20171283 Ver 1_B-4823 Cover Letter signed - 10/10/2017_20171010

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ROY COOPER JAMES H. TROGDON, III
GOVERNOR SECRETARY
Mailing Address:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT SECTION
1598 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH NC 27699-1598
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968
Website: www.ncdot.gov
Location:
1020 BIRCH RIDGE DRIVE
RALEIGH NC 27610
October 10, 2017
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, NC 28801-5006
ATTN: Ms. Lori Beckwith
NCDOT Coordinator
Subject: Application for Section 404 Nationwide Permits 13, 23 and 33 and
Section 401 Water Quality Certification for the Proposed Replacement
of Bridge 12 on SR 1538 (Becky Mountain Road) over Hogsed Creek in
Transylvania County, Division 14, TIP No. B-4823, Federal Aid Project
No. BRZ-1538(9), Debit $240 from WBS 38593.1.2.
Dear Madam:
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) proposes to replace bridge number
12 on SR 1538 (Becky Mountain Road) with a triple-barrel 11’x6’ reinforced concrete box culvert
(RCBC) slightly west of the existing alignment. Traffic will be maintained on-site during
construction.
As a result of replacing the existing bridge with a culvert, there will be 42 linear feet of permanent
stream impacts. There will also be 65 linear feet of stream bank stabilization due to the creation
of floodplain benches at the inlet and outlet of the RCBC and 0.02 acre (58 linear feet) of temporary
impacts due to dewatering with impervious dikes.
Please see enclosed copies of the Pre-Construction Notification (PCN), Division of Mitigation
Services (DMS) acceptance letter, Stormwater Management Plan, Permit Drawings, Roadway
Plan Sheets, and Biological Opinion. (Formal Section 7 consultation was required for the
Appalachian elktoe, due to known occurrences of this species in the French Broad River near its
confluence with Hogsed Creek as well as further downstream in the French Broad River.) A
Programmatic Categorical Exclusion (PCE) was completed in April 2016 and distributed shortly
thereafter. Additional copies are available upon request.