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  • 408-NAO-2026-0043 (River Port LLC Heavy Lift Platform and Dredging)

    Expiration date: 5/20/2026

    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 River Port LLC for the River Port Heavy Lift Platform and Dredging Project which will include the construction of a heavy lift platform to the west of existing Pier 14 and two concrete mooring dolphins at the ends of Pier 14 and Pier 15 within the James River and associated new work and maintenance dredging. A channel from the Channel to Newport News Federal Navigation Channel to the lifting platform will be dredged to -50 ft MLW while the area where the lifting platform will be installed will be dredged to a depth of -60 ft MLW. The site will be mechanically dredged, placed into a barge, and transported up the James River for offloading at Shirley Plantation in Charles City County, VA. This project may alter the Channel to Newport News portion of the Norfolk Harbor and Channels Federal Navigation Project. Comments should be received by the close of business on May 20, 2026.

  • 408-NAO-2025-0035 (Colonna Shipyard Facility Maintenance Dredging Project)

    Expiration date: 5/13/2026

    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 Colonna Shipyard, c/o Mr. Mark Essert, Executive Director of Operations, for the combination of all of the existing and previously permitted dredging projects at Colonna Shipyard in Norfolk, VA into a single full yard maintenance dredging permit. This request/permit will include the Drydock #3 dredging, the Travel Lift dredging (West Yard), the Drydock #2 Relocation, Pescara Creek and the Main Yard (Drydock #1, Drydock #2, Pier 5 and the extension to the federal navigation channel. Maintenance dredging would include up to 180,000 CY on an as needed basis from various parts of the project area. Dredged material will be barged to a transfer area for disposal at Shirley Plantation or an alternative approved upland disposal location. This project may alter the Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River portion of the Norfolk Harbor and Channels Federal Navigation Project (NHC-EBER). Comments should be received by the close of business on May 13, 2026.

  • 408-NA0-2026-0025 (City of Norfolk, 200 Block Shoreline Stabilization)

    Expiration date: 5/11/2026

    The City of Norfolk, Virginia, proposes to replace an existing concrete rubble revetment with engineered riprap armor stone and construct a rock apron for scour mitigation along the 200 block of Ocean View Beach between Ocean View Beach Park and Sarah Constant Beach Park. The action being considered as part of this 408 review has the potential to impact the Willoughby Spit and Vicinity Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project. Public comments should be submitted by close of business May 11, 2026.

  • 408-NAO-2026-0028 (700 Rosemont Ave New Mooring Dolphin)

    Expiration date: 4/30/2026

    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 Rosemont Property LLC to install a single 19-pile mooring dolphin along the existing bulkhead to support mooring operations along the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River at 700 Rosemont Avenue, Chesapeake, VA. This project may alter the Norfolk Harbor and Channels Federal Navigation Project – Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River (NHC-SBER). Comments should be received by the close of business on April 30, 2026.

  • 408-NAO-2026-0020 (169 Tranquility Tr Pier Rebuild Project)

    Expiration date: 4/29/2026

    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 Craig Leonard to remove the existing floating pier, gangway and 26-feet of the main pier and construct a new expanded deck area, ramp, and end dock and 2nd boat lift along the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Albemarle Chesapeake Canal (AIWW-ACC) located at 169 Tranquility Trace, Chesapeake, VA. This project may alter the AIWW-ACC Federal Navigation Project. Comments should be received by the close of business on April 29, 2026.