20201093 Ver 1_B-5813 Permit Application Cover Letter_20200902 (2)

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ROY COOPER J. ERIC BOYETTE
GOVERNOR SECRETARY

Mailing Address:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS UNIT
1598 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH NC 27699-1598
Telephone: [phone]

Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968
Website: www.ncdot.gov
Location:
1000 BIRCH RIDGE DRIVE
RALEIGH NC 27610

September 2, 2020

U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Regulatory Field Office
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, NC 28801-5006

ATTN: Ms. Crystal Amschler
NCDOT Coordinator

Subject: Application for Section 404 Nationwide Permit 14, and 401 Water Quality
Certification for the proposed Replacement of Bridge No. 132 on NC 73 over
Dutch Buffalo Creek in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, Division 10, TIP No. B-
5813. Debit $570 from WBS 45767.1.1

Dear Ms. Amschler:

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) proposes to replace bridge number
132 on NC 73 over Dutch Buffalo Creek in Cabarrus County with a 208 foot, 2-span bridge with
a span arrangement of 1@85' and 1@123' (63" Girder). This existing bridge will be removed, and
the proposed bridge will be placed about 50' upstream of the existing bridge alignment, keeping
the existing bridge during construction as a detour bridge. This action will result in 220 lf of
permanent impacts to streams from a channel relocation and 0.05 ac of temporary impacts to
streams from dewatering, and causeways for bridge construction/demolition. Mitigation for the
permanent stream impacts will be provided by the North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services
(NCDMS).

Please see enclosed copies of the Pre-Construction Notification (PCN), NCDMS Acceptance
Letter, Stormwater Management Plan, and Permit Drawings. A Minimum Criteria Determination
Checklist (MCDC) was completed in November 2018 and distributed shortly thereafter.
Additional copies are available upon request.

This project calls for a letting date of June 15, 2021 and a review date of April 27, 2021.

A copy of this permit application and its distribution list will be posted on the NCDOT Website
at: https://xfer.services.ncdot.gov/pdea/PermApps/. If you have any questions or need additional
information, please contact Jeff Hemphill at [phone].

Sincerely,

Philip S. Harris III, P.E., C.P.M.
Environmental Analysis Unit Head

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