel should be avoided. Stream channel widening at the inlet or outlet end of structures typically decreases
water velocity causing sediment deposition that requires increased maintenance and disrupts aquatic life passage.
Riprap should not be placed in the active thalweg channel or placed in the streambed in a manner that precludes
aquatic life passage. Bioengineering boulders or structures should be properly designed, sized and installed.
Thank you for requesting our input at this time. The NCDOT is reminded that issuance of a 401 Water Quality
Certification requires that appropriate measures be instituted to ensure that water quality standards are met and designated
uses are not degraded or lost. If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Polly Lespinasse
at [phone].
cc: Steve Lund, US Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville Field Office
Ron Lucas, Federal Highway Administration
Chris Militscher, Environmental Protection Agency
Marla Chambers, NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Marella Buncick, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Sonia Gregory, Central Office Wetlands Unit
vm ? ^ r t* Michael F. Easley, G::
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William G. Ross Jr.,
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Division of Wate
September 4.
MEMORANDUM
TO: Hank Schwab, Bridge Project Planning Engineer, PDEA, NCDOT
FROM: Polly Lespinasse, NC Division of Water Quality, Mooresville Regional Office
SUBJECT: Scoping Review of NCDOT's Proposed Bridge Replacement Projects: B-4456 (Catawba Count l,
4468 (Cleveland County), B-4517 and B-4519 (Gaston County), and B-4553 (Iredell County)
In reply to your correspondence dated August 1, 2007 (received August 9, 2007) in which you requested comments rt
above referenced projects, the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (DWQ) offers the following comments:
Project Specific Comments
B-4456, Bridge No. 49 Over Interstate 40, Catawba County
Mahaffie Branch is Class C Waters of the State.
B-4468, Bridge No. 144 Over Sandy Run Creek, Cleveland County
Sandy Run Creek is Class C Waters of the State.
B-4517, Bridge No. 49 Over Crowder's Creek, Gaston County
Crowder's Creek is Class C; 303(d) Waters of the State. Crowder's Creek is on the 303(d) list for impaired use for
aquatic life due to impaired biological integrity. DWQ is very concerned with sediment and erosion impacts that co!Z,
result from this project. DWQ recommends that the most protective sediment and erosion control BMPs be implements.
to reduce the risk of nutrient runoff to Crowder's Creek. DWQ requests that road design plans provide treatment of t1r,
storm water runoff through best management practices as detailed in the most recent version of NC DWQ Storm Watr -
Best Management Practices.
B-4519, Bridge No. 155 Over Little Long Creek, Gaston County
Little Long Creek is Class C Waters of the State.
B-4553, Bridge No. 312 Over Fourth Creek, Iredell County
Fourth Creek is Class C; 303(d) Waters of the State. Fourth. Long Creek is on the 303(d) list for impaired use for aqua''
life due to impaired biological integrity, turbidity and fecal coliform. DWQ is very concerned with sediment and er F .
impacts that could result from this project. DWQ recommends that the most protective sediment and erosion control.
BMPs be implemented to reduce the risk of nutrient runoff to Fourth Creek. DWQ requests that road design plans provF.Ee
treatment of the storm water runoff through best management practices as detailed in the most recent version of NC D &, s',"
Storm Water Best Management Practices.
North Carolina Division of Water Quality 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 Phone [phone]
Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org Mooresville, NC 28115 FAX [phone]
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Page Two
General Comments Regarding Bridge Replacement Projects
DWQ is very concerned with sediment and erosion impacts that could result from this project. NCDOT should
address these concerns by describing the potential impacts that may occur to the aquatic environments and any
mitigating factors that would reduce the impacts.
2. If foundation test borings are necessary, it should be noted in the document. Geotechnical work is approved under
General 401 Certification Number 3494/Nationwide Permit No. 6 for Survey Activities.
If a bridge is being replaced with a hydraulic conveyance other than another bridge, DWQ believes the use of a
Nationwide Permit may be required. Please contact the US Army Corp of Engineers to determine the required
permit(s).
4. If the old bridge is removed, no discharge of bridge material into surface waters is allowed unless otherwise
authorized by the US ACOE. Strict adherence to the Corps of Engineers guidelines for bridge demolition will be a
condition of the 401 Water Quality Certification.
Whenever possible, the DWQ prefers spanning structures. Spanning structures usually do not require work within
the stream or grubbing of the stream banks and do not require stream channel realignment. The horizontal and
vertical clearances provided by bridges allow for human and wildlife passage beneath the structure, do not block fish
passage and do not block navigation by canoeists and boaters.
6. Bridge deck drains should not discharge directly into the stream. Storm water should be directed across the bridge
and pre-treated through site-appropriate means (grassed swales, pre-formed scour holes, vegetated buffers, etc.)
before entering the stream. Please refer to the most current version of NC DWQ Storm Water Best Management
Practices.
7. If concrete is used during construction, a dry work area should be maintained to prevent direct contact between
curing concrete and stream water. Water that inadvertently contacts uncured concrete should not be discharged to
surface waters due to the potential for elevated pH and possible aquatic life and fish kills.
Bridge supports (bents) should not be placed in the stream when possible.
9. If temporary access roads or detours are constructed, the site shall be graded to its preconstruction contours and
elevations. Disturbed areas should be seeded or mulched to stabilize the soil and appropriate native woody species
should be planted. When using temporary structures the area should be cleared but not grubbed. Clearing the area
with chain saws, mowers, bush-hogs, or other mechanized equipment and leaving the stumps and root mat intact
allows the area to re-vegetate naturally and minimizes soil disturbance.
10. Sediment and erosion control measures sufficient to protect water resources must be implemented and maintained in
accordance with the most recent version of North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Planning and Design
Manual and the most recent version of NCS000250.
11. All work in or adjacent to stream waters should be conducted in a dry work area unless otherwise approved by NC
DWQ. Approved BMP measures from the most current version of.NCDOT Construction and Maintenance
Activities manual such as sandbags, rock berms, cofferdams and other diversion structures should be used to prevent
excavation in flowing water.
