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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 408-NAO-2025-0088 (Town of Chincoteague Mariners Point Bulkhead)

    Expiration date: 10/24/2025

    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 Town of Chincoteague for the Town of Chincoteague Mariners Point Bulkhead. The project proposes the construction of 700 +/- linear feet of steel sheet piling bulkhead adjacent to the Town of Chincoteague's spoil site at the Curtis Merritt Harbor. The proposed bulkhead would be installed channelward of the existing concrete rubble berm on the westerly end of the property. The applicant proposes that all backfill materials will be sourced from the existing adjacent USACE joint-administered spoil site. The adjacent spoil site contains dewatered spoils from local ongoing dredging projects. This project would provide a beneficial use of those spoils. Construction would occur from land and construction barge. This project may alter the Chincoteague Inlet Federal Navigation Project and the associated Curtis Merritt Dredged Material Management Area. Comments should be received by the close of business on October 24, 2025.

  • 408-NAO-2025-0081 (Tangier Fuel Pier and Bulkhead Replacement Project)

    Expiration date: 10/24/2025

    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 Town of Tangier for the Tangier Fuel Pier and Bulkhead Replacement Project located at 1000 Williams Wheatley Road in Tangier, VA. The proposed project will include removal of two existing deteriorating docks and piles, installation of a new east bulkhead, dredging of the area adjacent to current and proposed bulkheads, and reconstruction of the north dock. This project may alter the Tangier Basin reach of the Tangier Channels Federal Navigation Project. Comments should be received by the close of business on October 24, 2025.