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.