12. Heavy equipment should be operated from the bank rather than in stream channels in order to minimize
sedimentation and reduce the likelihood of introducing other pollutants into streams. This equipment should be
inspected daily and maintained to prevent contamination of surface waters from leaking fuels, lubricants, hydraulic
fluids, or other toxic materials.

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13. In most cases, the DWQ prefers the replacement of the existing structure at the same location with road closure. If
road closure is not feasible, a temporary detour should be designed and located to avoid wetland impacts, minimize
the need for clearing and to avoid destabilizing stream banks. If the structure will be on a new alignment, the old
structure should be removed and the approach fills removed from the 100-year floodplain. Approach fills should be
removed and restored to the natural ground elevation. The area should be stabilized with grass and planted with
native tree species. Tall fescue should not be used in riparian areas.
General Comments if Replacing the Bridge with a Culvert
Placement of culverts and other structures in waters, streams, and wetlands shall be below the elevation of the
streambed by one foot for all culverts with a diameter greater than 48 inches, and 20 percent of the culvert diameter
for culverts having a diameter less than 48 inches, to allow low flow passage of water and aquatic life. Design and
placement of culverts and other structures including temporary erosion control measures shall not be conducted in a
manner that may result in dis-equilibrium of wetlands or streambeds or banks, adjacent to or upstream and down
stream of the above structures. The applicant is required to provide evidence that the equilibrium is being
maintained if requested in writing by DWQ. If this condition is unable to be met due to bedrock or other limiting
features encountered during construction, please contact the NC DWQ for guidance on how to proceed and to
determine whether or not a permit modification will be required.
2. If multiple pipes or barrels are required, they should be designed to mimic the natural stream cross section as closely
as possible including pipes or barrels at flood plain elevation and/or sills where appropriate. Widening the stream
channel should be avoided. Stream channel widening at the inlet or outlet end of structures typically decreases
water velocity causing sediment deposition that requires increased maintenance and disrupts aquatic life passage.
Riprap should not be placed in the active thalweg channel or placed in the streambed in a manner that precludes
aquatic life passage. Bioengineering boulders or structures should be properly designed, sized and installed.
Thank you for requesting our input at this time. The NCDOT is reminded that issuance of a 401 Water Quality
Certification requires that appropriate measures be instituted to ensure that water quality standards are met and designated
uses are not degraded or lost. If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Polly Lespinasse
at [phone].
cc: Steve Lund, US Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville Field Office
Ron Lucas, Federal Highway Administration
Chris Militscher, Environmental Protection Agency
Marla Chambers, NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Marella Buncick, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Sonia Gregory, Central Office Wetlands Unit
oU, yQG rvncnaer r. Lasrey, l
William G. Ross Jr., Se.
r North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Res
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"C Coleen H. Sullins.
Division of Wate. _ : .
September 4
MEMORANDUM
TO: Hank Schwab, Bridge Project Planning Engineer, PDEA, NCDOT
FROM: Polly Lespinasse, NC Division of Water Quality, Mooresville Regional Office
SUBJECT: Scoping Review of NCDOT's Proposed Bridge Replacement Projects: B-4456 (Catawba Count; ;l
B-4468 (Cleveland County), B-4517 and B-4519 (Gaston County), and B-4553 (Iredell County)
In reply to your correspondence dated August 1, 2007 (received August 9, 2007) in which you requested comments t-,
above referenced projects, the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (DWQ) offers the following comments:
Project Specific Comments
B-4456, Bridge No. 49 Over Interstate 40, Catawba County
Mahaffie Branch is Class C Waters of the State.
B-4468, Bridge No. 144 Over Sandy Run Creek, Cleveland County
Sandy Run Creek is Class C Waters of the State.
B-4517, Bridge No. 49 Over Crowder's Creek, Gaston County
Crowder's Creek is Class C; 303(d) Waters of the State. Crowder's Creek is on the 303(d) list for impaired use for
aquatic life due to impaired biological integrity. DWQ is very concerned with sediment and erosion impacts that cc?I!,'
result from this project. DWQ recommends that the most protective sediment and erosion control BMPs be implemenw;'
to reduce the risk of nutrient runoff to Crowder's Creek. DWQ requests that road design plans provide treatment of 0'
storm water runoff through best management practices as detailed in the most recent version of NC DWQ Storm Wat,.
Best Management Practices.
B-4519, Bridge No. 155 Over Little Long Creek, Gaston County
Little Long Creek is Class C Waters of the State.
B-4553, Bridge No. 312 Over Fourth Creek, Iredell County
Fourth Creek is Class C; 303(d) Waters of the State. Fourth Long Creek is on the 303(d) list for impaired use for aql--,..: E
life due to impaired biological integrity, turbidity and fecal coliform. DWQ is very concerned with sediment and erds
impacts that could result from this project. DWQ recommends that the most protective sediment and erosion contro
BMPs be implemented to reduce the risk of nutrient runoff to Fourth Creek. DWQ requests that road design plans provide
treatment of the storm water runoff through best management practices as detailed in the most recent version of NC D ,
Storm Water Best Management Practices.
North Carolina Division of Water Quality 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 Phone [phone]
Internet: www.ncwateMualitv.org Mooresville, NC 28115 FAX [phone]
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Page Two
General Comments Regarding Bridge Replacement Projects
1. DWQ is very concerned with sediment and erosion impacts that could result from this project. NCDOT should
address these concerns by describing the potential impacts that may occur to the aquatic environments and any
mitigating factors that would reduce the impacts.
2. If foundation test borings are necessary, it should be noted in the document. Geotechnical work is approved under
General 401 Certification Number 3494/Nationwide Permit No. 6 for Survey Activities.
3. If a bridge is being replaced with a hydraulic conveyance other than another bridge, DWQ believes the use of a
Nationwide Permit may be required. Please contact the US Army Corp of Engineers to determine the required
permit(s).
