20201505 Ver 1_B-5728 Cover Letter_20220106

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

January 6, 2022

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, NC 27587

ATTN: Mr. David Bailey
NCDOT Regulatory Coordinator

Subject: Application for Section 404 Regional General Permit 50, and Section 401
Water Quality Certification for the Proposed Replacement of Bridge 112 on NC
87 over Reedy Fork Creek in Alamance County, Division 7, TIP No. B-5728, Debit
$570 from WBS 45684.1.1.

Dear Sir:

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) proposes to replace bridge number 112 on NC
87 over Reedy Fork Creek with a new bridge in the same location. Traffic will utilize an on-site Detour
bridge during construction.

As a result of replacing the existing bridge, there will be 66 linear feet of stream bank stabilization, and
0.26 acre (134 linear feet) of reported temporary stream impacts from causeways needed for removal of the
existing bridge and construction of the new one. There are additional temporary impacts associated with
the causeways not reported, as they overlap permanent bank stabilization impacts.

There will be 24,312 square feet of mitigable impacts to the Jordan River Buffer. Mitigation has been
acquired from NCDMS for the mitigable buffer impacts from this project.

Please see enclosed copies of the Pre-Construction Notification (PCN), which includes the following
attachments: pre-filing notification documentation, an NCDWR "Onsite Determination for Applicability
to the Mitigation Rules (15A NCAC 2H .0506) and Onsite Determination for Applicability to the Jordan
Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 02B .0267)" letter, dated September 19, 2018, Historic Architecture Form,
Archaeological Form, Tribal Letters (Monacan Indian Nation and Catawba), Stormwater Management
Plan, Permit Drawings and Buffer Drawings. A Minimum Criteria Determination Checklist (MCDC) was
completed in November 2020 and distributed shortly thereafter.

This project calls for a letting date of April 19, 2022, and a review date of March 1, 2022.

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 Bill Barrett at [e-mail] or [phone].

Sincerely,

Philip S. Harris III, P.E., C.P.M.
Environmental Analysis Unit Head

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