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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Roy COOPER TAMES H.TROGDON, III
GOVERNOR SECRETARY
September 16, 2019
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, NC 28801-5006
ATTN: Ms. Nicholle Braspennickx
NCDOT Coordinator
Subject: Application for Section 404 Nationwide Permit 14 and Section 401 Water Quality
Certification for the Proposed Interstate Access Addition to 1-485 at Weddington Road
(SR 3468), Mecklenburg County, Division 10, STIP No. R-0211EC, Debit $570.00 from
WBS 43609.3.2.
Dear Madam:
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) proposes to construct a half -clover
interchange with ramps and loops in the northeast and southeast quadrants for the interchange at I-485 and
Weddington Road (SR 3468) in Mecklenburg County. Bike lanes and a sidewalk are also included and
improvements will be made to the Weddington Road and McKee Road intersection.
As a result of the interstate access addition at Weddington Road, there will be 59 linear feet of stream bank
stabilization, 66 linear feet of permanent stream impacts, and <0.01 acre of temporary stream impacts.
Please see enclosed copies of the Pre -Construction Notification (PCN), Division of Mitigation Services
(DMS) mitigation acceptance letter, Stormwater Management Plan (SMP), permit drawings, roadway plan
sheets, northern long-eared bat memo, State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) concurrence form, and a
letter recommending no archaeological survey. An Environmental Assessment (EA) was completed in May
2007 and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) was completed in February 2009 and distributed
shortly thereafter. Additional copies are available upon request.
A copy of this permit application and its distribution list will be posted on the NCDOT Website at:
http:Hconnect.ncdot.gov/resources/Environmental. If you have any questions or need additional
information, please call Erin Cheely at [phone].
Sincerely,
Philip S. Harris III, P.E., C.P.M.
Environmental Analysis Unit Head
Cc: NCDOT Permit Application Standard Distribution List
Mailing Address: Telephone: [phone] Location:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Fax: [phone] BIRCH RIDGE DRIVE
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS UNIT Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968 RALEIGH NC 27610
1598 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH NC 27699-1598 Website: www.ncdot.gov