4. If the old bridge is removed, no discharge of bridge material into surface waters is allowed unless otherwise
authorized by the US ACOE. Strict adherence to the Corps of Engineers guidelines for bridge demolition will be a
condition of the 401 Water Quality Certification.
Whenever possible, the DWQ prefers spanning structures. Spanning structures usually do not require work within
the stream or grubbing of the stream banks and do not require stream channel realignment. The horizontal and
vertical clearances provided by bridges allow for human and wildlife passage beneath the structure, do not block fish
passage and do not block navigation by canoeists and boaters.
6. Bridge deck drains should not discharge directly into the stream. Storm water should be directed across the bridge
and pre-treated through site-appropriate means (grassed swales, pre-formed scour holes, vegetated buffers, etc.)
before entering the stream. Please refer to the most current version of NC DWQ Storm Water Best Management
Practices.
7. If concrete is used during construction, a dry work area should be maintained to prevent direct contact between
curing concrete and stream water. Water that inadvertently contacts uncured concrete should not be discharged to
surface waters due to the potential for elevated pH and possible aquatic life and fish kills.
Bridge supports (bents) should not be placed in the stream when possible.
9. If temporary access roads or detours are constructed, the site shall be graded to its preconstruction contours and
elevations. Disturbed areas should be seeded or mulched to stabilize the soil and appropriate native woody species
should be planted. When using temporary structures the area should be cleared but not grubbed. Clearing the area
with chain saws, mowers, bush-hogs, or other mechanized equipment and leaving the stumps and root mat intact
allows the area to re-vegetate naturally and minimizes soil disturbance.
10. Sediment and erosion control measures sufficient to protect water resources must be implemented and maintained in
accordance with the most recent version of North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Planning and Design
Manual and the most recent version of NCS000250.
11. All work in or adjacent to stream waters should be conducted in a dry work area unless otherwise approved by NC
DWQ. Approved BMP measures from the most current version of NCDOT Construction and Maintenance
Activities manual such as sandbags, rock berms, cofferdams and other diversion structures should be used to prevent
excavation in flowing water.
12. Heavy equipment should be operated from the bank rather than in stream channels in order to minimize
sedimentation and reduce the likelihood of introducing other pollutants into streams. This equipment should be
inspected daily and maintained to prevent contamination of surface waters from leaking fuels, lubricants, hydraulic
fluids, or other toxic materials.
Page Three
13. In most cases, the DWQ prefers the replacement of the existing structure at the same location with road closure. If
road closure is not feasible, a temporary detour should be designed and located to avoid wetland impacts, minimize
the need for clearing and to avoid destabilizing stream banks. If the structure will be on a new alignment, the old
structure should be removed and the approach fills removed from the 100-year floodplain. Approach fills should be
removed and restored to the natural ground elevation. The area should be stabilized with grass and planted with
native tree species. Tall fescue should not be used in riparian areas.
General Comments if Replacing the Bridge with a Culvert
Placement of culverts and other structures in waters, streams, and wetlands shall be below the elevation of the
streambed by one foot for all culverts with a diameter greater than 48 inches, and 20 percent of the culvert diameter
for culverts having a diameter less than 48 inches, to allow low flow passage of water and aquatic life. Design and
placement of culverts and other structures including temporary erosion control measures shall not be conducted in a
manner that may result in dis-equilibrium of wetlands or streambeds or banks, adjacent to or upstream and down
stream of the above structures. The applicant is required to provide evidence that the equilibrium is being
maintained if requested in writing by DWQ. If this condition is unable to be met due to bedrock or other limiting
features encountered during construction, please contact the NC DWQ for guidance on how to proceed and to
determine whether or not a permit modification will be required.
If multiple pipes or barrels are required, they should be designed to mimic the natural stream cross section as closely
as possible including pipes or barrels at flood plain elevation and/or sills where appropriate. Widening the stream
channel should be avoided. Stream channel widening at the inlet or outlet end of structures typically decreases
water velocity causing sediment deposition that requires increased maintenance and disrupts aquatic life passage.
Riprap should not be placed in the active thalweg channel or placed in the streambed in a manner that precludes
aquatic life passage. Bioengineering boulders or structures should be properly designed, sized and installed.
Thank you for requesting our input at this time. The NCDOT is reminded that issuance of a 401 Water Quality
Certification requires that appropriate measures be instituted to ensure that water quality standards are met and designated
uses are not degraded or lost. If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Polly Lespinasse
at [phone].
cc: Steve Lund, US Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville Field Office
Ron Lucas, Federal Highway Administration
Chris Militscher, Environmental Protection Agency
Marla Chambers, NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Marella Buncick, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Sonia Gregory, Central Office Wetlands Unit
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARINENT OF TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION
MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GOVERNOR
August 28, 2007
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LYNDO TIPPETT
SECRETARY
MEMORANDUM TO: Mr. John Hennessy
Division of Water Quality/Wetlands
FROM: Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., Manager z_f
Project Development and Environmental Analyss l>l rich
SUBJECT: Start of Study for NC 3, Widen to multi-lanes from K apolis Parkway
(U-2009) to SR 1691 (Loop Road), 2.5 miles, Cabarrus County,
Division 10, WBS 39010.1.1, STP-0003(6), TIP U-3440
The Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch is starting the project
development, environmental and engineering studies for the proposed widening of NC 3 to a multi-lane
facility from Kannapolis Parkway (U-2009) to SR 1691 (Loop Road). The project is included in the
2007-2013 North Carolina Transportation Improvement Program and is scheduled for right of way in
fiscal year 2011 and construction in fiscal year 2013.
Attached for your review and comments are the scoping information sheets for the proposed project.
We would appreciate any information you might have that would be helpful in evaluating potential
environmental impacts of the project. If applicable, please identify any permits or approvals that may be
required by your agency. A scoping meeting will be scheduled with NCDOT staff to discuss the proposed
project in more detail. In order to include your comments in our materials for this meeting, we would
appreciate your response by November 2, 2007. If you would like to attend the scoping meeting, please
notify the project engineer.
