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Claytor Lake Debris Removal

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Planning and Response Team (PRT) personnel prepare to launch a tugboat into Claytor Lake shortly after its...

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Norfolk Coastal Storm Risk Managment

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conceptual rendering depicts a proposed levee at Town Point Park in Norfolk, Virginia. The levee is part of the...

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AOC Phase II Groundbreaking

Armed with shovels in hand, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Norfolk District along with its partners, Virginia Port Authority and City of...

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USACE awards Deep Creek Bridge construction contract

District awards $59.5 million contract to construct new Deep Creek Bridge

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Phase II Oyster Reef Progress: Ecosystem Restoration

Civil Engineer Nick Ingold explains developments in the planning process of the proposed Phase II reef construction for the Broad Bay area in...

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A legacy of duty: Vietnam veteran continues service with USACE
3/26/2025
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act signed into law in 2017, designates March 29 of each year as National Vietnam War Veterans Day...
Freeport and Vicinity Element Project Work Suspended
3/25/2025 UPDATED
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District (SWG) has officially suspended work on the Freeport and Vicinity element of the Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay Project, effective as of March...
MKARNS Nav Notice No. SWL 25-21 Lock 9 DS Appr- Sailing Instruction Lifted
3/25/2025
The sailing instructions for both upbound and downbound tows to favor the long wall in the downstream approach to Arthur V. Ormond Lock (No. 9) NM 176.9, noted in Nav Notice SWL 24-19, have been...
MKARNS NAVIGATION NOTICE Number SWL 25-20
3/25/2025
The tow haulage equipment at James W. Trimble (No. 13) NM 292.8 has been repaired and returned to service...
Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment #556
3/25/2025
The District is updating the Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment #556, Categorical Permissions to Alter U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Projects Pursuant to 33 USC 408, dated October...
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News

This Limited Reevaluation Report (LRR) and accompanying Environmental Assessment (EA) present the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of a limited reevaluation study of the coastal storm damage problems and needs of 7.3 miles of Chesapeake Bay shoreline within the city of Norfolk, Virginia. A 1983 Feasibility Report, also conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, recommended an implementable plan for a coastal storm damage reduction project which was later authorized for construction by Congress in the Water Resources Development Act of 1986. The Authorized Project consisted of the construction and periodic sand renourishment of a protective beach berm along the entire study area shoreline. Preconstruction Engineering and Design (PED) investigations leading to the construction of the Authorized Project were put on hold from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s due to a shift in local priorities in the study area resulting from the construction of two major Navy dredging/sand placement projects and state funding for the construction of offshore breakwaters. In 2003, Hurricane Isabel brought about a renewed interest in the Authorized Project and with support at the local and Federal levels, PED investigations restarted to include the completion of a limited reevaluation study to determine whether there was continued Federal and local interest in the construction of the Authorized Project or a reformulated project plan. In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the LRR and accompanying EA must be made available to the public in the affected area for thirty (30) days to allow for review and comment.

Photos

NORFOLK, Va. -- A new day dawns on the Norfolk District's Waterfield Building and Fort Norfolk near downtown Norfolk, July 28, 2017. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

Visit Fort Norfolk

FORT NORFOLK, Va. -- Fort Norfolk stands open for visitors June 1, 2012. The fort, which is maintained and preserved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is the last remaining of 19 harbor-front forts authorized in 1794 by President George Washington. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

Latest news

USACE, Virginia Beach to host public meetings on Coastal Storm Risk Management Study Feb 3-8
1/31/2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District alongside the City of Virginia Beach will host four in-person engagement opportunities during the week of Feb. 3-8 in support of the Virginia Beach...
Debris Removal Effort Ramps Up at Claytor Lake with Additional Resources
10/28/2024
DUBLIN, Va., October 23, 2024 – Debris removal operations at Claytor Lake have intensified as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), in partnership with the Virginia Department of Emergency...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begins largest Virginia debris removal mission in 20 years at Claytor Lake
10/21/2024
PULASKI COUNTY, Va. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Norfolk District, officially began debris removal operations at Claytor Lake, Oct. 19, following Hurricane Helene's aftermath. This is...
Norfolk District Schedules Aerial Mosquito Treatment at Craney Island on October 1
9/30/2024
NORFOLK, Va. — The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has scheduled aerial mosquito treatment on October 1st, over the federal property on Craney Island...
Norfolk District Schedules Aerial Mosquito Treatment at Craney Island on September 20
9/18/2024
NORFOLK, Va. — The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has scheduled aerial mosquito treatment on Sep 20th, over the federal property on Craney Island...
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