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News
Work begins on Fort Norfolk project
Story by Jerry Rogers,
Norfolk District Public Affairs Office
FORT NORFOLK , Va. – Norfolk District employees and visitors will soon see a flurry of construction activity near the Front Street gate here.
The project includes the demolition of Building 36 and the construction of a parking lot, a new guardhouse and security fencing designed to enhance force protection conditions for the Waterfield Building, said Cheryl Drum, the district's chief of contracting.
Homeland Contracting Corporation, a small, woman-owned, disadvantaged business located in Virginia Beach, Va., will complete the $750,000 project.
A temporary security fence will separate the construction area from the remainder of Fort Norfolk, said Norfolk District Project Manager Craig Jones.
"Traffic flow on Front Street will be unchanged during construction," Jones said. ‘Some disruption will occur to parking lot areas to allow contractor to install utilities and create new parking spaces, but employees will receive advance notice prior to disruptions."
December is target date for construction completion.