6 Nov 2025

408-NAO-2025-0091 - Coastal Precast System Chesapeake Facility Maintenance Dredging

Expiration date: 11/21/2025

Interested parties are hereby notified that a request for permission to alter a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) federal project pursuant to Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, 33 U.S.C. 408 (Section 408) has been received and is under evaluation by the Norfolk District. This Section 408 request was submitted by Coastal Precast System (CPS) to perform continued maintenance dredging of existing berthing areas at their Chesapeake facility along the Southern Branch Elizabeth River at 1316 Yacht Drive, Chesapeake, VA. The berths will be dredged mechanically, and the dredged material will be transported via barge to the CPS facility in Cape Charles, VA or to the Dominion Recycling in Chesapeake, VA for upland disposal. Berths A and B are maintained at -14 ft mean low water (MLW), Berth C is maintained to -15 ft MLW, Berth D is maintained to -12 ft MLW, Berth E is maintained to -10 ft MLW and Berth F is maintained to -5 ft MLW. This project may alter the Southern Branch Elizabeth River reach of the Norfolk Harbor and Channels Federal Navigation Project. Comments should be received by the close of business on November 21, 2025.

21 Oct 2025

NAO-2022-00145 (Fairwinds Landing, Dredging Heavy Lift Wharfs and Bulkhead, Norfolk, Virginia)

Expiration date: 11/20/2025

Fairwinds Landing LLC is proposing to dredge existing boat basins, replace existing bulkhead structures and install two heavy lift wharfs. All work is to occur in Norfolk, Virginia.

15 Oct 2025

408-NAO-2025-0083 (Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad Bridge Fender Repair Project)

Expiration date: 10/30/2025

Interested parties are hereby notified that a request for permission to alter a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) federal project pursuant to Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, 33 U.S.C. 408 (Section 408) has been received and is under evaluation by the Norfolk District. This Section 408 request was submitted by the Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad (NPBLRR) to install ten (10) new 36-inch diameter steel pipe piles adjacent to the fixed span portion of the existing Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad vertical lift bridge that crosses the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River between Chesapeake and Portsmouth, VA. All work shall be completed by barge with five (5) piles installed adjacent to the eastern and western abutments using an impact hammer driven full length. This project may alter the Norfolk Harbor & Channels Federal Navigation Project - Paradise Creek to Lamberts Bend Reach (aka Southern Branch Elizabeth River). Comments should be received by the close of business on October 30, 2025.

14 Oct 2025

408-NAO-2025-0086 (City of Norfolk Waterfront Timber Piers Repair Project)

Expiration date: 10/29/2025

Interested parties are hereby notified that a request for permission to alter a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) federal project pursuant to Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, 33 U.S.C. 408 (Section 408) has been received and is under evaluation by the Norfolk District. This Section 408 request was submitted by the City of Norfolk to conduct maintenance of existing pier at the Waterfront in Downtown Norfolk along the Elizabeth River. The purpose of this project is to replace-in-kind the deteriorated existing timber fendering elements and deck planks. This project may alter the Norfolk Harbor and Channels Federal Navigation Project (Paradise Creek to Lamberts Bend and Eastern Branch Elizabeth River Reaches) and Norfolk Coastal Storm Risk Management Project (Norfolk CSRM). Comments should be received by the close of business on October 29, 2025.

16 Apr 2025

NAO-1993-01934 (NSRC Lambert's Point Yard Pier 6 Berth Deepening, Norfolk, Virginia)

Expiration date: 5/16/2025

Norfolk Southern Railway Company is proposing new and future maintenance dredging by mechanical methods to deepen the Pier 6 berthing areas (approximately 33.07 acres) to a maximum depth of -57 feet MLLW to match the depths of the federal navigation channel and to allow more efficient loading and unloading of deeper draft vessels. Comments should be received by close of business on May 16, 2025.