1 Oct 2024

2024-00438-85

Expiration date: 10/16/2024

In response to a request from the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DDNREC), the Philadelphia District has been authorized by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), North Atlantic Division to employ Special Permit Processing Procedures in Emergency Situations pursuant to 33 CFR 325.2(e)(4) in the review of an application to restore the beach and dune system north of the Indian River Inlet to protect Coastal Highway south of Dewey Beach in Sussex County. The proposed project includes the following: 1) Hydraulically dredge approximately 800,000 total cubic yards of sediment from three shoals including the Indian River Inlet flood shoal (down to the authorized federal channel elevation of -24 feet NAVD with 1 foot of allowable over-dredge), Middle Island Shoal and Burton Island Shoal (down to -10 feet NAVD with 1 foot of allowable over-dredge); 2) Transport the dredged material via pipeline to the placement site along the shoreline on the north side of the Indian River Inlet; 3) Spread and grade the dredged material to construct a beach (+9.0 NAVD, 100 to 150-ft-width) and dune system to an overall elevation of +16.0 ft NAVD by 25-ft wide consistent with the 2013 template. The dredged material placement will begin at the north jetty of the Indian River Inlet and extend northward for approximately 5,200 linear feet. More details are available in the "Public Notice" and "Plans documents. Public comments are requested by Oct. 16, 2024. 

24 Jun 2021

2014-0045

Expiration date: 7/26/2021

The applicant, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is proposing a total roadway reconstruction and widening of the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-476) from four to six travel lanes, from Milepost A37.4 to Milepost A43.3 (MP-A38 to 44), in Salford Township, Montgomery County, and West Rockhill and Milford Townships, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The purpose of the project, as stated by the applicant, is to update the existing Northeast Extension, I-476 to meet current Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration standards to address current safety and traffic issues. More details are available in Public Notice & Plan documents. Public comments are requested by July 26, 2021.

14 Apr 2020

2017-00086-46

Expiration date: 5/14/2020

The applicant, the City of Philadelphia (Philadelphia Water Department), proposes the following activity: the installation of approximately 5,400 square feet of Floating Classroom with an additional 960 square feet of floating docks tied to the south end of the Classroom. The location of the proposed activity is along the eastern bank of the Schuylkill River, immediately downstream of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive (a.k.a. West River Drive) bridge, in the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The applicant has stated the project purposes are for education relating to water quality and the conservation, preservation of natural resources, and public access to the river. More details are listed in the attached Public Notice and Plans documents. Public comments are due by May 14, 2020.