20171018 Ver 1_B-5239 August 6 2018 site review_20180806

B-5239, Bridge 126 over Mill Race & Bridge 119 over Haw River on NC 87
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On August 6, 2018, representatives of the NCDOT Division Environmental Office met onsite with NCDOT
inspectors and staff, REU staff and project contractors to review the damage the recent rains have
caused. As much as five (5) inches had fallen within a few hours on Friday and it has had a disastrous
effect on the project. In short, the side of Mill Race Pond (immediately adjacent to Bridge 126) within
and beyond the project area failed and was washed away, thereby draining the pond. Mill Race now
courses through the project area, threatening the recently placed end bent for the proposed onsite
detour bridge. In addition, the work area is completely flooded including the location of the other end
bents (forms were in place and concrete was to be poured today). Both Mill Race and the Haw River are
currently flooded and overtopping (or nearly overtopping) their banks. The following picture series will
demonstrate the existing site conditions. Please see the permit drawing (attached) for the numerical
locations of where the pictures were taken.
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Picture 1(P1) — taken on the east side of the temporary detour bridge facing south; side of pond
completely gone; also note the erosion around the end bent for the temporary bridge
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P2 — taken on the east side of the temporary bridge standing on the concrete portion of the end bent,
facing east toward the pond; the pond wall/edge used to be directly in front of this bent

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P3 — east side of the temporary bridge, looking down (same spot as P2); Mill Race has completely
eroded this area and made it unstable and unsafe
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P4 — east side of temporary bridge, adjacent to Haw River, facing south; Mill Race now runs through the
project area, splitting off flows in all directions as it heads to the Haw River

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P5 — taken immediately adjacent to P4; Haw River in background, existing bridge/NC 87 to the right;
notice flooded forms for temporary detour bridge end bents are flooded; Mill Race flows through this
area and back under the existing bridge
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P6 — taken under existing bridge (NC 87) to the right and below P5; Mill Creek splits flow through the
work area and has eroded a new channel through a previous low spot (former location of a footpath
where people fished); should be noted that wrack lines and sediment deposition came up well into the
flood plain