It is anticipated that a federally funded Environmental Impact Statement/Finding of No
Significant Impact (EA/FONSI) will be prepared for this project. This document will be prepared in
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act.
If you have any questions concerning the project, please contact Kristina Solberg, P.E., Project
Planning Engineer, of this Branch at [phone], Ext. 259. Please include the TIP Project Number in
all correspondence and comments.
GJT/plr
Attachment
MAILING ADDRESS:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
1548 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH NC 27699-1548
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
WEBSITE: WWW.NCDOT.ORG
LOCATION:
TRANSPORTATION BUILDING
1 SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET
RALEIGH NC

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MEMORANDUM
TO: Hank Schwab, Bridge Project Planning Engineer, PDEA, NCDOT
FROM: Polly Lespinasse, NC Division of Water Quality, Mooresville Regional Office
SUBJECT: Scoping Review of NCDOT's Proposed Bridge Replacement Projects: B-4456 (Catawba Count=: )
B-4468 (Cleveland County), B-4517 and B-4519 (Gaston County), and B-4553 (Iredell County)
In reply to your correspondence dated August 1, 2007 (received August 9, 2007) in which you requested comments
above referenced projects, the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (DWQ) offers the following comments:
Project Specific Comments
B-4456, Bridge No. 49 Over Interstate 40, Catawba County
Mahaffie Branch is Class C Waters of the State.
B-4468, Bridge No. 144 Over Sandy Run Creek, Cleveland County
Sandy Run Creek is Class C Waters of the State.
B-4517, Bridge No. 49 Over Crowder's Creek, Gaston County
Crowder's Creek is Class C; 303(d) Waters of the State. Crowder's Creek is on the 303(d) list for impaired use for
aquatic life due to impaired biological integrity. DWQ is very concerned with sediment and erosion impacts that cou'!
result from this project. DWQ recommends that the most protective sediment and erosion control BMPs be implement,
to reduce the risk of nutrient runoff to Crowder's Creek. DWQ requests that road design plans provide treatment of the i
storm water runoff through best management practices as detailed in the most recent version of NC DWQ Storm Watc ,
Best Management Practices.
B-4519, Bridge No. 155 Over Little Long Creek, Gaston County
Little Long Creek is Class C Waters of the State.
B-4553, Bridge No. 312 Over Fourth Creek, Iredell County
Fourth Creek is Class C; 303(d) Waters of the State. Fourth. Long Creek is on the 303(d) list for impaired use for aquf,..'iz:;
life due to impaired biological integrity, turbidity and fecal coliform. DWQ is very concerned with sediment and eros? r.
impacts that could result from this project. DWQ recommends that the most protective sediment and erosion control.
BMPs be implemented to reduce the risk of nutrient runoff to Fourth Creek. DWQ requests that road design plans provFdc,
treatment of the storm water runoff through best management practices as detailed in the most recent version of NC
Storm Water Best Management Practices.
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North Carolina Division of Water Quality 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 Phone [phone]
Intemet: www.ncwaterquality.org Mooresville, NC 28115 FAX [phone]
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General Comments Regarding Bridge Replacement Projects
1. DWQ is very concerned with sediment and erosion impacts that could result from this project. NCDOT should
address these concerns by describing the potential impacts that may occur to the aquatic environments and any
mitigating factors that would reduce the impacts.
2. If foundation test borings are necessary, it should be noted in the document. Geotechnical work is approved under
General 401 Certification Number 3494/Nationwide Permit No. 6 for Survey Activities.
If a bridge is being replaced with a hydraulic conveyance other than another bridge, DWQ believes the use of a
Nationwide Permit may be required. Please contact the US Army Corp of Engineers to determine the required
permit(s).
4. If the old bridge is removed, no discharge of bridge material into surface waters is allowed unless otherwise
authorized by the US ACOE. Strict adherence to the Corps of Engineers guidelines for bridge demolition will be a
condition of the 401 Water Quality Certification.
Whenever possible, the DWQ prefers spanning structures. Spanning structures usually do not require work within
the stream or grubbing of the stream banks and do not require stream channel realignment. The horizontal and
vertical clearances provided by bridges allow for human and wildlife passage beneath the structure, do not block fish
passage and do not block navigation by canoeists and boaters.
6. Bridge deck drains should not discharge directly into the stream. Storm water should be directed across the bridge
and pre-treated through site-appropriate means (grassed swales, pre-formed scour holes, vegetated buffers, etc.)
before entering the stream. Please refer to the most current version of NC DWQ Storm Water Best Management
Practices.
7. If concrete is used during construction, a dry work area should be maintained to prevent direct contact between
curing concrete and stream water. Water that inadvertently contacts uncured concrete should not be discharged to
surface waters due to the potential for elevated pH and possible aquatic life and fish kills.
8. Bridge supports (bents) should not be placed in the stream when possible.
9. If temporary access roads or detours are constructed, the site shall be graded to its preconstruction contours and
elevations. Disturbed areas should be seeded or mulched to stabilize the soil and appropriate native woody species
should be planted. When using temporary structures the area should be cleared but not grubbed. Clearing the area
with chain saws, mowers, bush-hogs, or other mechanized equipment and leaving the stumps and root mat intact
allows the area to re-vegetate naturally and minimizes soil disturbance.
10. Sediment and erosion control measures sufficient to protect water resources must be implemented and maintained in
accordance with the most recent version of North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Planning and Design
Manual and the most recent version of NCS000250.
11. All work in or adjacent to stream waters should be conducted in a dry work area unless otherwise approved by NC
DWQ. Approved BMP measures from the most current version of NCDOT Construction and Maintenance
Activities manual such as sandbags, rock berms, cofferdams and other diversion structures should be used to prevent
excavation in flowing water.
