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Home My WebLink About20190195 Ver 1_B-4516 FINAL info to USFWS_20190212,- .s5[�TFo.. . y' �` ,w m h� h` sgF� .- �_ . 2+�y . . � ,�c� � '"�, +�u��,me F�e�,�,� v STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTN�NT OF TRANSPORTATION ROY COOPER GOVERNOR February 12, 2019 Mr. Pete Benjamin U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Raleigh Field Office P.O. Box 33726 Raleigh, North Carolina 27636-3726 SUBJECTS: Information regarding construction Bridge No. 340052 on SR 1433 (Person Road) over Sandy Creek in Franklin County; TIP No.: B-4516; WBS Number 38400.1.FD2 REFERENCE: Freshwater Mussel Survey Report (report dated May 7, 2018) FINAL Stream/Wetland Permit Drawing Dear Sir: The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) proposes to replace Bridge 340052 on SR 1433 (Person Road) over Sandy Creek in Franklin County. The Final Streaxn/Wetland permit drawing set is attached to this email. The existing bridge is being placed on existing alignment. Note the following for Bridge 900056: JAMES H. TROGDON, III SECRETARY -The existing structure is a seven-span (1 @ 18.1', 1@ 16.8', 1 34.6', 1@ 17.2', 1@ 16.7', 1@ 17.3', 1@ 17.6') bridge. Note that of the layout of this existing structure is provided below: Mailing Address.• NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DIVISION 5 OFFICE 2612 NORTH DUKE STREET DURHAM, NC 27704 Telephone.• (919) 220-4600 Fax: (919) 560-3371 Customer Service.• 1-877-368-4968 Location: 2612 NORTH DUKE STREET DURHAM, NC 27704 Website: www.ncdot.gov Brid�e Inspection Fi�ld �k�etch � Mare ��curaxe depic#i�ar� Vl *iL5�G1 R.7 e[ig� In da�sned bl�ue lir�e � E�� I:��:� f-�i+� ��■�■■�■■■��■■�#��■�� ■�+�'��'�� FLU�N �FT BT 3 4FT � 1 FT gT � 1.5FT ��*s��`��* �•�f1*�■■ i�,��#,i.�� EB1 VU�ATEF� �URFACE � BT 2 E. 51DE: 18.5' B�C�TT{JM Cf�MP: SILT, SAfV� O�lER F�O��CK PF�p�iE' �FT Title aescription PL,AN VIEW TIMBEF2 RILE$iS�TEEL GRIJTGH �EhJT S 6ridgeNo: �,�� o�aw�,ey_ J�g 6aoe:$f2��Q.�d FileName�07g2Q44282 -The proposed structure is a 1@ 100 ft, 1@ 50 ft, 33 in box beam with 4 ft caps on existing alignment. Note that the new structure will completely span Sandy Creek with the drilled shaft pile located about 10 feet above the water's edge along the north streambank. See below sketch: CE TO ELEV=245.D' � 1 � �U L! � � Interior drilled shaft bent located approx. 10 II RIP RAP (TYP) � feet above water's edge. —Z41.0' :GTION � CLASS B R�RAP 2 c� EST 1 TONS� � N5 � � � ; �`.'�y��5 EST 5 SY GEOTEXTILE GEOTEXTILE � � N N + m i N � 65' tT R N x � i � -, /� � F F '`��„'�'a. �� F 37' 07' 39.8` E � ,' '_ � � �1S' W/ELBOWS �.. � �� , d� i 4� - - - r� T8 2GI � � aN �� r Ni _._ , _ _ TB 2GI 4D r i . �a7 �i �5" W/ELBOWS _.�mvai�� Y I � � � �� a, �i p� �•.. \�CLASS B RIP RAP ? Fcr i Tnr.rc Note the FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENTS FOR THIS BRIDGE: "Design Standards in Sensitive Watersheds "[I SA NCAC 04B. 0124 (b) —(e)J are incorporated into NCDOT projects that occur within or upstream of water bodies that contain federally protected aquatic species. Within the Environmentally Sensitive Areas, the following shall apply.• -The contractor may perform clearing operations but not grubbing operation until immediately prior to beginning grading operations. -Once grading operations begin in the ESA, work shall progress in a continuous manner until complete. -Erosion control devices shall be installed immediately following the clearing operation. -Seeding mulching shall be performed on the areas disturbed by construction immediately following final grade establishment. -Seeding mulching shall be done in stages on cut and fill slopes that are greater than 20 feet in height measure along the slope or greater than two acres in area, whichever is less. The following are additional measures intended to further reduce deleterious construction related effects to the waterway: Best Management Practices for bridge Demolition and Removal will be implemented during the removal of the existing bridge. The bridge will be removed from the top down, first removing the asphalt with containment measures in place to prevent components of the bridge deck from dropping into the stream. The method of containment will be proposed by the contractor and approved by the engineer. This will be followed by removal of the decking, girders, etc. The contractor will then completely remove the existing abutments. Additional Class II rip rap will be installed on both streambanks to supplement the existing Class II rip rap. The contractor will install turbidity curtains in Sandy Creek during