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  • March

    NAO-2013-2330

    The Virginia Department of Transportation,or VDOT, proposes to improve the interchange located at Exit 310 Interstate 81, south of Winchester in Frederick County, Va. The work will occur in tributaries to Opequon Creek and Hoge Run.
  • A crane moves 14,000 fossilized oyster shell from a barge into waters in the Lafayette River. This Norfolk International Terminal six-acre sanctuary reef is one of six reefs being constructed as part of the Craney Island Eastward Expansion project/oyster mitigation process. The oyster reefs will be complete in June 2014. All of the reefs will be permanent oyster sanctuaries.

    Lafayette River home to new oyster sanctuary reef

    The Lafayette River-NIT oyster reef, built with approximately 14,000 cubic yards of fossilized shell, will soon become the fourth in a six-sanctuary, 16-acre permanent oyster reef initiative that the Norfolk District began last October.

  • NAO-014-0262/ 14-V0230

    Dominon Virginia Power is proposing to expand the existing Yadkin Substation located at 3015 Yadkin Road in Chesapeake, Virginia to accommodate additional transmission infrastructure and tap into existing overhead transmission lines. It will result in permanent unavoidable impacts to approximately 1.28 acres of palustrine forested (PFO) wetlands, 0.32 acres of palustrine emergent (PEM) wetlands and 2,270 linear feet (LF) of jurisdictional ditch.

  • FNOD Restoration Advisory Board meets March 6

    Community members can learn more about the Formerly Used Defense Site here and latest clean-up progress during the project’s quarterly Restoration Advisory Board meeting March 6.

  • Delayed Reporting March 4

    NORFOLK, Va. -- Due to weather conditions, the Norfolk District will open under a 2-hour delay

  • NAO-14-0283

    Chesapeake Landing Home Owners Association proposes to construct a 130-foot-long breakwater, to construct a 230-foot-breakwater with an attached 75-foot-long sill connecting to an existing rip rap revetment, and to place approximately 3,333 cubic yards of beach nourishment landward of the proposed breakwaters which will include the installation of sand fencing and the planting of sand dune grasses. Public comment period ends April 2, 2014.
  • (l-r) Mrs. Anne Ritchie Waring, age 89, shares a Kodak moment with her two daughters, Betty Grey Waring and Anne Frost Waring, during a recent family wedding. The Warings are known for their double names.“All my family has double first names,” Betty Grey said. “Most Southern parents back then would name their children after a relative, a grandparent or whatever. After recently talking to my mom, she said oftentimes families would end up with multiple Anne’s, John’s, George’s, etc. By combining first and middle names, it was easier for families to distinguish each other.”

    Betty Grey Waring: from farmer's daughter to federal engineer

    Betty Grey Waring grew up a farmer's daughter. She's now a federal engineer and well-respected and valued leader in the Army Corps of Engineers.

  • February

    On Feb. 27, the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources closed the Great Dismal Swamp Canal pedestrian bridge, which crosses onto the Dismal Swamp Canal between North Carolina and Virginia, to allow their maintenance crew to repair cylinders in a hydraulic arm weld, which had broken from the bridge’s bascule.

    Great Dismal Swamp Canal Bridge closed for repairs

    SOUTH MILLS, N.C. – The Great Dismal Swamp Canal Bridge is closed for repairs through the first week of March. On Feb. 27, a maintenance crew from the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources closed the pedestrian bridge, which crosses onto the Dismal Swamp Canal between North Carolina and Virginia.
  • FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- A controlled explosion breaches a section of Embrey Dam on Feb. 23, 2004 as part of the dam's removal process. The 94 year old dam no longer served a useful purpose and was removed to help restore the environment along the Rappahannock River. (U.S. Army file photo)

    A river runs free 10 years later

    On the morning of February 23, 2004 the excitement around Fredericksburg, Va., was palpable – school children, dignitaries, and media from around the world converged along the Rappahannock River to watch an obsolete dam blow open.
  • Historic Fort Norfolk, Va.

    Historic Fort Norfolk to close for building repairs Feb. 24

    Fort Norfolk will close to visitors from Feb. 24 to June 6 as contractors replace the roof on a circa 1855 magazine building.
  • ARLINGTON, Va. -- Construction crews move dirt and prepare the ground at the Arlington National Cemetery Millennium Expansion Project, Feb. 19, 2014. The 27-acre project will add nearly 30,000 burial and niche spaces with a mix of above-ground columbariums and in-ground burials. The project also involves restoring an impaired stream that runs through the area. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

    Millennium Project work begins at Arlington National Cemetery

    Crews working for the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are preparing land designated for the growth of Arlington National Cemetery. The 27-acre Millennium Project adds nearly 30,000 burial and niche spaces to the cemetery, which is running out of room to honor America’s military veterans.
  • The Great Bridge Lock on the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal reopened today after a two-day closure to vessel traffic. Contractors, overseen by the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, removed and replaced a 72-ton set of aging lock gates as part of a service plan to increase the lifespan of the locks.

    Great Bridge Lock reopens to vessel traffic

    The Great Bridge Lock on the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal reopened this afternoon after a two-day closure to vessel traffic to replace lock gates.

  • NAO-2013-01495

    Kroger Limited Partnership proposes to impact 1.137 acres of non-tidal wetlands and 926 linear feet of jurisdictional ditch associated with the construction of a Kroger Grocery Store Complex. The project is located within the headwaters of an unnamed tributary to Swift Creek at 6621 Greenyard Road in Chesterfield County, Va.

  • NAO-13-01819

    Oceanside Partners, LLC proposes to develop 24 residential lots along Sandbridge Rd. in Virginia Beach, Va. This proposal had a previous public notice on Nov. 18 2013 and has been modified to include a change in impacts.

  • NAO-2014-00240

    The Virginia Marine Resources Commission proposes to create numerous experimental reefs to test the suitability of ground/processed concrete pieces (without rebar) as a suitable surface for oyster spat strike(s) in the Rappahannock and Piankatank Rivers.
  • Great Bridge Lock, Chesapeake, Va.

    Great Bridge Lock to close temporarily to replace lock gates

    The Great Bridge Lock on the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal will temporarily close to vessel traffic from noon Feb. 19 to 9 p.m. Feb. 20 to replace the set of lock gates.

  • CENAO-WR-OO

    The Great Bridge Lock, located in Chesapeake, Virginia, will be closed to navigation between the hours of 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014 to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014.

  • NAO-2013-0373/13-V1448

    Appalachian Power Company (AEP)proposes to upgrade the existing Cloverdale Extra High Voltage (EHV) Transmission System. As a result of the completion of the Regional Transmission Expansion Plan (RTEP), PJM Interconnection, the regional transmission organization has determined that the upgrades are necessary for AEP to meet mandatory reliability criteria. In order to address the voltage and thermal problems, congestion and equipment obsolescence, AEP will be installing new transformers, constructing new transmission lines, constructing a new 500 kV substation (East Yard), expanding the existing West 765 kV and North 345 kV Yards, constructing four new EHV transmission lines between the existing and new yards and relocating 4 existing high voltage transmission lines.

  • NAO-2014-0100

    The bank sponsor, John Shepherd, proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory stream mitigation bank to be known as Windrow Farm Stream Mitigation Bank. The bank will be located on approximately 133 acres in Nottoway County, Va. The purpose of the mitigation bank is to provide off-site compensatory mitigation for projects that result in unavoidable impacts to streams in the Middle James River Drainage basin.

  • Gathright Dam to conduct a routine, controlled flood release

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin a controlled flood release at Gathright Dam near Covington, Va., at 9:00 a.m., today.