According to U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a Section 404 permit to the company. 

“I’ve said it before, and I’ll keep saying it: there truly is no better place to do business than West Virginia. The approval for this final permit is great news for Nucor Steel and our state, and I can’t wait to see the benefits this new facility will bring to West Virginia,” said Manchin, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. 

According to The (Huntington, W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch newspaper, the permit allows Nucor to construct a barge loading and unloading dock on the Ohio River. 

“With this final permit in hand, we will begin commencing construction immediately, and expect it will take approximately two years to complete. In the near future, we will be announcing details of a formal groundbreaking ceremony at the site,” Nucor said, according to the newspaper.