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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY ^i G e\
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
P.O. BOX 1890 ?l
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28402-1890 U
IN REPLY REFER TO March 19, 2008
Regulatory Division
Action ID No. 200530393, TIP R-2616 A/B
Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., Director
Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1548
Dear Dr. Thorpe:
Reference the Department of the Army (DA) permit issued on August 15, 2006 to the North
Carolina Department of Transportation to discharge dredged or fill material into 0.35 acres of
wetland, 3202 linear feet of stream channel and 3.47 acres of man-made ponds in and adjacent to
the waters of Wicker Branch, Cowpens Branch, Lanes Creek, Mill Creek and unnamed
tributaries to facilitate the widening of 10.9 miles of US Highway 601 from the South Carolina
State Line to north of SR 2105 (Marion Lee Road) southeast of Monroe, Union County, North
Carolina (TIP No. R-2616 A/B, State Project No. 8.1690303). Also reference your written
request of January 17, 2008 to modify culvert and bridge crossing designs at 17 locations. (Permit
Sites IA, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 22, 23, 23A and 25) to include increasing pipe
and box culvert size, culvert realignment, lengthening bridge spans and replacing box culverts
with bottomless culverts. These design changes will result in a small reduction of overall project
impacts to waters and wetlands. The permit is hereby modified to include the work as shown on
the enclosed plans. Under this modification, impacts are authorized to 0.34 acres of wetland and
3066 linear feet of stream channel. It is understood that all conditions of the original permit
remain applicable and the expiration date is unchanged.
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Steven Lund, Asheville Field Office,
Regulatory Division, telephone [phone], extension 223.
Sincerely,
John E. Pulliam, Jr.
Colonel, U.S. Army
District Commander

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Enclosure
Copies furnished w/enclosure:
Director, Atlantic Marine Center
National Ocean Survey, NOAA
Attention: CAM04
439 West York Street
Norfolk, Virginia 23510
Copies furnished wo/enclosure:
Barry S. Moose, Division Engineer
NC Department of Transportation, Division 10
716 West Main Street
Albemarle, North Carolina 28001
Mr. Brian Wrenn
NC Division of Water Quality
Transportation Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650