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Home My WebLink About20161182 Ver 1_Cover letter, att L, Att G_20161129TransportaClon November 28, 2016 US Army Corps of Engineers Raleigh Regulatory Field Ofiice Attn: Mr. David Bailey 3331 Heritage Trade Dr., Ste. 105 Wake Forest, NC 27587 Attention: Mr. Dave Bailey and Mr. Dave Wanucha PAT McCRORY Covernor NICHOLAS J. TENNYSON Secretary NC Division of Water Resources Winston-Salem Regional Ofiice Attn: Mr. Dave Wanucha 450 W. Hanes Mill Rd., Ste. 103 Winston-Salem, NC 27105 Subject: Notification for the replacement of Bridge #137 over Forrest Creek on SR 1550 (Edmund Latta Road) in Orange County. WBS # 17BP.7.R.97 Dear Mr. Bailey and Mr. Wanucha, The North Carolina Department of Transportation is scheduled to replace Bridge #137 with a new bridge at the same location. I have included the Attachments G& L with a project description and a set of the project plans. A stormwater management plan is also attached. Please review this project for compliance by your Division. We plan to begin construction as soon as possible. If further inforxnation is required, please contact Jerry Parker at (336) 256-2063. Your early review and consideration will be appreciated. Sincerely, �� 1� M. Mills, P.E. Division Engineer, Division 7 Enclosures ca Tim Powers, NCDOT (electronic copy) Kim Whitley, Roadside Environmental Field Operations Engineer Jeremy Warren, NCDOT Chuck Edwards, Distriet 1, District Engineer File Copy �Nothing Compares:��_ State afNonh Carolina � Department of7'ranspone�ion � Division ofHighways, 0ivision 7 0ffice 1584 Yanceyville SVee�, Greensboro, NC 274051 P. O. Box 14996, Greensbam, NC 27415-4996 336-487-0000 Transportation PAT McCRORY covernor NICHOLAS J. TENNYSON Secretary Attachment L: Low Impact Bridge Replacement Process Low Impact Bridge Project No.: B-N/A County: Oranpe Bridge No.137 over Forrest Creek on SR 1550 (Edmund Latta Rd) WBS Element Number: 17PB.7.R.97 This project is subject to the Low Impact Bridge Process as agreed to on October 6, 2009. This project meets the documentation requirements and approval procedures under NEPA, as defined by FHWA, for Low Impact Bridge Replacements. This project meets the standards of NCDOT's Minimum Criteria Rules. Date: November 28. 2016 Applicant Name: NCDOT Applicant Address: 1584 Yanceyville Street Greensboro. NC 27415 Primary Contact for Project: Jerry A. Parkex Phone No.: 336-256-2063 Is this an after-the-fact application: Yes X No River Basin: Neuse River Basin Stream ClassiFication:_WS-II; HOW; NSW; 27-2-21-2-2; 03-04-01 Regulatory Authorization Options for this Activity Federal: USACE Nationwide General Permit 3— Maintenance State: General Water Quality Certification #3883 and/or Buffer Authorization Local: None Project Description — The project consists of replacing Bridge #137 over Forrest Creek on SR 1550 (Edmund Latta Road) and improving roadway approacl�es. The existing 20' long X 20' wide, timber deck on I-beams supported by timber caps, concrete encased timber piles at end and timber bulk(ieads, single span bridge is structurally deficient and will be replaced with a new, single span 40' L X 28' W, cored slab, single span bridge at the same location. An off-site detour will be utilized during construction. The pxoject involves no wetland impacts (there are wetlands adjacent to the project but no wetlands within the project boundaries), 46 linear feet of permanent �Nothing Compares�� StateofNonhCarolina � DepartmenfofTransponation � DivisionofRighways,Division70ffice 1584 Yanceyviile Street, Greensboro, NC 27405� P. O. Hox 1499G, Greensboro, NC 27415-4996 336-487-0000 7Yansportation PAT McCRORY Gavemor NICHOLAS J. TENNYSON Secretary stream impacts (associated with bank stabilization) and 1,897 square feet of Neuse River Riparian buffer impact (1,267 sq. ft. Zone 1 and 630 sq. ft. Zone 2) which are listed as "allowable" per the Neuse River Riparian Buffer Rules Table of Uses. Please note that this project is immediately adjacent to tl�e Farrest Creek Mitigation Bank and that the conservation areas are on both the upstream and downstream ends of the project. This bridge replacement will not encroach upon the Mitigation Bank property. There are no deck drains on the bridge; instead, stormwater runoff will be captured a proposed drop inlets and discharged onto a riprap pad located outside Zone 2 at non-erosive velocities. All other stormwater is discharged into pre-existing ditches at non-erosive velocities. Robert Lepsic surveyed the stream within the project boundary for the presence of preferred habitat for the Dwarf Wedgemussel (Alasmidonta heterodon) and determined that moderate habitat existed, however, no mussels were obseived during the March 16, 2016 site visit. Additionally, there are no NHP records of dwarf wedemussel occuning within 1 mile of the project site. Further, these findings were submitted to Gary Jordan with USFWS and he concurred with the "no effecY' deteimination. Habitat surveys for Michaux's Sumac and Smooth Coneflower were conducted on June 28, 2016 and determined that there is habitat for the named species, however, no specimens were present within the project area; therefore the biological conclusion is "No effect, Habitat presenY'. The Bald Eagle is protected in every county in North Carolina under the Bald and Gold Eagle Protection Act; however, no suitable feeding/water source is located within one mile of the project study area to support Bald Eagle habitat. Also, Mr. Gary Jordan (USFWS) recently released the Programmatic Conference Opinion (PCO) for the recently listed Northern Long Eared Bat (NLEB). This opinion, states in part, that "... it is the Service's co�sference opinion that NCDOT activities i�n eastent North Carolina (Divisions 1-8), as proposed, are riot likely to jeopardize the continued existence of the NLEB. " Signature: v ' � ' � "'4"`� l �� Print Name: cJ. �• 1 � i� IS Tlcle: �'�v� s�on Er�cn�ne�r �Nothing Compares�ti StateofNorthCarolina � DepartmentafTransportation ( DivisionofHighways,Division70Rce 1584 Yanceyville Street, Greensboro, NC 27405� P. O. Box I4996, Greensboro, NC 27415-4996 336-487-0000