Lynnhaven Inlet Jetties public scoping meeting scheduled for July 22; comment period underway

Norfolk District Public Affairs
Published July 17, 2015
The Lesner Bridge spans across the Lynnhaven Inlet, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

The Lesner Bridge spans across the Lynnhaven Inlet, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, and the city of Virginia Beach announced the initiation of the Lynnhaven Inlet Jetties Study July 2 via joint website public notices.

USACE and its project partner, the city of Virginia Beach, invites the public to attend a National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, scoping meeting July 22, 6-8 p.m., at the Frank W. Cox High School auditorium lobby, located at 2425 Shorehaven Drive, Virginia Beach, Virginia.  

The meeting will provide the public an opportunity to learn more about the study and provide comments on the project. 

The USACE plans to prepare an Environmental Assessment to evaluate options and potential impacts to address the shoaling that occurs in the authorized federal navigation channel at and  north of the Lynnhaven Inlet in Virginia Beach. This assessment will include the potential construction of jetties on either side of the Lynnhaven Inlet and other reasonable alternatives.  

Scoping comments may be provided at the meeting and/or submitted to the USACE Project Manager, Alicia Logalbo, via email/mail/telephone: Alicia.Logalbo@usace.army.mil; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, ATTN: Alicia Logalbo, 803 Front Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23510; (757) 201-7210, until Aug. 31, 2015.