20171018 Ver 1_B-5239 Cover Letter - 8/15/2017_20170815

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ROY COOPER
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U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Regulatory Field Ofiice
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, NC 27587
ATTN: Mr. David Bailey
NCDOT Division 7 Project Coordinator
JAMES H. TROGDON, III
SECRETARY
SUBJECT: Application for Section 404 Nationwide Permit Nos. 13, 23, and 33, Section
401 Water Quality Certification, and Jordan Lake Riparian Buffer
Certification for the replacement of Bridge No. 126 over Mill Race and Bridge
No. ll9 over Haw River on NC 87, Division 7, Alamance County, Federal Aid
Project No. BRSTP-0087(29) WBS # 42841.1.1, TIP Project No. B-5239.
Debit $240.00
Dear Sir:
The North Carolina Deparhnent of Transportation (NCDOT) proposes to replace Bridge Nos. 126
over Mill Race and 119 over the Haw River with two new bridges. The bridge over Mill Race
will be a 70-foot, single span bridge and the bridge over the Haw River will be a 275-foot, 5 span
bridge. There will be an onsite detour to maintain traffic along NC 87.
There will be 28 linear feet of permanent bank stabilization impacts and 247 linear feet of
temporary impacts (from bank stabilization and causeways) to streams; <0.01 acre of permanent
excavation and 0.07 acre of temparary impacts (from fill and rip rap) to wetlands; 8,074 square
feet of permanent impacts in buffer zone 1 and 5,141 square feet of permanent impacts in buffer
zone 2; and 6,483 square feet of temporary impacts in buffer zone 1 and 4,296 square feet of
temporary impacts in buffer zone 2. The proposed buffer impacts are allowable road and bridge
crossings.
Please find enclosed the Pre-Construction Notification; Stormwater Management Plan; permit
drawings; buffer drawings; and roadway plans for the subject project. A Categorical Exclusion
(CE) was completed for this project in July 2016.
The proposed let date for this project is November 7, 2014, with a let review date of October 3,
2017. However, the let date may advance as additional funds become available.
A copy of this permit application will be posted on the NCDOT Website at
https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/Environmental/Pa�es/default.aspx, under Quick Links >
MailingAddress: Telephone.• [phone] Location:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FRX: (919� 212-5%HS 1 O2O BIRCH RIDGE DRNE
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT SECTION Customer Service: I-877-368-4968 RALEIGH NC 27610
1598 Mnn, SExv[cE CEiv�'ex Website: www.ncdot.gov
RatEtGx NC 27699-1598

A copy of this permit application will be posted on the NCDOT Website at
https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/Environmental/Pa�es/default.a�, under Quick Links >
Permit Applications. A copy of the CE is also available at the above website address under Quick
Links > Environmental Documents. Thank you for your assistance with this project. If you have
any questions or need additional information, please contact Bill Barrett at either
[e-mail] or [phone].
Sincerely,
�s Philip S. Harris III, P.E., C.P.M.
Environmental Analysis Unit
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NCDOT Permit Application Standard Distribution List
B-5239 Permit Application
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