The applicant, New Jersey Department of Transportation – Office of Maritime Resources, has requested Department of the Army authorization to perform ten (10)-year maintenance dredging of nine (9) channels within Barnegat Bay, identified as the Beach Haven State Channel Complex: Southwick Channel,
Bay Harbor Channel, Eastern Channel, Shelter Harbor Channel, Beach Haven Condos Channel, Morrison’s Channel, Liberty Thorofare Channel, Buoy 77
Channel, and Penna’s Channel. The stated purpose of this project is to restore and maintain safe navigational depths for vessels transiting between Long Beach Island and Barnegat Bay. Public comments are due by Jan. 8, 2020. More details are available in the "Public Notice & Plan Details" attachment.