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Home My WebLink About20060367 Ver 4_Other Agency Comments_20080806 ~ C - STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA r~R QU~LB~fC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MICHAEL F. EASLEY LYNDo TIPPETT GOVERNOR SECRETARY July 23, 2008 Eric Alsmeyer USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office 3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105 Wake Forest, NC 27857 Subject: Request for USACE 404 NW 14 Permit and NCDWQ Section 401 and Riparian Buffer Authorization Modifications for Widening of Airport Boulevard (SR 3015) from NC 54 to McCrimmon Parkway in Durham County. TIP No. U-3344A Debit $240.00 from WBS No. 35012.1.1. Reference: 1) USACE 404 Nationwide; Action ID 200320445 issued February 29, 2008. 2) Section 401 and Buffer Authorization; WQC 20060367 v.3 issued March 4, 2008. Dear Sir: The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is in the process of widening Airport Boulevard (SR 3015) from NC 54 to McCrimmon Parkway. The project will widen the existing two-lane roadway equilaterally to five lanes with curb and gutter along both sides of the roadway. The improved facility will include a 12-foot wide center turn lane and 2 through lanes in each direction. The NCDOT proposes to modify the NW 14 and buffer permit for the above- mentioned project to provide a better transition from the culvert to the existing stream. After construction started on the project, it was discovered that the existing stream channel position had slightly changed and there was also an error in the construction design file. Accordingly, the culvert outlet does not align properly with the existing stream channel. Additional stream and buffer impacts are required to allow a stable transition from the culvert outlet into the channel. The purpose of this letter is to request a modification to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE) 404 Nationwide 14 permit and the North Carolina Department of Water Quality (NCDWQ) Section 401 and Buffer Authorization. There will be an increase of 2,320 ft2 of buffer impacts in Zone 1, 2,367 ft2 of buffer impacts in Zone 2, and 25 feet of stream impacts at to 2. The revis6e permit drawings (Sheets 6, 6A and 8 of 8 for both the stream an uffers) are attached. MAILING ADDRESS: TELEPHONE: 919-715-1334 LOCATION: NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FAX: 919-715-5501 2728 CAPITOL BOULEVARD PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS PARKER LINCOLN BUILDING, SUITE 240 1598 MAIL SERVICE CENTER WEesi WWW.NCDOT.ORG RALEIGH NC 27699 RALEIGH NC 27699-1598 Summary of Changes Background: The existing buffer certification is for 9,222 ft2 of buffer impacts in Zone 1 and 4,921 ft2 of buffer impacts at Site 2. Additional impacts of 4,687 ft2 of buffers will be necessary to transition the culvert with the existing stream channel. The total buffer impacts will be 11,542 ft2 in Zone 1 and 7,288 ft2 in Zone 2 at Site 2. The existing NW 14 permit is for 109 feet of stream impact at Site 2. An additional 25 feet is needed for a total of 134 feet of impacts at Site 2 for the above stated reason. MITIGATION This project is located in the Neuse River Basin within HUC 03020201. According to the Neuse Buffer Rules, buffer impacts resulting from road crossings are allowable with mitigation if they impact greater than 150 linear feet or one-third acre of riparian buffer. Total impacts at Site 2 are 0.43 acres. The NCDOT does plan to mitigate for the buffer impacts due to