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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403 -1343
REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF March 24, 2014
Regulatory Division
Action ID No. SAW -1996 -06041
Ms. Deborah Barbour, P.E.
NCDOT, Director of Preconstruction
1538 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1538
Dear Ms. Barbour:
The Corps is in receipt of your request for approval to reduce the length of control access at
ACC4 along R -2245, in Brunswick County. After a review of the file (conditions and permit
drawings) the Corps does not believe that the request requires Corps approval. The record
reflects that the Corps only addressed the breaks in access not the length of control of access
leaving the Right of Way.
The Corps supports the current request as it would take a proposed traffic movement out of
the wetlands. The Corps however does have some concern over the plan presented by the
Williamson's in that it shows future impacts by a road leaving the proposed roundabout. As we
stated in our 2011 letter concerning the same access, the approval for any wetland impacts
associated with the Williamson Tract will come once the plan is realized and reviewed by our
County Project Manager. The current plan shows a spur road crossing a wetland finger and in no
way does our support of the reduction of control of access infer approval of this design. The
County Project Manager will revisit the plan for avoidance and minimization once submitted by
Williamson to the Corps. Further, we hope that the North Carolina Department of Transportation
will work with the Williamson's moving forward if other designs are considered that may reduce
wetland impacts further. This could result in other alterations of the control of access again only
if additional avoidance and minimization may be realized.

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In summary, the Corps does not need to approve the current request as it is not
contrary to permit condition 24. If you have any questions or would like to discuss
further don't hesitate to give me a call at 910- 251 -4611.
Sincerely,
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Brad Shaver.
USACE Project Manager
Copies Furnished:
Mr. Chris Militscher, EPA Region IV
61 Forsyth Street S.W, 13'' Floor, NPO
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Ms. Amy Chapman
Division of Water Resources
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
Wetlands Section
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1650
M. Karen Fussell, PE
Division 3 Engineer
5501 Barbados Boulevard
Castle Hayne, North Carolina 28429
Davenport Transportation Consulting
Post Office Box 4131
Winston Salem, North Carolina 27115 -4131
Mr. Ron Lucas, FHWA
310 New Bern Avenue, Suite 410
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 -1418
Mr. Mason Herndon, NCDENR -DWR (electronic)
Mr. Henry Wicker, USACE DOT Team Leader