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Williams, Paul C
From:Daisey, Greg
Sent:Thursday, April 19, 2018 12:31 PM
To:Wilson, Travis W.
Subject:RE: Proposed Bridge to Culvert Replacement - Bridge #97 in Hertford County
Thanks for the quick response. 

Greg Daisey
Transportation Projects Field Representative
Division of Coastal Management
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality

252 264 3901, EXT. 249
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Elizabeth City, NC 27909

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From: Wilson, Travis W.  
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 12:24 PM 
To: Daisey, Greg <[e-mail]> 
Subject: RE: Proposed Bridge to Culvert Replacement ‐ Bridge #97 in Hertford County 

No, WRC does not recommend a moratorium. This crossing is pretty high in the system and it’s a good distance to the 
confluence with the Meherrin.  

From: Daisey, Greg  
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 11:12 AM 
To: Wilson, Travis W. <[e-mail]> 
Subject: FW: Proposed Bridge to Culvert Replacement ‐ Bridge #97 in Hertford County 

Good morning… 

Just had a conversation with Paul Williams (NCDOT) regarding this project and it seems they will not be pursuing any 
culvert structure at this site. It is the recommendation of Clay & Paul to keep it a bridged crossing. 

Depending on what the final decision by NCDOT happens to be, will you be recommending any moratorium for this 
project or do you have any fisheries related concerns about the project ? 

Thanks for your time. 
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Greg Daisey
Transportation Projects Field Representative
Division of Coastal Management
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality

252 264 3901, EXT. 249
[e-mail]

401 S. Griffin St., Suite 300
Elizabeth City, NC 27909

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North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.

From: Williams, Paul C  
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 10:56 AM 
To: Daisey, Greg <[e-mail]> 
Subject: Fwd: Proposed Bridge to Culvert Replacement ‐ Bridge #97 in Hertford County 

Paul Williams

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From: "Ward, Garcy" <[e-mail]>
Date: April 18, 2018 at 9:10:44 AM EDT
To: "Williams, Paul C" <[e-mail]>, "Wilson, Travis W."
<[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: Proposed Bridge to Culvert Replacement - Bridge #97 in Hertford County
The DWR standard is that we prefer a spanning structure where possible. I stopped by there the
last week and looked at the site. The creek bends sharply to the left just upstream of the bridge
and there is a steep bank in the bend that shows signs of natural erosion. My biggest concern
with a culvert would be getting the proper alignment that didn't exacerbate the erosion issues in
that bend.

Garcy Ward
Environmental Senior Specialist
North Carolina Division of Water Resources
943 Washington Square Mall
Washington, NC 27889
ph: 252-946-6481

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-----Original Message-----
From: Williams, Paul C
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 8:07 AM
To: Wilson, Travis W. <[e-mail]>
Cc: Ward, Garcy <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: Proposed Bridge to Culvert Replacement - Bridge #97 in Hertford County

Garcy,

Did you have any comments for this bridge-to-culvert proposal?

Thanks,

Paul C. Williams, Jr.
Environmental Specialist
Division One
NC Department of Transportation

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-----Original Message-----
From: Wilson, Travis W.
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2018 2:46 PM
To: Williams, Paul C <[e-mail]>
Cc: Ward, Garcy <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: Proposed Bridge to Culvert Replacement - Bridge #97 in Hertford County

Looking at the size of the system, it's in the same ballpark as what I've seen NCDOT go bridge to
culvert on. Typically in this scenario the driving issue with using a culvert is so they don't have
to raise the elevation of the road to get their preferred 3 feet of vertical clearance for bridge
inspections. My preference in the coastal plain has been for NCDOT to use the large aluminum
arch pipes, they tend to allow the stream and floodplain bench to form inside the structure
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instead of separating them into two culvert cells. The attached photos are of two separate
structures, the Craven one is the largest I've seen. If they push for the double barrel box, they
need to install a sill at the natural height of the floodplain bench on the upstream and
downstream side of one barrel and backfill that barrel with natural material. In this case I'm
assuming sand.

-----Original Message-----
From: Williams, Paul C
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2018 2:51 PM
To: Wilson, Travis W. <[e-mail]>
Cc: Ward, Garcy <[e-mail]>
Subject: Proposed Bridge to Culvert Replacement - Bridge #97 in Hertford County

Travis,

NCDOT is scoping a bridge replacement in Hertford County on a UT to the Meherrin River. It's
a 35 ft. long bridge, and the preferred replacement structure is a double barrel, cast in place,
reinforced concrete box culvert. Photos 9890 - 9896 are on the downstream side of the bridge,
and 9897 - 9903 are on the upstream side of the bridge. Photos 9904 and 9905 are about 300 feet
downstream of the bridge.

When the scoping meeting was held this week and they proposed the culvert structure, I had
some concerns. We haven't had many bridge-to-culverts in this Division, and the only one I've
been involved with was on a canal system a few years ago. Hydro indicated that double 10' W X
7' H culverts would maintain the same hydraulic flow as the existing bridge. Their alternative
was to go back with a bridge structure.

Do you have any comments for this project's location and the preferred culvert structure?

Thanks, and please give me a call if you have any questions.

Paul C. Williams, Jr.
Environmental Specialist
Division One
NC Department of Transportation

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[phone] fax
[e-mail]

113 Airport Dr.
Suite 100
Edenton, NC 27932

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Law and may be disclosed to third parties.

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