removal of the timber piles. An attempt will be made to completely remove the existing timber and steel piles; however, if this cannot be accomplished with minimal substrate disturbance, the piles will be pinched off one foot below the mud line or cut flush with existing mud line as directed by the engineer. The contractor will not be allowed to drag removed timber piles on or across the streambed. No equipment or components will be placed/staged in Sandy Creek unless noted in these commitments. A new two-span bridge (1 @ 100 ft, 1@ 50 ft box beam bridge with 4 ft caps) will be constructed at the site that completely spans Sandy Creek. Deck drains will not be allowed to discharge directly into the stream. Special sediment control fence NCDOT Standard No. 1606.01 or a combination of special sediment control fence and standard silt fence will be installed between the top of the stream bank and bridge embankment. Once the disturbed areas of the project draining to these areas have been stabilized, the special sediment control fence and/or standard silt fence and all built up sediment adjacent to these devices will be removed to natural ground and stabilized with appropriate seed mix. Native grass mix will be used on the floodplain. All sedimentation and erosion control measures, throughout the project limits, will be cleaned out as appropriate to ensure proper function of the measures. Coir fiber matting will be installed on the footprint of unclassified structure excavation near the streambanks. Embankment construction and grading shall be managed in such a manner as to prevent surface runoff/drainage from discharging untreated into the riparian buffer. Instead all interim surfaces will be graded to drain to temporary erosion control devices. Temparary berms, ditches, etc. will be incorporated, as necessary, to treat temporary runoff before discharging into the riparian buffer (as specified in the NCDOT BMP Manual). The contractor will provide at least three weeks notification to the Resident Engineer and Division Environmental Officer concerning start of work at the bridge to allow the Department to contact the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission (NCWRC). NCWRC staff may move aquatic species out of the work area prior to construction activity. Utility installation will occur on the east side of SR 1433 at this project. This will include the following: 1) Trenching of underground telecommunication cables on high ground (i.e. non jurisdictional areas) and 2) Installation of new overhead telecommunication cables on new poles just outside of the 50-foot riparian buffer. Some tree clearing may be done under and adjacent to the new overhead telecommunication cables; however, there will be no grubbing of trees located along Sandy Creek. Mussel Survev At the survey location, Sandy Creek is a shallow stream with a run flow type. The substrate was a mix of silt, sand, clay and gravel. Sand was the dominant substrate in survey area. Some erosion/undercutting of the stream bank existed at the time of the survey. Evidence of beaver activity in the form of gnawed sticks was noted at the time of the survey. A wide forested buffer is present along the survey location with an intermediate woodland extent. A mussel survey was conducted in association with this project by RK&K personnel Neil Medlin (Permit # 17-ES00030) and Hal Bain on March 20, 2017. Matt Haney (NCDOT) also participated in this survey. The mussel survey was conducted from approximately 400 meters downstream of the bridge crossing to approximately 100 meters upstream of the crossing for a total of approximately 500 meters. Areas of appropriate habitat were searched, concentrating on the stable habitats preferred by the target species. Visual surveys were conducted using glass bottom view buckets (bathyscopes) along with tactile methods that were employed where appropriate. All freshwater bivalves were recorded and returned to the substrate. Timed survey efforts typically provide Catch Per Unit Effort (CPUE) data for each species. A total of five person-hours of survey time was spent in the survey location, with one freshwater mussel species and one species of clam observed. No Dwarf wedgemussel, Tar River spinymussel, Atlantic pigtoe or Yellow lance were observed during the survey. Ta�sle 1�S CPLT� fcsr �resh��a#�r °arlussels i�t Saudy Creelc b�udaoc �cientific N�me �'c,r�mao �1�me # li�-e #shell� �PI1 E resh��•a#er �'Iussels �PUE �?