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Regulatory Division/1200A
Action ID No. SAW-2008-03183
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343
P'ebivary 21, 2019
Mr. Philip S. Harris III, P.E., C.P.M.
Natural Environment Section Head
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Division of Highways
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1598
Dear Mr. Harris:
Reference the Department of the Army (DA) permit issued on June 17, 2014, to Mr. Richard
Hancock, of the North Carolina Deparhnent of Transportation for impacts associated with the
new location project identified as U-2579B. The project, Winston-Sa1em Northern Beltway
eastern section B, a 4.06 mile, six-lane divided facility, on new location, construction extending
US 158 iunning southeast to a new interchange with I-40 Bus / US 421 that includes widening
up-grades at the existing I-40 Bus / US 421 alignment associated with the proposed new
interchange, located east of Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. Coordinates (in
decimal degrees) for the site are 36.1178°N, -80.1380° W. The project area contains 7 unnamed
h•ibutaries (UT) to Lowery Mill Creek, Martin Mill Creek and 4 UTs to Martin Mill Creek,
Kerners Mill Creek and 1 UT to Kerners Mill Creek, Smith Creek and 11 UTs to Smith Creelc,
and Fishers Branch and 2 UTs to Fishers Branch, 5 ponds, and 17 riparian wetlands located in
the Yadkin River Basin (8-Digit Cataloging Unit 03040101).
Impacts autharized by the permit as well as a subsequent permit modification dated July 2,
2014 include: 1) the permanent placement of fill material into 10,1401inear feet of jurisdictional
sheam channel, 1.96 acres of riparian wetlands, and 4.36 acres of jurisdictional open waters and,
2) the temporary placement of fill mateiYal into 1,8091inear feet of jurisdictional stream channel.
Mitigation was implemented for the unavoidable impacts by on-site mitigation as described in
the August 22, 2013 mitigation plan, as well as payment into the North Carolina Division of
Mitigation Seivices.
Also reference your letter to the Coips dated November 20, 2018, requesting modification of
the permit for additional impacts to U-2579B at permit sites 23 and 28, the permanent discharge
of fill material into 6491inear feet of sheam channel and the temporary discharge of fill material
into 1591inear feet of stream channel, associated with:

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1) An additional 51 feet of permanent stream impacts for culvert installation and 32
linear feet of temporaiy sh�eam impacts for dewatering at permit site 23.
2) An additiona15981inear feet of permanent stream impacts for culvert extension and
1271inear feet of temporary stream impacts for dewatering at permit site 28, due to
stream migxation to the toe of eaisting roadway fill leading to instability and safery
conceins for the future long term stability of the proposed onramp.
After the completiom of a I S-day Public Notice, the Corps completed the evaluation of your
request and determined that it is appropriate and reasonable. Therefare, the permit is modified as
listed and shown in the modified drawings in the November 20, 2018 modification request. In
addition, the following special condition regarding compensatory mitigation has been
incorporated:
In order to compensate for impacts associated with this permit, miHgation shall be provided in
accordance with the provisions outlined on the most recent version of the attached Compensatory
Mifigation Responsibility Transfer Form. The requirements of this form, including any special
conditions listed on this form, are hereby incorporated as special conditions of this permit
authorization.
All other conditions of the permit, including the peimit expiration date of December 31,
2019, remain in effect as written. If the permitted work is not completed on or before the date
herein specified, the authorization, if not previously revoked or specifically further ea�tended,
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
questions, contact NIr. James Lastinger, Raleigh Regulatory Field Office at
James.C.LastinQerna usace.anii .� or telephone [phone], Ea�tension 32.
FOR THE COMMANDER
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�j Robert J, Clark
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Copies Fiu•nished with Attachment:
Ms. Amy Euliss
Division Environmental Officer, Division 9
North Carolina Department of Transportation
375 Silas Creek Parkway
Winston Salem, North Carolina 27127
Copies Furnished without Attachment:
Mr. Dave Wanucha
Transportation Permitting Unit
Division of Water Resources
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105