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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ROY COOPER JAMESH.TROGDON,III
GOVERNOR SECRETARY
July 6, 2017
US Arnry Corps of Engineers NC Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regulatory Field Office Transportation Permitting Unit
Attn: Mr. David Bailey Attn: Ms. April Norton
3331 Heritage Trade Dr., Ste. 105 1617 Mail Service Center
Wake Forest, NC 27587 Raleigh, NC 27699
Subject: Notification for the replacement of Bridge #307 over UT to Back Creek on SR 1936
(Stone Street Extension) in Alamance County, TIP B-5735, WBS # 456911.1
Dear Mr. Bailey and Ms. Norton:
The North Carol'ma Department of Transportation is scheduled to replace Bridge #307 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 information is required, please contact Jerry
Parker at [phone]. Your early review and c.onsideration will be appreciated.
Sincerely,
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J.M. M' s, PE
Divisi n Engineer, Division 7
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cc: Tim Powers, NCDOT (electronic copy)
Aaron Harper, Field Operations Engineer, Div. 7&8 Roadside Environmental Unit, NCDOT
Jeremy Warren, NCDOT
Chuck Edwards, District 1 Engineer, NCDOT
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NC DEPARTM6NT OF TRANSPORTATION
DMSION OF I3IGH WAYS
DNISION 7 OFFICE
P.O. BOX 14996
GREPNSBORO, NC 27415-4996
Telepha�re.�[phone]
Cu,rtomer Service: 1-877368-4968
)I'ebsite: www.ocdot.gov
Location:
1584 YANCEVILLE STREET
GREENSHORO, NC 27415-4996

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Low Irt�pact �ridge Project fVo.: B�5735 CountyAlamance
�ridge IVo.30� over UT io Back Creek WBS Element Number 45691.1.1
This project is subject to the Low Impact B'ridge 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: Julv 6, 2017
Applicant Name: NCDOT
Applicant Address: 1584 Yanceyville Street
Greensboro. NC 27415
Primary Contact for Project: Jerrv A. Parker
Phone No.: 336-256-2063
Is this an after-the-fact application: Yes X No
River Basin: Cape Fear/Jordan Lake Watershed
Stream Classification: 16-18-(6) WS-V NSW `03-06-02� HUC 03030002
Regulafory Authorization Options for this Activity
Federal: USACE Nationwide General Permit 3— Maintenance
State: General Water Qu�lity Certification #4085 and/or Buffer Authorization
Local: None
Project Description — The project consists of replacing Bridye 307 over a UT to Bacl< Creel< on SR 1936
(Stone Street Extension) and improving roadway approaches. The existing triple span, steel plank deck
on I-beams with reinforced concrete caps on steel piles bridge is structurally deficient and will be replaced
with a new triple span, cored slab bridge at the same location. An off-site detour will be utilized during
construction. The project has no wetland impacts (there is a wetland within the project study area but it is
not within the projecYs limits of disturbance) and proposes 45 linear feet of perrnanent stream impacts for
bank stabilization to address the stream banl< erosion alony the north bank of the channel under the
existing bridge. There will be no decl< drains on the subject bridye. Storm runoff will be collected and
discharged into a rip rap pad where it will sheetflow through a pasture area outside Buffer Zone 2. There
are existing roadside ditches in the northeast, northwest and southeast quadrants which terminate and
become sheet flow prior to Zone 2 of the riparian area. Proposed Riparian Buffer impacts include 3,961
square feet in Zone 1 and 1,891 square feet in Zone 2 to accommodale the wider span bridge and the
necessary fill slopes.
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State of North CarolYbe � 6nvironmenlzl Quality
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Ca�olina 27699-1617

Ecosystem Planning & Restoration (EPR) biologists conducted field studies for both Echinacea laevigata
(Smooth Coneflower) and Isotria medeoloides (Small whorled pogonia) on May 24, 2017. While habitat
occurs at the project area for these species, no individuals were observed. A review of NCNHP records
(September 2016) indicates no known occurrences within 1.0 mile of the project. Therefore, the
biological conclusion is No Effect; Habitat Present.
EPR biologists also reviewed the project for Percina rex (Roanoke logperch) and Pleurobema collina
(James spineymussel). Both species only occur in the upper Roanoke River Basin; this project is located
in the Cape Fear River Basin. A review of NCNHP records (September 2016) indicates no known
occurrences within 1.0 mile of the project. Therefore, the biological conclusion is No Effect.
Bald eagle is protected in every county in North Carolina under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection
Act. No suitable feeding/water source is located within one mile of the project study area to support Bald
eagle habitat. Further, 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 fhe Service's conference opinion that NCDOT activities in eastern North Carolina (Divisions 1-8),
as proposed, are not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of the NLEB."
This project was reviewed by NCDOT's Human Environment Unit in 2015 and early 2017 for potential
affects to historical architecture and archaeology. It was determined there would be no eligible
architectural or archaeological resources present within the project study area.
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