20040933 Ver 1_Information Letter_19970305

~.l~
m
Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 West Summit HMI Drive, Knoxvile, Temessee 37902-1499
March 5, 1997
Mr. H. Franklin Vick, P.E.
Manager
?launiag and Env:rorn~;tal Branch
North Carolina Division of Highways
Post Office Box 25201
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-5201
Dear Mr. Vick:
G~1~
Q~
µAR ~ ~ ~q97
p;~lt5~~'~..
Fnrv~~~a/
BRIDGE REPLACEMENT GROUP XII (WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA), NCDOT TIP
NUIvZBERS B-2150, B-2848, B-3118, AND B-3205, FRENCH BROAD RIVER TRIBUTARIES
AND NORTH TOE RIVER, BUNCOMBE, MADISON, MITCHELL, AND YANCEY
COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA
TVA has reviewed the scoping notice for the proposed bridge replacement projects in western
North Carolina. Approvals under Section 26a of the TVA Act would be required for the following
bridges:
• B-2150, NC 212, Bridge #32 over Shelton Laurel Creek, Madison County
• B-2848, SR 1304, Bridge # 143 over North Tce River, Mitchell and Yancey Counties
• B-3118, SR 1674, Bridge # 165 over Beaver Dam Creek, Buncombe County
• B-3205, NC 209, Bridge #30 ovcr Spring Creek, Madison County
Attached are typical conditions that TVA attaches to Section 26a approvals for bridges.
'The other bridges do not cross tributaries of the Tennessee River and would not require Section
26a approval:
• B-2927, US 19-23-74 Bridge # 123 over Southern Railroad, Buncombe County
• B-3000, SR 1407 Bridge #304 over Mill Creek, McDowell County
• B-3121, US 70 Business Bridge #52 over Hunting Creels, Burke County
• B-3189, SR 1643 Bridge #272 over Southern Railroad, Haywood County
• B-3206, US 221 BusinesslNC 226 Bridges #81, #92, and #75 over Catawba River and
overflows.
D.nlp~ M ~M*'M'~ ryyw

~.dl
Mr. H. Franklin Vick, P.E.
Page 2
March S, 1997
Following completion of the environmental review, please send a copy of the Categorical Exclusion
documentatioq along with a Section 26a applicatioq to the following addresses:
• For TIP Project Number B-2848 (North Tce River), please send the application to TVA Upper
Holston Reservoir Land Management Office, 4105 Fort Henry Drive, Suite 218, Kingsport,
Tennessee 37663; telephone (423} 239-2001.
s For TIP Project Numbers B-2150, B-3l 18, and B-3?OS, please send the application to TVA
Cherokee-Douglas Land Management O$'ice, 261 I West Andrew Johnson Highway,
Morristowq Tennessee 37814-3295; telephone [phone].
Should you have any questions, please contact Harold M. Draper at [phone] or
[e-mail].
Sincerely, .
Jon M. Lo ,Manage
Environmental Management
Enclosure