12. Heavy equipment should be operated from the bank rather than in stream channels in order to minimize
sedimentation and reduce the likelihood of introducing other pollutants into streams. This equipment should be
inspected daily and maintained to prevent contamination of surface waters from leaking fuels, lubricants, hydraulic
fluids, or other toxic materials.
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13. In most cases, the DWQ prefers the replacement of the existing structure at the same location with road closure. If
road closure is not feasible, a temporary detour should be designed and located to avoid wetland impacts, minimize
the need for clearing and to avoid destabilizing stream banks. If the structure will be on a new alignment, the old
structure should be removed and the approach fills removed from the 100-year floodplain. Approach fills should be
removed and restored to the natural ground elevation. The area should be stabilized with grass and planted with
native tree species. Tall fescue should not be used in riparian areas.
General Comments if Replacing the Bridge with a Culvert
Placement of culverts and other structures in waters, streams, and wetlands shall be below the elevation of the
streambed by one foot for all culverts with a diameter greater than 48 inches, and 20 percent of the culvert diameter
for culverts having a diameter less than 48 inches, to allow low flow passage of water and aquatic life. Design and
placement of culverts and other structures including temporary erosion control measures shall not be conducted in a
manner that may result in dis-equilibrium of wetlands or streambeds or banks, adjacent to or upstream and down
stream of the above structures. The applicant is required to provide evidence that the equilibrium is being
maintained if requested in writing by DWQ. If this condition is unable to be met due to bedrock or other limiting
features encountered during construction, please contact the NC DWQ for guidance on how to proceed and to
determine whether or not a permit modification will be required.
2. If multiple pipes or barrels are required, they should be designed to mimic the natural stream cross section as closely
as possible including pipes or barrels at flood plain elevation and/or sills where appropriate. Widening the stream
channel should be avoided. Stream channel widening at the inlet or outlet end of structures typically decreases
water velocity causing sediment deposition that requires increased maintenance and disrupts aquatic life passage.
Riprap should not be placed in the active thalweg channel or placed in the streambed in a manner that precludes
aquatic life passage. Bioengineering boulders or structures should be properly designed, sized and installed.
Thank you for requesting our input at this time. The NCDOT is reminded that issuance of a 401 Water Quality
Certification requires that appropriate measures be instituted to ensure that water quality standards are met and designated
uses are not degraded or lost. If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Polly Lespinasse
at [phone].
cc: Steve Lund, US Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville Field Office
Ron Lucas, Federal Highway Administration
Chris Militscher, Environmental Protection Agency
Marla Chambers, NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Marella Buncick, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Sonia Gregory, Central Office Wetlands Unit

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PROGRAM
October 8, 2007
Mr. Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D.
Environmental Management Director
Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch
worth Carolina Department of Transportation
1548 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1548
U--ar Dr. Thorpe:
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
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B-4124, Replace Bridge Number 84 on SR 1141 over the Tar
River, Granville County
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement
Program (EEP) will provide the compensatory stream mitigation for the subject project.
Based on the information supplied by you on October 3, 2007, the impacts are located in
CU 03020101 of the Tar-Pamlico River Basin in the Central Piedmont (CP) Eco-Region,
and are as follows:
Buffer Zone 1: 1,400 sq.ft.
Buffer Zone 2: 3,260 sq.ft.
During the review of this request, it was noted the buffer in Zone 2 has increased
from 2,459 sq.ft. to 3,260 sq.ft. EEP will provide the requested buffer mitigation.
EEP commits to implementing sufficient compensatory mitigation to offset the
impacts associated with this project by the end of the MOA Year in which. this project is
permitted, in accordance with Section X of the Amendment No. 2 to the Memorandum of
Agreement between the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural
Resources, the North Carolina Department of Transportation, and the U. S. Army Corps
of Engineers, fully executed on March 8, 2007. If the above referenced impact amounts
are revised, then this mitigation acceptance letter will no longer be valid and a new
mitigation acceptance letter will be required from EEP.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth
Harmon at 919-715-1929.
Sincerely,

William D. Gilmore, P.E.
EEP Director
cc: Mr. Eric Alsmeyer, USACE - Raleigh
Mr. John Hennessy, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File: B-4124
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October 8, 2007
Mr. Eric Alsmeyer
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
6508 Falls of the Neuse Road, Suite 120
Raleigh, North Carolina 27615
Dear Mr. Alsmeyer:
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
B-4124, Replace Bridge Number 84 on SR 1141 over the Tar River,
Granville County; Tar-Pamlico River Basin (Cataloging Unit 03020101);
Central Piedmont (CP) Eco-Region
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement Program
(EEP) will provide the buffer mitigation for the unavoidable impact associated with the above
referenced project. As indicated in the NCDOT's mitigation request dated October 3, 2007,
buffer mitigation from EEP is required for 1,400 sq.ft. in Zone 1 and 3,260 sq.ft. in Zone 2.
Buffer mitigation associated with this project will be provided in accordance with Section
X of the Amendment No. 2 to the Memorandum of Agreement between the N. C. Department of
Environment and Natural Resources, the N. C. Department of Transportation, and the U. S. Army
Corps of Engineers fully executed on March 8, 2007 (Tri-Party MOA). EEP commits to
implement sufficient buffer credits to offset the impacts associated with this project by the end of
the MOA year in which this project is permitted. If the above referenced impact amounts are
revised, then this mitigation acceptance letter will no longer be valid and a new mitigation
acceptance letter will be required from EEP.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth
Harmon at 919-715-1929.
Si?.erely,
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EEP Dire or
cc: Mr. Gregory J. Thorpe,-Ph.D., NCDOT-PDEA
Mr. John Hennessy, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File: B-4124
MITIGATION REQUEST FORM.
AMA
WDENR TRI-PARTY MOA (NCDOT)
NCDEN Revised 3/22/2007
Fill in requested information, print out the form, sign and date, and either mail to EER 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1652, or
fax to 919-715-2219. Attachments are acceptable for clarification purposes.
