20051608 Ver 2_DCM Permit_20061228

Permit Class
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NEW J 0 216-06
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pursuant to NCGS 113A-118
Excavation and/or filling pursuant to NCGS 113-229
Issued to N.C. Department of Transportation, 1598 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1548
Authorizing development in Craven County at Trent River, Bride No. 60 on US 70
(Alfred Cunningham Bride, B-2532) as requested in the permittee's application dated 6/29/06
including the attached sixteen (16)'/z-size plan drawings dated 5/3/06 and four (4) permit drawings dated 7/14/06 submitted on 11/15/06
This permit, issued on 12/21/06 , is subject to compliance with the application (where consistent
with the permit), all applicable regulations, special conditions and notes set forth below. Any violation of these terms may
be subject to fines, imprisonment or civil action; or may cause the permit to be null and void.
Bride No. 60 Replacement (TIP No. B-2532)
1) In order to protect spawning adult and juvenile anadromous fisheries resources, no in-water work
shall be conducted from February 15 though June 30 of any year without prior approval of the NC
Division of Coastal Management (DCM), in consultation with the NC Wildlife Resources
Commission (WRC) and the NC Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF).
2) Unless specifically altered herein, the NCDOT document "Best Management Practices for Bridge
Demolition and Removal" (final 9/20/99) shall be followed during demolition and construction
activities.
(See attached sheets for Additional Conditions)
This permit action may be appealed by the permittee or
other qualified persons within twenty (20) days of the issuing
date. An appeal requires resolution prior to work initiation or
continuance as the case may be.
This permit must be accessible on-site to Department
personnel when the project is inspected for compliance.
Any maintenance work or project modification not covered
hereunder requires further Division approval.
All work must cease when the permit expires on
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of DENR and the
Chairman of the Coastal Resources Commission.
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Charles S. Jones, Director
Division of Coastal Management
This permit and its conditions are hereby accepted.
No Expiration Date, pursuant to GS 136-44.7B
In issuing this permit, the State of North Carolina agrees
that your project is consistent with the North Carolina Coastal
Management Program.
Signature of Permittee

N.C. Department of Transportation Permit # 216-06
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ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
3) The West Indian Manatee, Trichecus manatus, which is listed as a federally endangered species, has
been reported in North Carolina waters. In order to protect the West Indian manatee all in-water work
should be done during the period from November 1 to May 31. If work must be done during the period
from June through October the enclosed guidelines prepared by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS) (rev. 06/2003), entitled "Guidelines for Avoiding Impacts to the West Indian Manatee:
Precautionary Measures for Construction Activities in North Carolina Waters" shall be followed.
4) To minimize impacts to submerged aquatic vegetation (SAVs), barges shall avoid contact with the river
substrate. In order to avoid bottom disturbances in SAV areas, barges shall not be utilized in water
depths less than six feet.
5) In accordance with project commitments referenced in the permit application, shading of SAVs shall be
minimized by construction of work bridges at an elevation of at least three feet above the normal water
level and by avoiding long-term barge mooring during the growing season of May through September.
6) All materials and debris associated with the removal and/or construction of the existing and/or new
bridge, roadway asphalt, and associated materials shall be disposed of at an approved upland site or shall
be recycled in an environmentally appropriate manner, provided that appropriate authorizations from
any relevant state, federal, or local authorities are first obtained.
NOTE: The bridge demolition debris may be suitable for use as artificial reef material. The permittee is
encouraged to contact the Artificial Reef Coordinator, and the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries
Morehead City Office at [phone] to coordinate review of the suitability of the material
and arrangements for such use.
7) Debris resulting from demolition of the existing bridge or the temporary work bridge, including deck
components, shall not enter wetlands or waters of the State, even temporarily.
8) The permanent and temporary work bridge piles shall be installed with vibratory hammer, pile driver, or
drilling. Piles shall not be jetted. Should jetting of any bridge piles become necessary, a modification to
this permit will be required.
9) No drill slurry or water inside cofferdams that has been in contact with uncured concrete shall be
allowed to enter surface water. Drilling fluids shall be disposed of in an upland disposal site. Water
returning to the river shall be of sufficient quality so as to not pose a threat to aquatic organisms or
otherwise violate State water quality standards.
10) Excavated material from the drilled-shaft construction shall be removed from the encasements directly
into containment vessels.
11) Live concrete shall not be allowed to contact waters of the State or water that will enter waters of the
State.
12) No fill material shall be placed at any time in surrounding waters outside of the alignment of the fill area
indicated on the work plan drawing(s).

