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  • February

    NAO-2012-02097

    Luck Stone Corporation plans to expand the Luck Stone - Prince Edward plant to meet the current and future needs of demands for crushed aggregates in the local area.

  • ​NAO-2006-7731

    Neal Reed proposes to expand an existing commercial automobile maintenance operation by constructing one six-bay auto repair shop, associated parking, and a BMP near the intersection of Holland Road and Dam Neck Road in Virginia Beach, VA.

  • NAO-DHA-WRD 9905-XXX-20-000 Geographer, Environmental Scientist or Physical Scientist

    The Norfolk District is slated to directly hire a recent college graduate for a geographer, environmental scientist or physical scientist position.
  • One man steers a boat while the other uses a torch to deconstruct wooden pilings in Rudee Inlet

    Norfolk District navigation support team preps, updates inlet for dredging

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers navigation team arrived at Croatan Point here early February to replace pilings and a floating dock in preparation for the next iteration of dredging.

  • Proposed funded agreement

    This public notice announces the preliminary intent of Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to accept and expend funds from the Virginia Department of Transportation to expedite processing of its Department of the Army permit applications, subject to certain limitations. The notice also solicits public comments on acceptance and expenditure of funds contributed by VDOT to expedite the evaluation of Army permit applications for projects with a public purpose.

  • NAO-2011-01300

    Proposed permit modification to the I-66 Main Corridor Improvements Project that was authorized by an individual permit March 29. The revision is to account for changes to unavoidable impacts to waters of the U.S. resulting from project design and construction implementation plan modifications. The project will extend the I-66 corridor about 22.5 miles from the interchange of U.S. Route 29 (Lee Highway) in Gainesville, Prince William County, to the I-495 interchange in Fairfax County. The modification would increase the total unavoidable permanent impacts to 5.182 acres of nontidal wetlands and 5,759 linear feet of streams. To compensate for the additional unavoidable impacts to waters of the U.S., the permittee proposes to purchase credits from approved stream and wetland mitigation banks. The public comment period ends March 19.

  • New public notice requirements

    The Norfolk District Regulatory Office is providing recommendations to anyone submitting an application requiring issuance of a public notice (individual permits).

  • NAO-DHA-Civil Engineer-9905-20-000

    The Norfolk District is advertising a public notice for a civil engineer position being filled under the direct hire authority, closing out Feb. 26.
  • A wide-angle view of an inert Minotaur V launch vehicle is erected on the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport's pad 0B at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia during a pathfinder exercise for NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) Mission.

    Corps awards Florida business $23 million contract, helps protect Virginia space-flight facilities

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $23.7 million contract to Miami-based business Continental Heavy Civil Corp. for beach renourishment at the NASA Wallops Island Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.

  • ANC110220

    Arlington National Cemetery will participate in a public hearing and information session hosted by the Federal Highway Administration on the Arlington National Cemetery Southern Expansion (ANCSE) Defense Access Road (DAR) Project. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Pentagon City located at 900 South Orme St. in Arlington, Virginia.

  • CENAO-WR-R NAO-2009-02784

    Microsoft Corporation c/o Mr. Greg Deeney proposes to construct a data center campus and associated infrastructure, to include but not limited to, a substation, access road, water tanks, stormwater management facilities, etc. at the southern terminus of Compass Creek Parkway in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.

  • NAO-DHA-9905-20-Survey Technician

    The district is looking to hire a survey technician under the direct hire authority, which closes Feb. 11. The position performs geodetic, topographic and bathymetric surveys in support of the district’s civil works mission to include navigation and construction.

  • CENAO-WR-R NAO-1994-1166

    The Hampton Roads Connector Partners proposes to expand the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) by widening Route 64 for approximately 9.9 miles from Settlers Landing Road in Hampton to the I-564 interchange in Norfolk, Virginia. The project involves the construction of new bridges over Hampton Roads/lower James River, two new bored tunnels, expansion of the existing portal islands, and widening of the Willoughby Bay trestle-bridges, Bay Avenue bridges, and Oastes Creek bridges. The project will create an eight-lane facility with six consistent use lanes, including two new High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes.

  • January

    NAO-2007-02834

    Liberty University is proposing an expansion of Camp Hydaway Lake from 6.4 acres to about 37 acres. The proposal also includes realignment of Camp Hydaway Road. All work is to occur in Campbell County, Virginia.
  • Motorists travel over the Deep Creek Bridge in Chesapeake, Virginia, which spans the Dismal Swamp Canal on February 9, 2016. $22 million in federal money is identified in the USACE work plan and president's FY 17 budget to go towards replacing the 80 year-old draw bridge. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

    Public meeting set for Deep Creek Bridge Replacement Project

    CHESAPEAKE, Va. – Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the city of Chesapeake will host a public meeting Thursday on the Deep Creek Bridge Replacement Project. It's scheduled for 5-7 p.m. at Deep Creek Middle School.

  • NAO-2018-02083

    A wetland in-lieu fee wetland mitigation program has been proposed on an approximately 89-acre property in the Potomac River basin in Loudoun County, Virginia. Comments on this project should be received by the close of business Feb. 27.

  • CENAO-WRR-N NAO-1999-00216

    Cedar Run Wetlands LC, the Sponsor for the Cedar Runs Wetland Bank proposes to establish an approximately 18.5 acre compensatory mitigation bank at the South Market site in Prince William County, Virginia. The Public Comment period ends on February 4, 2020.
  • Work crews remove one of two canal gates for refurbishment at South Mills Lock in North Carolina, Jan. 7, 2020.

    Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway route closed for gate restoration

    SOUTH MILLS, N.C. – Due to required maintenance, the Dismal Swamp Canal on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway between North Carolina and Virginia has been temporarily shut off to vessel traffic.
  • 5th Annual Federal Careers Open House Banner

    USACE to host careers open house for students, grads and professionals

    Hampton Roads-area college students, recent graduates and career professionals are invited to the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Federal Careers Open House from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Jan. 8, in the district’s headquarters building at 803 Front St. here.

  • December

    WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- The crew of the Cottrell Contracting Corporation Dredge Marion works to remove shoals from the James River federal navigation channel just off shore from James City County, Va., Nov. 6 2013. The river plays a role in the economies of Richmond and Hopewell, providing a navigation channel of 25 feet deep for ships to move goods to and from the inland ports. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

    Dredging to start in Norfolk Harbor inner channels

    NORFOLK, Va. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Cottrell Contracting are set to begin dredging the Norfolk Harbor Inner Channel and channel to Newport News on Saturday.