SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE
MARINE DRIVE EMERGENCY TRAFFIC SIGNAL, PORTLAND, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON, 408 REVIEW
Issue Date: October 22, 2025
Expiration Date: November 6, 2025
Corps Reference: PM-F-Section 408 0413-FY25 Marine Drive Emergency Traffic Signal Project, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
15-Day Notice
This Public Notice announces the Section 408 review of the Marine Drive Emergency Traffic Signal.
Portland District is reviewing the Port of Portland’s proposal to install a new emergency traffic signal at the intersection of NE Marine Drive and the Portland Airport Fire and Rescue access drive. in Portland, Oregon.
Alteration of a federally authorized project: The Port of Portland is proposing to install a traffic signal at the intersection of NE Marine Drive and the Portland Airport Fire and Rescue access drive on property own by the Port. Work would also include installing advanced warning signs within the Marine Drive right of way to signal both westbound and eastbound traffic. The proposed project may alter the Multnomah West Levee System of the Urban Flood Safety and Water Quality District, a federally authorized project, and therefore requires authorization from the Corps, pursuant to 33 USC 408 (Section 408). Section 408 provides authority to the Secretary of the Army to grant permission for the alteration or modification of Corps federal civil works projects when, in the judgment of the Secretary, such alteration or modification will not be injurious to the public interest and will not impair the usefulness of the project.
Consideration of Comments: The Corps is soliciting comments specific to this project from the public, federal, state, and local agencies and officials, and other interested parties. Comments will be considered in determining whether it would be in the public interest to proceed with this action.
All comments received will become part of the official record and are subject to public release under the Freedom of Information Act including any personally identifiable information such as names, phone numbers, and addresses.
Comments: Interested parties may submit, in writing, any comments directed specifically to this proposal and not to other regulatory processes administered by the Corps or other government agencies pertaining to the Marine Drive Emergency Traffic Signal
Comments should refer to PM-F- 0413-FY25 - Marine Drive Emergency Traffic Signal and the date of this Public Notice (October 22, 2025) and be electronically submitted by the comment due date (November 6, 2025).
Comments must be sent electronically to section408nwp@usace.army.mil. Message subject MUST SAY: Public Notice PM-F- 0413-FY25 Marine Drive Emergency Traffic Signal.
Alternatively, comments can be sent and be postmarked by the comment due date (November 6, 2025).
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District
ATTN: Ms. Sally Bird-Gauvin
P.O. Box 2946
Portland, Oregon 97208-2946.
For additional information, please send email to: section408nwp@usace.army.mil, attention to: Sally Bird-Gauvin. This public notice is issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District.
Map showing the location of the Section 408 request 0413-FY25: Marine Drive Emergency Traffic Signal Installation along NE Marine Drive in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.