N.C. Department of Transportation
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
13) The fill material shall be clean and free of any pollutants except in trace quantities.
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14) Placement of riprap shall be limited to the areas as depicted on the attached work plan drawings. The
riprap material shall be free from loose dirt or any pollutant. The riprap material shall consist of clean
rock or masonry materials, such as but not limited to, granite, marl, or broken concrete.
15) Pilings from the existing bridge and pilings associated with the temporary work bridge, as well as any
remnant pilings from previous bridges, shall be removed in their entirety. In the event that a piling
breaks during removal and cannot be removed in its entirety, the piling may be cut off flush with the bed
of the water body if prior approval is received from DCM.
Sedimentation and Erosion Control
16) The permittee shall follow "Best Management Practices for the Protection of Surface Waters" and shall
also implement sedimentation and erosion control measures sufficient to protect aquatic resources.
17) Appropriate sedimentation and erosion control devices, measures or structures shall be implemented to
ensure that eroded materials do not enter adjacent wetlands, watercourses and property (e.g. silt fence,
diversion swales or berms, etc.).
18) This project shall conform to all requirements of the NC Sedimentation Pollution Control Act and NC
DOT's Memorandum of Agreement with the Division of Land Resources.
19) In order to protect water quality, runoff from construction shall not visibly increase the amount of
suspended sediments in adjacent waters.
Stormwater Management
20) The N.C. Division of Water Quality (DWQ) Stormwater Management Section approved this project
under the stormwater management rules of the Environmental Management Commission under
Stormwater Permit No. SW7060417 on 5/19/06. Any violation of the permit approved by the DWQ
shall be considered a violation of this LAMA permit.
General
21) The permittee shall adhere to the stipulations outlined in "The Memorandum of Agreement among the
Federal Highway Administration and the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Officer for TIP No.
B-2532, Alfred A. Cunningham Bridge Replacement, City of New Bern, Craven County, NC."
22) Any relocation of utility lines that is not already depicted on the attached work plan drawings, or
described within the attached permit application, shall require approval by DCM, either under the
authority of this permit, or by the utility company obtaining separate authorization.
23) If it is determined that additional permanent and/or temporary impacts will occur that are not shown on
the attached permit drawings, additional authorization from DCM shall be required.

N.C. Department of Transportation
ADllITIONAL (:OND1T'IONS
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24) The N.C. Division of Water Quality (DWQ) authorized the proposed project under General Water
Quality Certification Numbers 3403 and 3366 (DWQ Project No. 20051608v.2) which were issued on
7/21/06. Any violation of the Certification approved by the DWQ shall be considered a violation of this
CAMA permit.
NOTE: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorized the proposed project under Nationwide Permit
Number 23 (COE Action ID No. 200610796), which was issued on 5/4/06 and Nationwide
Permit Number 33 (ORM ID: SAW-2006-32632-125), which was issued on 6/21/06.
25) Unless specifically altered herein, any environmental commitments specifically made by the permittee
in the LAMA permit application package and the Categorical Exclusion document dated 1/23/06 shall
be implemented, regardless of whether or not such commitments are addressed by individual conditions
of this permit.
26) No attempt shall be made by the permittee to prevent the full and free use by the public of all navigable
waters at or adjacent to the authorized work.
27) The permittee shall install and maintain at his expense any signal lights or signals prescribed by the U.S.
Coast Guard, through regulation or otherwise, on the authorized facilities, including barges.
28) This permit does not eliminate the need to obtain any additional permits, approvals or authorizations that
may be required.
29) The permittee and/or contractor shall contact the N.C. Division of Coastal Management Transportation
Project Coordinator at [phone] to schedule apre-construction conference prior to project
initiation.