The Knik Construction Co., Inc stated purpose is to improve efficiency and safety on cargo barge operations at the Knik Construction Cargo Yard, also known as the Bethel Yard Dock (BYD). The proposed project would also prevent erosion of the river bank at the beach barge docking area and upland yards. To construct an open-cell steel sheetpile bulkhead along approximately 850 linear feet of the Kuskokwim River shoreline at an average depth of -20 feet Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). The total length of the sheetpile would be approximately 1,150 linear feet. Approximately 40,000 cubic yards of sand gravel fill and 1,600 cubic yards of riprap armor rock would be placed in 2.9 acres below the High Tide Line (HTL). Sand and gravel would be placed behind the face sheets and the riprap at both ends of the bulkhead. Please contact Estrella Campellone at (907) 753-2518, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at Estrella.f.campellone@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.
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