the impacts now being allowable with mitigation using on-site mitigation. The Jeffreys Warehouse Mitigation Site was originally constructed as on-site mitigation for R- 1030 US 117 from south of NC 581 in Goldsboro to the US 264 Bypass in Wilson. There are two parcels associated with this mitigation site. The west parcel (approximately 50.2 acres) is bounded on the northwest by the Little River and on the southeast by the US 117 right-of-way. The east parcel (approximately 37.5 acres) is bounded on the northwest by the US 117 right-of- way, on the northeast by a Wayne County Board of Education school bus maintenance shop, and on the east and southeast by private property. The site was constructed in 2006 and has undergone two year of hydrologic and vegetative monitoring. To offset the unavoidable, 11,542 S.F. of Zone 1 buffer impacts and 7,288 S.F. of Zone 2, buffer impacts associated with TIP U-3344A, the Jeffreys Warehouse Mitigation Site will be debited 45,558 S.F. of Neuse Buffer Restoration. These debits are reflected in the table below. Site name Site TIP HUC River Basin Division County Jefferey's R-1030AA 3020201 Neuse 4 Wayne Warehouse (JALO) Mitigation Type As Built Available Debit Debit Quantity B-3528 B-4300 Stream Restoration 3,731 3,279 452(226@2:1) Riverine Wetland Restoration 3.66 2.74 Non-Riverine Wetland Restoration 23.02 23.02 Riverine Wetland Preservation 12.36 12.36 Neuse Buffer Restoration 689,607 466,528 75,577 40,075 Debit Debit Debit Debit R-2719A B-4592 B-4304 U-3344 A 0.92 41,818 16,398 3,653 45,558 2 REGULATORY APPROVALS Section 404 Permit: The NCDOT requests that the referenced NW 14 Permit be modified to reflect the revisions outlined in this letter. Section 401 Certification: The NCDOT requests that the referenced Section 401 and Buffer Authorization be modified to reflect the revisions outlined in this letter. A copy of this permit application will be posted on the NCDOT website at: http://www.ncdot.org/doh/preconstruct/pe/neu/default.html. If you have any questions or need additional information please call Ms. Deanna Riffey at (919) 715-1409. Sincere y, Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D. Environmental Management Director, PDEA Cc: w/attachment Mr. Brian Wrenn, NCDWQ (5 Copies) Mr. J. Wally Bowman, PE., Division Engineer Mr. Chris Murray, DEO W/o attachment (see website for attachments) Dr. David Chang, P.E., Hydraulics Mr. Mark Staley, Roadside Environmental Mr. Greg Perfetti, P.E., Structure Design Mr. Victor Barbour, P.E., Project Services Unit Mr. Jay Bennett, P.E., Roadway Design Mr. Majed Alghandour, P. E., Programming and TIP Mr. Art McMillan, P.E., Highway Design Mr. Scott McLendon, USACE, Wilmington Mr. Gary Jordan, USFWS Mr. Travis Wilson, NCWRC Mr. Derrick Weaver, Project Planning Engineer Ms. LeiLani Paugh, NEU Mr. Randy Griffin, NEU File U-3344 A 3 A4 TL TDE N _ can, OPY J; 8 -j I W i O F- ~ , ISWF p w D 4 L.L i J 10' GR t; m GUY 30' SANITARY WER E EASEMEN T III:::: W/LT 1 EXISTING R/ W 18" CONC ~n n....c...r....._ Y SR 3015 AIRPORT BLVD. 40fOO ~57-f00 I66" CMP J a17a ~:i L nib(! Ell f 1 - - ILL LL \ i - 24" CONC E1 v EXISTING a!!;€-„4;:.: W 1111 F- F H-, lHI _ :9,11!!,:: _ 4-4 DQ_ \ +3.98 4- - \ 9J7' 4-73.9 ` LM Lu • V) \ \ J \ W LL. \ j \ \ Cp \ \ "E \ 4- ~ 4,~,!'n. /9 ' \ X' DENOTES IMPACTS IN ® SURFACE WATER 9 4CD®TReo 709/08 PLAN VI ~q X DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS WAKE COUNTY SITE 2 PROJECT: 9.8051709 (U-3344A) STREAM MORRISVILLE - SR 3015 (AIRPORT BLVD.) FROM NC 54 TO IMPACTS McCRIMMON PARKWAY ~n Rev 2/16/05 8/19/04 SCALE 1 99 - 509 SHEET l~ OF e Rev 12/18/021 • S f / M rt TDE / - - , ~ SAN y cn CLASS 'I' R W / J m/ / ir 4- ? y. IS FD u E I 10' R n y 30' SA I ARYI WER ASEME E REMO E MOV EX r iW ° CO 37f 0 I P'y'; AIRPORT BLVD. 4 ~0 J -L i[I&III" L-REMO III! I:.::.:._ 1. 