Electronic submissions are permissable; however, an acceptance letter cannot be sent until the original signed form has been received.
NCDOT CONTACT INFORMATION REGULATORY CONTACT INFORMATION
Agency/Division NCDOT Highways USACE Office Regulatory Field Office
Branch PDEA-NEU USACE Contact Mr. Eric Alsmeyer
Mailing Address 1598 Mail Service Center Mailing Address 6508 Falls of the Neuse Rd, Ste 120
City, State, Zip Raleigh, NC 27699-1598 City, State, Zip Raleigh, NC 27615
Project Manager Deanna Riffey USACE Fax Number [phone]
Telephone Number NCDWQ Contact John Hennessy
E-Mail Address [e-mail] Mailing Address 1650 Mail Service Center
Supervisor Rachelle Beauregard City, State, Zip Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
ITeiephone Number
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NCDWQ Fax Number
!ROJECT LOCATION
IP Number(s)
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DOT Highway Division
(feet)

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NATION AND IMPACTS
B-4124
BR 84 over the Tar River on SR 114
02/19/08
Division 5
Granville
Central Piedmont
Tar-Pamlico
Warm
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Cold
TOTAL
in Wetland Impact (acres)
parian Wetland Impact (acres)
I March Impact (acres)
Impact Zone 1 (square
Zone 2 (square

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3THER INFORMATION
1SACE Action ID Number (if known)
ICDWQ Project Number (if known)
ICDCM Project Number (if known)
IMPORTANT Signature of Applicant or Agent:
Check below if this request is a:
? New Mitigation Request
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August 21, 2007
Mr. David Baker
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Asheville Regulatory Field Office
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, North Carolina 28801-5006
Dear Mr. Baker:
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
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28; Little Tennessee River Basin (Cataloging Unit 06010202); Southern
Mountains (SM) Eco-Region
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the.Ecosystem Enhancement Program
(EEP) will provide the compensatory stream mitigation for the unavoidable impact associated
with the above referenced project. As indicated in the NCDOT's mitigation request dated
September 28, 2007, compensatory stream mitigation from EEP is required for 167 feet of cool
stream impact.
Compensatory stream mitigation associated with this project will be provided in
accordance with Section X of the Amendment No. 2 to the Memorandum of Agreement between
the N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the N. C. Department of
Transportation, and the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers fully executed on March 8, 2007 (Tri-
Party MOA). EEP commits to implement sufficient compensatory stream mitigation up to 167
cool stream credits to offset the impacts associated with this project by the end of the MOA year
in which this project is permitted. If the above referenced impact amounts are revised, then this
mitigation acceptance letter will no longer be valid and a new mitigation acceptance letter will be
required from EEP.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth
Harmon at 919-715-1929.
Sincerely,
illiam . Gilmore, P.E.
EEP Dire for
cc: Mr. Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., NCDOT-PDEA
Mr. John Hennessy, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File: R-2408A
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PROGRAM
October 5, 2007
Mr. Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D.
Environmental Management Director
Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1548 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1548
Dear Dr. Thorpe:
Subject: EEP Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
R-2408A, Improve SR 1323 (Riverview St) from US 441 Bus. To
NC 28
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Ecosystem Enhancement
Program (EEP) will provide the compensatory stream mitigation for the subject project.
Based on the information supplied by you on September 28, 2007, the impacts are located
in CU 06010202 of the Little Tennessee River Basin in the Southern Mountains (SM)
Eco-Region, and are as follows:
Cool Stream: 167 ft.
EEP commits to implementing sufficient compensatory wetland mitigation to
offset the impacts associated with this project by the end of the MOA Year in which this
project is permitted, in accordance with Section X of the Amendment No. 2 to the
Memorandum of Agreement between the North Carolina Department of Environment and
Natural Resources, the North Carolina Department of Transportation, and the U. S. Army
Corps of Engineers, fully executed on March 8, 2007. If the above referenced impact
amounts are revised, then this mitigation acceptance letter will no longer be valid and a
new mitigation acceptance letter will be required from EEP.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth
Harmon at 919-715-1929.
Sincerely,
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William D. Gilmore, P.E.
EEP Director
cc: Mr. David Baker, USACE-Asheville Field Office
Mr. John Hennessy, Division of Water Quality, Wetlands/401 Unit
File: R-2408

Q? MITIGATION REQUEST FORM
NCDENR TRI-PARTY MOA (NCDOT)
Revised 3/22/2007
Fill in requested information, print out the form, sign and date, and either mail to EEP, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699.1652, or
fax to 919-715-2219. Attachments are acceptable for clarification purposes.
Electronic submissions are permissable; however, an acceptance letter cannot be sent until the original signed form has been received.
NCDOT ONTACT INFORMATION REGULATORY CON TACT INFORMATION
W CDOT Highways USACE Office
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g DEA-NEU USACE Contact avid Baker
598 Mail Service Center Mailing Address atton Avenue, Room 208
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City, State, Zip Raleigh, NC 27699-1598 City, State, Zip Ah
ville, NC 2880 1-5006
Project Manager Jason Dilday USACE Fax Number [phone]
Telephone Number NCDWQ Contact John Hennessy
E-Mail Address [e-mail] Mailing Address 1650 Mail Service Center
Supervisor Carla Dagnino City, State, Zip Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
Telephone Number NCDWQ Fax Number
PROJECT LOCATION INFORMATION' AND IMPACTS
TIP Numbers R-2408 A
TIP Description IMPROVE SR 1323 (RIVERVIEW ST) FROM US 441 BUS TO NC 28
Current Let Date 02/19/08
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Riparian Wetland Impact acres
Non-Riparian Wetland Impact acres
Coastal March Impact acres

Buffer Impact . Zone 1 square feet
Zone 2 (square feet
OTHER INFORMATION
USACE Action ID Number (if known)
NCDWQ Project Number (if known)
NCDCM Project Number (if known)
IMPORTANT Signature of Applicant or Agent:
Check below if this request is a:
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Sara Easterly
NCDOT - Natural Environment Unit
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina, 27699-1598
Subject: NCDOT TIP # U-2545, New location from US 52/1-85B to SR 2212 in Lexington
Davidson County
Abbott's Creek [03-07-07, 12-119-(6), C]
Rat Spring Branch [03-07-07, 12-113-5, C]
On-Site Determination for Applicability to the Mitigation. Rules (15A NCAC 211.0506(h)
Dear Ms. Easterly:
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
October 5, 2007
On October 3, 2007, at your request and in your attendance, Sue Homewood, Division of Water Quality (DWQ) staff,
conducted an on-site determination to review drainage features located adjacent to the new location project referenced
above for applicability to the mitigation rules (15A NCAC 2H.0506(h)). The drainage features are approximated on the
attached map initialed and dated October 5, 2007.
