Fernandina Harbor dredging project available for public review

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District seeks public review and comment regarding the preparation of an updated National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document for the maintenance dredging of Fernandina Harbor, Florida.

The purpose of the project is to continue to provide safe navigation within the federal channel. The project is located where the Floria and Georgia state lines meet near the City of Fernandina Beach in the vicinity of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW).

The authorized navigation project starts at the entrance of the Amelia River and turns south, past the port facilities, and continues until the split of the Amelia River south of Little Tiger Island. The portion of the authorized project considered for evaluation in this SEA includes Cuts 1-6 of the channel and the turning basin.

Project channel depths range from 46 feet at the ocean to 28 feet. Periodic removal of accumulated sediments from the entrance channel, inner channel, and turning basin allows commercial vessels and recreational boats access to the Port of Fernandina.

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