Alaska Railroad Corporation, stated the purpose is to improve safety and efficiency for the movement of goods by better separating pedestrian traffic from freight and heavy truck traffic, enhance safety and efficiency of stevedoring activities, preserve the intermodal operations of commercial freight customers, accommodate larger vessels, and enhance the long-term utility of the dock. PROPOSED WORK: The proposed activity consists of dock expansion and road construction that will be in three phases. The applicant proposes to expand the existing freight dock to allow for additional berthing and cargo unloading space. The dock will be extended by 375 feet in tidal waters by placing 134,800 cubic yards of fill material over 4.75 acres below the High Tide Line (approximate elevation +13.8 feet above the 0.0 foot contour) of Resurrection Bay.

The proposed work would include installation of piles below the Mean High Water Mark (approximate elevation +9.7 feet above the 0.0 foot contour) the following totals are proposed for the project:

Temporary

• 60, 24-inch diameter steel piles

• 2,157 steel H-piles (in post-fill uplands)

Permanent

• 425 sheet piles

• 14 steel H-piles

• 14, 30-inch diameter round fender piles

• 4, 24-inch diameter round dolphin piles (to be removed and re-installed)

The proposed road will replace an existing gravel rail yard access route with a two-lane gravel roadway, approximately 4,500 feet long with a 24-foot-wide driving surface. Up to 1,455 cubic yards of material will be excavated and up to 1,940 cubic yards of fill material will be placed in three wetlands (0.3 acres total) for road construction. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-14), dated April 12, 2024. Please contact David Moore at (206) 496-3065, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, or by email at David.J.Moore@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this public notice.

POA-2024-00197 Resurrection Bay PN