Streams that were reviewed on site and determined to be perennial and therefore subject to mitigation in accordance with
15A NCAC 2H.0506(h) were: UT7, UT8, UT12
Streams that were reviewed on site and determined to be intermittent and therefore not subject to mitigation in
accordance with 15A NCAC 2H.0506(h) were: UT5, UT6, UT10, UT2, UT11 (from the road to the adjacent driveway),
UT9 (from a headcut approximately 30 feet upstream of Wetland A, and UT13. Please note that the USACE may still
require mitigation on streams that do not require mitigation by the Division's regulations. UT9 upstream of the headcut
was determined to be ephemeral.
Please note that other sites identified in the jurisdictional vertification request package but not reviewed on site by DWQ
will be considered accurate as presented.
Please also note that it was determined on-site that if impacts should occur to UT11 downstream of the adjacent
driveway, the Division reserves the right to inspect that portion of the stream and determine applicability of the
mitigation rule at a later date.
This letter only addresses the applicability to the mitigation rules and does not approve any activity within Waters of the
United States, or Waters of the State. Any impacts to wetlands and streams must comply with the 404/401 regulations,
water supply regulations (15A NCAC 2B .0216), and any other required federal, state and local regulations.
The owner (or future owners) or Permittee shall notify the DWQ (and other relevant agencies) of this decision in any
future correspondences concerning this property and/or project. This on-site determination shall expire five (5) years
frnm the Ante of this h4ter_
North Carolina Division of Water Quality 585 Waughtown Street
Internet: h2o.enr.state.nc.us Winston-Salem, NC 27107
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
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Landowners or affected parties that dispute a determination made by the DWQ or Delegated Local Authority that a
surface water exists and that it is subject to the mitigation rules may request a determination by the Director. A request
fora determination by the Director shall be referred to the Director in writing c/o John Hennessy, DWQ Wetlands/401
Unit, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1650. Individuals that dispute a determination by the DWQ or
Delegated Local Authority that "exempts" a surface water from the mitigation rules may ask for an adjudicatory hearing.
You must act within 60 days of the date that you receive this letter. Applicants are hereby notified that the 60-day
statutory appeal time does not start until the affected party (including downstream and adjacent landowners) is notified of
this decision. DWQ recommends that the applicant conduct this notification in order to be certain that third party appeals
are made in a timely manner. To ask for a hearing, send a written petition, which conforms to Chapter 150B of the
North Carolina General Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C.
27699-6714. This determination is final and binding unless you ask for a hearing within 60 days.
If you have any additional questions or require additional information please call Sue Homewood at 336-771-4964 or at
[e-mail].
Sincerely,
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Steve Tedder
Attachments:
cc: John Thomas, US Army Corps of Engineers - Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
DWQ WSRO File Copy
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October 8, 2007
MEMORANDUM
To: Melba McGee, DENR Environmental Coordinator
From: 41(ue Homewood, Division of Water Quality, Winston-Salem Office
Subject: Comments on the Finding of No Significant Impact related to proposed US 421 (King
Street) from east of NC 194 to US 321, Watauga County, Federal Aid Project No. NHF-
421(31), State Project No. 35015.1.1, TIP U4020.
This office has reviewed the referenced document dated September 17, 2007. The Division of Water
Quality (DWQ) is responsible for the issuance of the Section 401 Water Quality Certification for
activities that impact Waters of the U.S., including wetlands. It is our understanding that the project as
presented will result in impacts to jurisdictional wetlands, streams, and other surface waters. The DWQ
offers the following comments based on review of the aforementioned document:
Boone Creek is class C; Tr+ waters of the State. DWQ recommends that the most
protective sediment and erosion control BMPs be implemented to reduce the risk of
turbidity violations in trout waters. In addition, all disturbances within trout buffers shall be
conducted in accordance with NC Division of Land Resources and NC Wildlife Resources
Commission requirements. The + sign indicates this water drains to high quality or
outstanding resource waters and additional measures may be necessary for the control of
sediment and turbidity.
2. In accordance with the Environmental Management Commission's Rules {15A NCAC
2H.0506(h)}, mitigation will be required for impacts of greater than 150 linear feet to any single
perennial stream. In the event that mitigation is required, the mitigation plan shall be designed to
replace appropriate lost functions and values. The NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program may be
available for use as stream mitigation.
3. Future documentation, including the 401 Water Quality Certification Application, shall continue to
include an itemized listing of the proposed wetland and stream impacts with corresponding
mapping.
4. DWQ is very concerned with sediment and erosion impacts that could result from this project. NC
DOT shall address these concerns by describing the potential impacts that may occur to the aquatic
environments and any mitigating factors that would reduce the impacts.
5. NC DOT is respectfully reminded that all impacts, including but not limited to, bridging, fill,
excavation and clearing, to jurisdictional wetlands, streams, and riparian buffers need to be included
in the final impact calculations. These impacts, in addition to any construction impacts, temporary
or otherwise, also need to be included as part of the 401 Water Quality Certification Application.
Ane Carolina
Transportation Permitting Unit Naturally
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] / FAX [phone] / Internet: htto://h2o.enr.state.ne.us/ncwetlands
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins, Director .
