20171049 Ver 1_B-5864 Application Cover Letter_20170818

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ROY COOPER
GOVERNOR
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, NC 28801-5006
ATTN: Ms. Loretta Beckwith
NCDOT Coordinator
JAMES H. TROGDON, III
SECRETARY
Subject: Application for Section 404 Nationwide Permits 23, 33 and Section 401
Water Quality Certification, for the Proposed Replacement of Bridge 49
on NC 80 over Brown Creek in Yancey County, Division 13, TIP No. B-
5864, Federal Aid Project No. BRSTP-0080(6) Debit $240 from WBS#
48058.1.1.
Dear Ms. Beckwith:
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) proposes to replace bridge number
49 (a Spandrel Filled Arch widened with RC floors on I-beams with a total length of 30.5 feet) on
NC 80 over Brown Creek in Yancey County with a new, approximately 50-foot long, single span
bridge on existing location, at approximately the same elevation as the existing structure. A
temporary 55-foot long by 15-foot wide, one-lane detour bridge will be constructed downstream
(east side) of the existing structure. The one-lane temporary on-site bridge will require the use of
temporary traffic signals to facilitate an alternating one-lane traffic pattern on NC 80 during
construction. There will be 1121inear feet of permanent stream impacts and <0.01 acre (881inear
feet) of temporary impacts.
Please see enclosed copies of the Pre-Construction Notification (PCN), DMS Acceptance Letter,
USFWS Concurrence letter, Stormwater Management Plan, Permit Drawings, and Roadway Plan
Sheets. A Programmatic Categorical Exclusion (PCE) was completed in October 2016 and
distributed shortly thereafter. Additional copies are available upon request.
This project calls for a letting date of January 16, 2018 and a review date of November 28, 2017;
however, the let date may advance as additional funding becomes available.
MailingAddress: Telephone: [phone] Location:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Fax: [phone] O2O BIRCH RIDGE DRIVE
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS UNIT CuStOmeY ServiC¢: 1-877-368-4968 RALEIGH NC 27610
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A copy of this permit application and its distribution list will be posted on the NCDOT Website
at: http•//connect ncdot-gov/resources/Environmental. If you have any questions or need additional
information, please call Bill Barrett at [phone].
Sincerely,
� Philip S. Harris III, P.E., C.P.M.
Environmental Analysis Unit Head
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