�i t�r� corr� �?a�aata a�ter� �:11i #io ?30 carxumor� ��r;��r_ Iie�ati�-e resh��ater �lams :{�.l�undanc� �'opbi.c�la,�du�an�a sian C'1am -- �- A�` *�bundarnt The Department proposes to use the results of the mussel survey and Programmatic Biological Opinion for Bridge and Culvert Replacements/Repairs/Rehabilitations in Eastern North Carolina, Divisions 1-8 (June 13, 2018) to resolve mussel issues for the replacement of Franklin Bridge 52. The following Biological Conclusions are proposed: Dwarf wedgemussel: Use of the Programmatic Biological Opinion for Bridge and Culvert Replacements/Repairs/Rehabilitations in Eastern North Carolina, NCDOT Divisions 1-8 (June 13, 2018) and a mussel survey on March 20, 2017 provides a BC of May Affect, Not Likely to Adversely Affect for this species. Tar River spinymussel: Use of the Programmatic Biological Opinion for Bridge and Culvert Replacements/Repairs/Rehabilitations in Eastern North Carolina, NCDOT Divisions 1-8 (June 13, 2018) and a mussel survey on March 20, 2017 provides a BC of May Affect, Not Likely to Adversely Affect for this species. Yellow lance: Use of the Programmatic Biological Opinion for Bridge and Culvert Replacements/Repairs/Rehabilitations in Eastern North Carolina, NCDOT Divisions 1-8 (June 13, 2018) and a mussel survey on March 20, 2017 provides a BC of May Affect, Not Likely to Adversely Affect for this species. Atlantic pigtoe (currently listed as Proposed): The Atlantic pigtoe was not collected during the Marcy 20, 2017 survey. However, it has been identified at the bridge site in the recent past (based on NHP data explorer information indicating EO Identification number 18739). The Department proposes at this time to follow proiect commitments outlined in the mussel PBO (see above information). The proiect currentiv has a let date of June 27, 2019. Accordinglv, we hope that in-stream construction activities will be completed prior to the likelv listin� of the Atlantic pigtoe as Threatened (not to occur prior to October 11, 2019). �,v��nea=en3P . �a��e,ou,�E= v, �,ea,.�,o;e�, layers Make a Map Feakure Search - eiemene o��e��es J+ JElemem0[cur�en[esiie�2(Filtered] - conservacson are�s _i ManagedAreas _i Nahrel Areas -Conservation Planning ._. @iodrversity&WildlifeHa6itatAssessmenl J ;__Agricuiturai tande Assessrnent p ❑Fa�estry IandaAssessment 0+ ❑ Smnke Awereness Areas (NCWFIC} �;7� �GemeLendHuntingSafe�yBuflers�RICWRC} -wace� Re:�u«es J water8adies _, coastalWetlands J � -Nationai Wetlands Inventory CJ ❑ Fishery Nursery Arees p* ❑orinkingwatersuscepti6ility J �. � ' Subwatersheds {32-digit FSUCj Suddasins (8-0igit HUC} - State Histarlc Preservatio� (SHPD) _. NCNa�ionalRegister __ NCS�udy list _ NC�eterminedEligible — Re€erence +i, ,i North Caroliha Boundary J �caunties ti.� . ,:� etk -� Red line depicks Atlantic "�n9�assG, pigtoe EO along Sandy Creek Bridge site aa Q �n v� 7 � , nn �� r � 2 � pa r�'�' Northern Lon�-eared Bat The NLEB was listed as "Threatened" by the USFWS on Ari12, 2015. The rules of this listing became effective on May 4, 2015. For NCDOT, this affects projects with a federal nexus. The term "federal nexus" applies when an NCDOT project involves federal funding, federal permit or approval (such as a 404), use of federal lands, ar a federal program. The existence of a federal nexus often triggers the need for federal approvals under certain statutes, including NEPA, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and the Endangered Species Act. Construction of this project will require a Nationwide Permit 3 from the USACE. Accordingly, there is a federal nexus for this proj ect. For Eastern NC (including Division 5), NCDOT has entered into a programmatic agreement with the USFWS with a Biological Conclusion of "May Affect, Likely to Adversely Affect." This agreement involves a research and tracking program to establish conclusive information concerning the existence of the NLEB in this part of NC. Through the agreement, the Department will be provided incidental take coverage and as a result no clearing or bridge demolition moratoriums will be required at this time. NCDOT Division 5 staff will report all required tree clearing for this project on the Biological Surveys project in the Sharepoint database. Michaux's sumac A plant by plant survey lasting one man hour was conducted on July 17, 2017. No individuals were observed during the survey. A Biological Conclusion of No Effect is proposed for this species. NCDOT believes that the requirements of Section 7(a) (2) of the Endan�ered Species Act (ESA) have been satisfied. Thank you for your assistance with this project. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me at (919) 220- 4633 or cmurray@ncdot.gov. Sincerely, Christopher A. Murray, PWS NCDOT Division 5 Environmental Supervisor