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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
March 7, 2011
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Regulatory Field Office
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, NC 28801-5006
ATTN: Ms. Sarah Elizabeth Hair
NCDOT Coordinator
Dear Madam:
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EUGENE A. CONTI, JR.
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Subject: Withdrawal of Application for an Individual Section 404 and Section 401
Water Quality Certification for the I-40 & I-77 interchange in Statesville
including I-40 from west of SR 2003 (Radio Road) to SR 2158 (Old
Mocksville Road) and I-77 from south of SR 2321 (East Broad Street) to south
of SR 2171 (Jane Sower Road) in Iredell County. Federal Aid Project No.
IMS-40-2, Division 12, WBS Element 34192.1.2, TIP No. I-3819A.
Reference: Application for an Individual Section 404 Permit and Section 401 Water
Quality Certification, dated September 24, 2010
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) proposes to make improvements
to the I-40 and I-77 Interchange in Statesville. The NCDOT submitted a permit application
dated September 24, 2010 which stated that there would be 1.36 acres of permanent wetland
impacts, 2,326 linear feet of permanent stream impacts, 135 linear feet (0.04 acre) of
temporary stream impact, and no utility relocation impacts.
Since submitting the permit application, the intersection of US 21 and I-40 has been
undergoing a design change to a diverging diamond interchange. In addition, there have been
multiple small changes to the project including an adjustment of the on-site mitigation plan,
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addition' of a temporary crutch bent and impacts to streams and wetlands from utility
relocations. Due-to these design revisions of the project, the let date is March 20, 2012.
It.has been decided that the best course of action would be to rescind the current application
and submit a new application which incorporates all of the changes once the new interchange
has been designed. Therefore, NCDOT hereby requests the September 24, 2010 application
be withdrawn.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Erin Cheely at
[e-mail] or [phone].

Sincerel
Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., Environmental Management Director
Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch
CC (hard copy)
Mr. Brian Wrenn, NCDWQ
CC (electronic copy)
Ms. Marella Buncick, USFWS
Ms. Marla Chambers, NCWRC
Ms. Jennifer Derby, USEPA
Dr. David Chang, P.E., Hydraulics
Mr. Greg Perfetti, P.E., Structure Design
Mr. Dewayne Sykes, P.E., Utilities Unit
Mr. Mark Staley, Roadside Environmental
Mr. M.L. Holder, P.E., Division Engineer
Ms. Trish Simon, DEO
Mr. Jay Bennett, P.E., Roadway Design
Mr. Art McMillan, P.E., Highway Design
Mr. Scott McLendon, USACE, Wilmington
Ms. Beth Harmon, EEP
Mr. Clarence W. Coleman, P.E., FHWA
Mr. Phillip Ayscue, NCDOT External Audit Branch
Mr. Drew Joyner, PE, Human Environment Unit Head
Mr. Majed Alghandour, P. E., Programming and TIP
Mr. Undrea Major, PDEA Project Planning Engineer
Ms. LeiLani Paugh, NEU
Mr. Randy Griffin, NEU
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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
March 16, 2011
DWQ# 10-0804
Iredell County
Dr. Gregory J. Thorpe, Environmental Management Director
NCDOT, Project Development and Environmental Analysis
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
Subject: Withdrawal of Application for an Individual 401 Water Quality Certification for 1-40 and 1-77
Interchange Improvements Including 1-40 from West of SR 2003 (Radio Road) to SR 2158 (Old
Mocksville Road) and 1-77 from South of SR 2321 (East Broad Street) to South of SR 2171 (Jane
Sower Road), TIP I-3819A, Iredell County, DWQ #10-0804
Dear Dr. Thorpe:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you of the withdrawal of the subject application. On March 7, 2011, the North Carolina
Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ) received a request to withdraw the application for the above referenced project. The
withdrawal of the application was requested due to design revisions, mitigation plan changes and increased impacts to
jurisdictional resources associated with utility relocations. The withdrawal request was made by Erin Cheely with the
NCDOT PDEA.
If you have any questions, please contact Polly Lespinasse at [phone].
Sincerely,
Coleen Sullins
Director
cc Liz Hair, US Army Corps of Engineers, Asheville Field Office
Erin Cheely, NCDOT PDEA
Carla Dagnino, NCDOT PDEA
Trish Simon, NCDOT Division 12 Environmental Officer
Marla Chambers, NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Sonia Carrillo, NCDWQ Central Office
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