Division of Water Quality
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6. Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands or streams.
7. Borrow/waste areas shall avoid wetlands to the maximum extent practical. Impacts to wetlands in
borrow/waste areas will need to be presented in the 401 Water Quality Certification and could
precipitate compensatory mitigation.
The 401 Water Quality Certification application will need to specifically address the proposed
methods for stormwater management. More specifically, stormwater shall not be permitted to
discharge directly into streams or surface waters.
9. Based on the information presented in the document, the magnitude of impacts to wetlands and
streams may require a Nationwide (NW) application to the Corps of Engineers and corresponding
401 Water Quality Certification. Please be advised that a 401 Water Quality Certification requires
satisfactory protection of water quality to ensure that water quality standards are met and no wetland
or stream uses are lost. Final permit authorization will require the submittal of a formal application
by the NCDOT and written concurrence from the NCDWQ. Please be aware that any approval will
be contingent on appropriate avoidance and minimization of wetland and stream impacts to the
maximum extent practical, the development of an acceptable stormwater management plan, and the
inclusion of appropriate mitigation plans where appropriate.
10. If concrete is used during construction, a dry work area shall be maintained to prevent direct contact
between curing concrete and stream water. Water that inadvertently contacts uncured concrete shall
not be discharged to surface waters due to the potential for elevated pH and possible aquatic life and
fish kills.
11. Placement of culverts and other structures in waters, streams, and wetlands shall be placed below
the elevation of the streambed by one foot for all culverts with a diameter greater than 48 inches,
and 20 percent of the culvert diameter for culverts having a diameter less than 48 inches, to allow
low flow passage of water and aquatic life. Design and placement of culverts and other structures
including temporary erosion control measures shall not be conducted in a manner that may result in
dis-equilibrium of wetlands or streambeds or banks, adjacent to or upstream and down stream of the
above structures. The applicant is required to provide evidence that the equilibrium is being
maintained if requested in writing by DWQ. If this condition is unable to be met due to bedrock or
other limiting features encountered during construction, please contact the NC DWQ for guidance
on how to proceed and to determine whether or not a permit modification will be required.
12. If multiple pipes or barrels are required, they shall be designed to mimic natural stream cross section
as closely as possible including pipes or barrels at flood plain elevation and/or sills where
appropriate. Widening the stream channel should be avoided. Stream channel widening at the inlet
or outlet end of structures typically decreases water velocity causing sediment deposition that
requires increased maintenance and disrupts aquatic life passage.
13. If foundation test borings are necessary; it shall be noted in the document. Geotechnical work is
approved under General 401 Certification Number 3494/Nationwide Permit No. 6 for Survey
Activities.
14. Sediment and erosion control measures sufficient to protect water resources must be implemented
and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of North Carolina Sediment and Erosion
Control Planning and Design Manual and the most recent version of NCS000250. .
14. Sediment and erosion control measures sufficient to protect water resources must be implemented
and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of North Carolina Sediment and Erosion
Control Planning and Design Manual and the most recent version of NCS000250. .
15. All work in or adjacent to stream waters shall be conducted in a dry work area. Approved BMP
measures from the most current version of NCDOT Construction and Maintenance Activities
manual such as sandbags, rock berms, cofferdams and other diversion structures shall be used to
prevent excavation in flowing water.
16. While the use of National Wetland hlventory (NWI) maps, NC Coastal Region Evaluation of
Wetland Significance (NC-CREWS) maps and soil survey maps are useful tools, their inherent
inaccuracies require that qualified personnel perform onsite wetland delineations prior to permit
approval.
17. Heavy equipment shall be operated from the bank rather than in stream channels in order to
minimize sedimentation and reduce the likelihood of introducing other pollutants into streams. This
equipment shall be inspected daily and maintained to prevent contamination of surface waters from
leaking fuels, lubricants, hydraulic fluids, or other toxic materials.
18. Riprap shall not be placed in the active thalweg channel or placed in the streambed in a manner that
precludes aquatic life passage. Bioengineering boulders or structures shall be properly designed,
sized and installed.
19. Riparian vegetation (native trees and shrubs) shall be preserved to the maximum extent possible.
Riparian vegetation must be reestablished within the construction limits of the project by the end of
the growing season following completion of construction.
The NCDWQ appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on your project. Should you have any
questions or require any additional information, please contact Sue Homewood at 336-771-4964 or
[e-mail]
cc: Monte Matthews, US Army Corps of Engineers, Raleigh Field Office
Felix Davila, Federal Highway Administration
Chris Militscher, Environmental Protection Agency
Marla Chambers, NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Marella Buncick, US Fish and Wildlife Service
DWQ Winston-Salem Regional Office
DWQ 401 Transportation Permitting Unit
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Project Review Form
Project Number: 08-0099 County: Watauga
Due Date: 10/22/2007
Date Received: 09/27/2007
Project Description: Widening of US 421 (King Street) to a multi-lane from NC 194 (Jefferson Ave.) to US 321
(Hardin Street); approx. 1.155 miles in length in Watauga County. TIP No. U-4020
This Proiect is being reviewed as indicated below:
Regional Office Regional Office Area In-House Review
Asheville Air Soil & Water Marine Fisheries
Fayetteville Water Coastal Management
Mooresville Wildlife Water Resources
Aquifer Protection Environmental Health
Raleigh
Land Quality Engineer
v1 Wildlife - DOT Solid Waste Mgmt
Washington
Forest Resources Radiation Protection
Wilmington Land Resources
Other
Winston-Salem Parks & Recreation
Water Quality
v/ Water Quality - DOT
Air Quality
Manager Sign-Off/Region: Date: In-House Reviewer/Agency:
Response (check all applicable)
No objection to project as proposed.
Insufficient information to complete review
No Comment
Other (specify or attach comments)
If you have any questions, please contact:
Melba McGee, Environmental Coordinator at [e-mail]
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