20040275 Ver 3_Information Letter_20090402

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343
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April 1, 2009
Regulatory Division
Action ID. 199821203; TIP No. I-2394A
Dr. Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D.
Environmental Management Director, PDEA
N.C. Department of Transportation
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1598
Dear Dr. Thorpe:
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Reference is made to your Department of the Army (DA) permit issued on December 16,
2004, authorizing the discharge of till material into waters of the United States Qurisdictional
waters) for construction of Section A of the Interstate 85 (1-85) Improvements (T.I.P. No. I-
2304A), from north of SR 2120 (Exit 81), northeast of Spence, in Rowan County, to north of I-
85 Business (Exit 87), southwest of Lexington, in Davidson County, North Carolina. The
project is adjacent to jurisdictional waters of the Yadkin River, Potts Creek, and unnamed
tributaries ofthe Yadkin River.
Reference is also made to your written request of February 20, 2009, to extend your DA
permit. As stated in your request the project was scheduled to start construction in 2004;
however, funding for the project was cut and construction of the project was never started. At
this time, new funding for the project is anticipated and the NCDOT plans to proceed with
construction. The current DA permit for the project has an expiration date of December 31,
2009. It is expected that the project including the replacement and demolition of several bridges
will take four years to complete. Therefore, you have requested a four year extension of your
current DA permit. In accordance with your request, your permit is hereby extended until
December 31, 2013. All other conditions of the original permit remain in full force and effect.
1 f the permitted work is not completed on or before the date herein specified, the
` authorization, if not previously revoked or specifically further extended, will cease and become
null and void. If additional time is _required to complete the project, you should contact this
office with a request for an additional time extension.

Should YOU have gnestions, please contact Mr. John Thomas, Raleigh Regulatory Field Office,
telephone [phone] extension 25.
Sincerely, .
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Jefferson M. Ryscavage
Colonel, U.S. Army.
District Commander
Copies furnished:
Mr. Brian Wrenn ?
Division of Water Quality
North Carolina Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
1650 Mail Service Center
Ralei(=h. North Carolina 27699-1650
Mr. Travis Wilson
Eastern Region Highway Project Coordinator
Habitat Conservation Pro.-ram
1 142 1-35 Service Road
Creedmoor. North Carolina 27522.
Mr. Pete Benjamin
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Fish and Wildlife Enhancement
Post Office Box 33726
Raleigh, North Carolina 27636-3726
Mr. Chris Militscher
C/O FHWA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Raleigh Office
310 New Bern Avenue, Room 206
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601