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  • October

    Great Bridge Locks reopen as tidal waters recede

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has reopened the great bridge lock in Chesapeake, Va.

  • Great Bridge Locks closed due to tidal waters

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers closed the Great Bridge Lock in Chesapeake, Va., due to higher than normal tidal waters infiltrating the lock’s gears.

  • NAO-08-3101

    The CenterPoint Properties has requested to modify the existing permit for the construction of an intermodal center in Suffolk, Virginia. The applicant requests a permit modification to include the construction of an industrial access roadway connector (the Kenyon Road Connecter) between Kenyon Road and US Route 58 (Holland Road) in order to reduce commercial truck traffic on Kenyon Road within the vicinity of residential homes and education facilities. The proposed modification will result in a net increase of 0.45 acres of permanent impacts to nontidal wetlands and 0.30 acres of temporary impacts to nontidal impacts, resulting in a total of 7.66 acres of permanent wetland impacts associated with the project.

  • NAO-2006-2364

    The bank sponsor, Gum Brothers LLC, proposes to establish a compensatory mitigation banking agreement ("Limestone Mitigation Bank") in Leesburg, Va., to provide mitigation for impacts to streams within the specified service area. Public comment period ends Oct. 22, 2013.

  • NAO-2005-04743

    The applicant is proposing to complete construction of a single family residential development known as Mountain Run. The project site is approximately 140 acres and is located south of the South Anna River, east of Route 33, in Hanover County, Va. Public comment period ends Nov. 8, 2013.

  • NAO-2008-0080

    The proposed Piedmont Farms Stream Mitigation Bank consists of two sites. The Piedmont Farms-Eastview site is located on approximately 190 acres of farmland west of State Route 602, east of State Route 601 and south of Walton Fork in Buckingham County, Virginia. The Piedmont Farms-Fulfillment site is located on approximately 1,720 acres of farmed and forested land along State Route 6 adjacent to the town of Esmont in Albemarle County, Virginia.
  • Kristin Mazur, project manager for the Norfolk District Lynnhaven Inlet Jetties Navigation Project with the city of Virginia Beach, Va., explains the federal interest determination study process and timetable, Oct. 19, 2012, to add a 1,000-foot jetty in front of the Lesner Bridge. Mazur is also the project manager for Lynnhaven Inlet Federal Naviagtion Channel maintenance dredging.

    Lynnhaven Inlet dredging contract awarded; material earmarked for beneficial reuse

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $2 million contract Sept. 28 to maintenance dredge the Lynnhaven Inlet Federal Navigation Channel in Virginia Beach, Va.

  • NAO-2006-1485

    Virginia Electric and Power Company proposes to stabilize a portion of the shoreline at the Chesapeake Energy Center located in the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River, at the Chesapeake Energy Center, 2701 Vepco Street in Chesapeake, Virginia. Work is proposed in Priority Area 1 which has been identified as the shoreline area with the most severe erosion and in need of the most urgent repair. Priority Area 1 is approximately 1,050 feet long and the shoreline stabilization project involves fill and riprap in approximately 9,350 square feet (0.21 acres) of tidal wetlands and 11,520 square feet (0.26 acres) of non-tidal wetlands. Public comment period ends November 1, 2013.

  • September

    NAO-2000-1534

    Old Stage Coxendale, LLC is proposing to permanently impact 1.36 acres of Palustrine scrub-shrub wetlands, 0.95 acres of Palustrine open water, and temporarily impact 35 linear feet of intermittent stream channel, to construct an approximately 25 acre industrial building pad, parking lot, utilities, an access road and stormwater management facilities for a proposed truck maintenance facility. Public comment period ends Oct. 11, 2013.

  • NAO-2013-0139

    The applicant proposes to construct a single family unit subdivision that will be connected with the existing Winterberry Subdivision. Project implementation would see the construction of 14 lots with appurtenant roads and servitudes on an 11.16 acre parcel of land. Impacts to forested wetlands would be 0.79 acres.
  • The Corps Dredge Currituck performs dredging operations in Virginia Beach's Rudee Inlet in 2005. The Currituck is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hopper dredge that performs maintenance dredging up and down the East Coast. (U.S. Army Photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

    Currituck rescues stranded boater from James River

    The crew found a man, soaked and shivering in the 64-degree night.
  • Gathright Dam's intake tower stands out in Lake Moomaw Oct. 13, 2010. The dam and Lake Moomaw Project provide flood protection of industrial, commerical and residential properties along the Jackson and James rivers with immediate impact on Covington, Va.

    Gathright Dam to conduct fourth pulse release of 2013

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will conduct a pulse release at Gathright Dam, near Covington, Va., on Tuesday, Sept. 24, beginning at approximately 6 a.m. The water release will gradually increase and peak at 3,500 cubic feet per second by 9 a.m.

  • 2008-00429 13-V1389

    Chesterfield Economic Development Authority is proposing to permanently impact 0.69 acre of palustrine emergent wetlands and to temporarily impact 0.31 acre of palustrine emergent wetlands for the construction of a two lane road to provide access from the existing Meadowville Technology Parkway to two industrial sites within the park. One of the two sites is currently under construction. The proposed road will ultimately connect the existing Meadowville Parkway to Enon Church Road.

  • 2012-00931; 13-V1184

    The Corps of Engineers has received an application from West Creek Associates to to construct a loop road and a stormwater management facility to serve future commercial and retail offices and retail spaces. Public comment period ends Oct. 19, 2013.

  • 1999-01966, 13-V1307

    The Corps of Engineers has received an application form Emac LLC to permanently impact 0.26 acre of palustrine emergent wetlands for the purpose of expanding the existing RV Center and for the specific purpose of constructing a 28,000 square foot sale and service center and associated parking. Public comment period ends Oct. 17, 2013.

  • NAO-2013-1273

    The commander of Naval Weapons Station Yorktown-Cheatham Annex proposes a danger zone for portions of the York River off Cheatham Annex in York County, Va. Public comment period expires October 18, 2013.
  • Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area (CIDMMA), also known as Craney Island, is the “Jewel in the Port of Hampton Roads.” Since its construction in 1957, Craney Island’s centralized location provides a low-cost placement option for material dredged from Hampton Roads navigation channels, as well as from private dredging projects.

    Craney Island mosquito spraying set for Sept. 19

    The Norfolk District and the city of Portsmouth, Va., will conduct joint aerial mosquito spraying Thursday at federal properties on Craney Island, adjacent city properties and the Churchland area in Portsmouth.

  • NAO-2013-1688

    The Virginia Department of Transportation proposes to replace an existing 4-way signalized intersection with a grade-separated interchange. The purpose of the proposed project is to address safety and traffic operations related to the long-term traffic growth along US 29 and at the intersection of US 29/ Route 666 and provide an appropriate linkage between multiple classifications of roadways in Culpeper County, Va. Public comment period ends Oct. 14, 2013.

  • Corps awards contract to Illinois small business for NASA project

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, awarded a contract Aug. 28 to a Belleville, Ill., small business, BCI Construction USA, Inc., for potable water system repairs at NASA's Langley Research Center, located in Hampton, Va.
  • Lynette Rhodes is the chief of the Southern Virginia Regulatory Permit Section.

    Lynette Rhodes’ long, winding road leads back home

    For Lynette Rhodes, there’s no place like home. No place that has come close to evoking the childlike joy of her beloved Norfolk. So when Rhodes returned to Norfolk 17 years later, it felt like it was meant to be.