20210593 Ver 1_BR-0032 Perrmit Application Cover Letter_20211012

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

October 13, 2021

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

ATTN: Ms. Lori Beckwith
NCDOT Coordinator

Subject: Application for Section 404 Regional General Permit 50, and 401 Water
Quality Certification Replacement of Bridge No. 84 on NC 209 over Meadow
Fork in Madison County, North Carolina, Division 13, TIP No. BR-0032. Debit
$240 from WBS Element No. 67032.1.1

Dear Ms. Beckwith:

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) proposes to replace bridge number
84 on NC 209 over Meadow Fork in Madison County with a 70’ single span, cored slab bridge.
Due to the absence of a viable off-site detour (13 miles long), traffic will be maintained onsite
using staged construction.

This action will result in <0.01 ac of temporary construction impacts to streams from dewatering.
There are no permanent impacts to streams associated with this project; therefore, no mitigation
will be requested.

Please see enclosed copies of the Pre-Construction Notification (PCN), Stormwater Management
Plan, and Permit Drawings. A Categorical Exclusion (CE) was completed in August 2019 and is
included in the ePCN.

This project calls for a letting date of February 15, 2022, and a review date of December 28, 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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