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

Mailing Address:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
DIVISION ONE
113 AIRPORT DRIVE, SUITE 100
EDENTON, NC 27932

Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968

Website: www.ncdot.gov
Location:
113 AIRPORT DRIVE, SUITE 100
EDENTON, NC 27932

September 27, 2021

Dr. Wenonah Haire
Catawba Indian Nation
Tribal Historic Preservation Office
1536 Tom Steven Road
Rock Hill, SC 29730

Dear Dr. Haire,

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is starting the project development,
environmental, and engineering studies for the replacement of Bridge No. 97 over UT to
Meherrin River on SR 1311 Boones Bridge Road in Hertford County. The US Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) is the lead federal agency for compliance with the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and a
Permit is anticipated under the Section 404 Process with the USACE. The project vicinity map is
attached. The coordinates of this project are approximately Lat. 36.5237° Long. -77.0751°.

This project was reviewed/surveyed for cultural resources by NCDOT under the terms of the
Programmatic Agreement Among the Federal Highway Administration, the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation and the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office for Minor
Transportation Projects in North Carolina (PA). Please find attached Archaeology Survey
Reports. No Archaeological Survey was required for this project.

Please respond by October 27, 2021 so that your comments can be used in the scoping of this
project. If you have any questions concerning this project, or would like any additional
information, please contact me at [e-mail] or [phone].

Thank you,

Paul Williams
Division One Environmental Officer

cc: Matt Wilkerson, NCDOT Archaeology Team Leader
Kyle Barnes, US Army Corps of Engineers