330 i. 33 - 33 _ EIS 4 is a.x tt:!N4Ne. - 1 ea F 18 18, If:: la:. W F 18, 1 y - =,"1111, e~Iri' F CLASS I ~ REMO RIP RAP pl) \ z PFSH +4 \ \ + 39 + \ \ r ~ LEVELS READE \ = 6 7 CFS \ + L = 8' +73.9 V. = 23.0 a\ ` S \ \ N L \ J \ W u \ LL NLY C EAR WHAT IS \ \ m R UIRED 0 ONST UCT \ LEVEL SPR ADE \ +4 . \ \ N \ \ X~ ® DENOTES IMPACTS IN SURFACE WATER CDOTRev 7/09/08 X DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS WAKE COUNTY SITE 2 PROJECT: 9.8051709 (U-3344A) STREAM MORRISV ILLE - SR 3015 (AIRPORT BLVD.) FROM NC 54 TO IMPACTS McCRIMMON PARKWAY Rev 2 / 16 / 05 8 / 19L/ 04 SCALE 199 - 09 SHEET OF Rev 12/18/021 WETLAND PERMIT IMPACT SUMMARY Mechanized Existing Natural Site Station Structure Fill In Temp. Fill Excavation Clearing Fill In SW Fill In SW Temp. Fill Channel Stream No. (From/To) Size / Type Wetlands In Wetlands In Wetlands (Method III) (Natural) (Pond) In SW Impacted Design (ac) (ac) (ac) (ac) (ac) (ac) (ac) (ft) (ft) 1 L 20+92 TO 22+25 0.0076 0.0185 0.0411 2 L 37+30 TO 37+68 8'x 8' RC BC 0.0548 134 TOTALS: 0.0076 0 0.0185 0.0411 0.0548 0 0 134 0 NCDOT DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS WAKE COUNTY PROJECT 9.8051709 (U-3344A) MORRISVILLE - SR 3015 (AIRPORT BLVD.) FROM NC 54 TO McCRIMMON PARKWAY REV 07/2008 Forth Revised 3122/01 SHEET OF 9/4/2002 r - _ V) C B ANOpY l - W J / w _ i ISWFp LL / E _!Q'GR 30' S~ ANIItAR SEWER EASEMENT E F % I / - - - ( - - REMOVE F EXISTING R/W MOVE CB I ' C M SR 3015 AIRPORT BLVD. 4D x'00 37+00 ) )66 CMP 1 j"EMOVE ~U a p REMOVE ~3' B ® 24° CONC 8 LJB REMOVE PFSH PDE PDE n. ~ LEOVE E 6 7R CFDSER L = 88' uj INV.= 323.0 fx. 4 u LL 5 m ONLY CLEAR HAT IS REQUIRED TO CONSTRUCT LEVEL SPREADER PDE X~ ALLOWABLE IMPACTS ZONE I X ALLOWABLE IMPACTS ZONE Z ` DnN%.x JL Re. 7/09/08 N -PL AL N VIE X DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS WAKE COUNTY 2 PROJECT: 9.8009 (U-3344A) BDUFF GI MORRISVILLE - SR 3015 (AIRPORT BLVD.) FROM NC 64 TO IMPACTS McCRIMMON PARKWAY Rev 2/16/05 SCALE I99 - 509 SHEET ~ OF ~ Re- 128 / 19V 04 / 1 / 02 S' f ~~MrL CAN i 246!-" 1 y y % Es. LL ! IS FD IO' LL / I a., 0Is A IrARY~ WER ASEME r REMO E EXiSTI R/W MO V , e P it AIRPORT BLVD. a -L REM v>t8' . r X18' LL REMO I / PFSHi PD \ \ EVEL PREAD R \ \ Om= .7 CF \ L-88' \ N^ INV.= 323. \ 9 eau \ \ J LJ \ LL LL \ \ m ONLY C EAR HA IS \ \ R QUIRED T4 DNS RUCT \ \ LEVE SP ADE \ u \ \ X~ ~LI?}?}7 ALLOWABLE IMPACTS ZONE 1 66664 X ® ALLOWABLE IMPACTS ZONE 2 Re.7/09/08 NCD®T PLAN VIE W X DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS WAKE COUNTY L91 T E 2 PROJECT: 9.8051709 (U-3344A) B OF F E MORRISVILLE - SR 3016 (AIRPORT ~~l BLVD. )FROM NC 54 TO IMPACTS McCRIMMON PARKWAY q Re. 2/ 16/ 05 SCALE 199 -509 Re. 8/19/04 SHEET OF 12/m-/0 BUFFER IMPACTS SUMMARY IMPACT BUFFER TYPE ALLOWABLE MITIGABLE REPLACEMENT STRUCTURE SIZE STATION ROAD PARALLEL ZONE 1 ZONE 2 TOTAL ZONE 1 ZONE 2 TOTAL ZONE 1 ZONE 2 SITE NO. /TYPE FROMITO) CROSSING IMPACT (ft) (ft) (ft) (ft2) (ft) (rye) (fte) (ftz) 1 42" PIPE L- 22+50 X 2050 1811 3861 2 1 8'x8' RCBC -L- STA 37+40 X 11542 7288 18830 ETO: 13592 9099 22691 o 0 0 Rev 07/2008 N.C. DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS WAKE COUNTY PROJECT: 9.8051709 (U-3344A) MORRISVILLE - SR 3015 (AIRPORT BLVD.) FROM NC 54 TO MCCRIMMON PARKWAY 12/18/2002 Rev 8123404 SHEET OF