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  • June

    NAO-2014-0044

    The Department of the Army is requesting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers establish a permanent danger zone published at 33 CFR §334.405, “Atlantic Ocean south of entrance to Chesapeake Bay off Camp Pendleton, Virginia; firing range”. Public comment period ends July 22, 2015.
  • John Reinhart, CEO and executive director of the Virginia Port Authority and Colonel Paul Olsen, Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's former commander, sign the feasibility cost-share agreement, which commits each side to sharing the cost of evaluating the benefits of two dredging projects critical to the future of Norfolk Harbor.

    In drive to deeper, wider and safer harbor, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Port of Virginia sign historic feasibility cost-sharing agreement

    In a feasibility cost-sharing agreement signed June 15, John Reinhart, Virginia Port Authority CEO and executive director and Col. Paul B. Olsen, Norfolk District commander, commit to sharing the cost of evaluating the benefits of two dredging projects critical to Norfolk Harbor's future.

  • NAO-2006-05832 Creighton Road Bridge

    Henrico County Department of Public Works proposes to replace an existing failing bridge on an unnamed tributary to Stoney Run in Henrico County, Virginia.

  • NAO-2001-03946

    The applicant proposes raising the existing Bubba’s Marina Restaurant, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 5 feet in elevation, and to construct approximately 124 linear feet of bulkhead, no more than 22 feet channelward of mean high water, and to backfill with approximately 244 cubic yards of fill material. Comment period expires on July 14, 2015.

  • NAO-2015-00411

    The applicant proposes to realign, widen and improve a 0.2-mile segment of Cushing Road, relocate an existing driveway, and construct a stormwater management pond. Public comment period ends June 26, 2015.
  • Great Bridge Lock, Chesapeake, Virginia.

    Great Bridge Lock scheduled maintenance causes limited closures to navigation

    The Great Bridge Lock in Chesapeake, Virginia, will temporarily close to navigation during specified hours for scheduled maintenance June 9-10, 15-19 and 22-25.

  • NAO-2007-2718 Dredging of Pescara Creek

    Colonna's Shipyard is proposing to mechanically dredge approximately 125,300 cubic yards of material from a 10.27 acre area in Pescara Creek, a tributary to the Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River in Norfolk, Virginia. This is a combination of new and maintenance dredging.
  • COVINGTON, Va. -- Gathright Dam's intake tower rises out of Lake Moomaw Dec. 12, 2012. The earthen and rolled rock-fill dam impounds the flow of the Jackson River and creates Lake Moomaw, serving both flood control and recreational purposes. (U.S. Army photo/Kerry Solan)

    Officials announce Gathright Dam pulse release dates

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will deviate from Gathright Dam's existing water control plan in order to conduct six pulse releases near Covington, Virginia from June through October 2015.

  • May

    HAMPTON, Va. -- Leaders break ground for the NASA Computational Research Facility at NASA Langley Research Center May 22, 2015. Pictured, left to right, are Shannon Kendrick, district director for the office of U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell; Erik Weiser, acting director of center operations at NASA Langley; David Bowles, acting center director at NASA Langley; Col. Paul Olsen, commander, Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Christian Jahrling, vice president of Turner Construction Co.; and Linda Curtis, vice mayor of the City of Hampton. The 40,000-square-foot center, the construction of which will be overseen by the Norfolk District and carried out by Turner Construction Co., will provide a consolidated data center and high-density office space. (U.S. Army photo/Kerry Solan

    Corps, NASA breakground on new data center

    Dignitaries from NASA, the Norfolk District, U.S Army Corps of Engineers and private industry gathered on a grassy field, nestled within the confines of NASA’s Langley Research Center, to breakground on a new building that will help take the human race to mars.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold its 2015 FNOD quarterly restoration advisory board meeting March 25, 6-8 p.m., at the Courtyard Marriott, located at 8060 Harbour View Boulevard, Suffolk, Virginia.

    Officials to update public on FNOD restoration progress

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invites the public to attend a meeting about restoration efforts at the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot 6:15-8:15 p.m., June 4. Corps project managers will discuss the latest clean-up progress at the Formerly Used Defense Site during the project’s second quarterly Restoration Advisory Board meeting at the Courtyard Marriott, located at 8060 Harbour View Boulevard here.

  • NAO-2012-00080 / 13-V0408 Skiffes Creek Section 106 NHPA Effects

    The Corps of Engineers is soliciting comments from the public; federal, state, and local agencies and officials; Native American Tribes; and other interested parties including Consulting Parties, in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). With this public notice we are requesting comments to assist in evaluation of the effects of the undertaking on historic properties and evaluation of alternatives or modifications which could avoid, minimize or mitigate adverse effects of the undertaking.

  • NAO-2014-0456 Ladysmith Road Commercial Retail Center

    Blackwood Capital, LLC proposes to construct a 42.50-acre commercial retail center to include the realignment of Green Road within a desired corridor for Caroline County, VA. The proposed impacts area associated with fill for a storm water outfall, the construction of retail center building, parking, infrastructure and the realignment of Green Road. Public comment period ends June 11, 2015.
  • Approximately one-half acre on the west side of the Lake Drummond Reservation will remain open to public visitation during scheduled construction maintenance.

    Lake Drummond Reservation access curtailed due to scheduled maintenance

    The Lake Drummond Reservation on the Dismal Swamp Canal, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Chesapeake, Virginia, will limit public visitation beginning today due to scheduled maintenance.

  • NAO-2012-01497

    The applicant is proposing to permanently impact 0.038 acre of palustrine forested wetland, 0.051 acre of palustrine scrub-shrub wetland, 0.215 acre of palustrine emergent wetland, 2.83 acres of palustrine open water, and 665 linear feet of intermittent stream channel to construct a single-family residential community. This public notice expires June 11, 2015.

  • Lake Drummond Reservation Temporary Restriction, Dismal Swamp Canal, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway

    Effective May 11, 2015, the Lake Drummond Reservation on the Dismal Swamp Canal, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Chesapeake, Virginia, will have limited public visitation due to construction activities. The reservation will reopen to full capacity later this fall.

  • April

    NAO-2013-1998

    The city of Virginia Beach proposes to hydraulically dredge approximately 10,017 cubic yards at varying depths not to exceed -5.5 feet below mean low water in order to enhance navigation and remove siltation from the existing channel adjacent to the Shadowlawn neighborhood in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Comment period expires June 1, 2015.
  • Colonel Paul Olsen, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Norfolk District commander, provides opening remarks for the 2015 Mid-Atlantic Waterways Conference ongoing through April 23, at the Portsmouth-Norfolk Renaissance Waterfront Hotel in Portsmouth, Va. Joining him is Arthur W. Moye Jr., executive vice president, Virginia Maritime Association and Captain Christopher Keane, U.S. Coast Guard commander, Sector Hampton Roads.

    Mid-Atlantic Waterways Conference seeks solutions to pressing maritime issues

    With “Planning for the Future: Challenges and Opportunities” as their theme, professionals from government and industry met at the 2015 Mid-Atlantic Waterways Conference in Portsmouth, Virginia, this week to discuss the future of the maritime community.

  • Gathright Dam to resume performing a routine, controlled flood release

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will perform a controlled flood release at Gathright Dam near Covington, Va., at 9:00 a.m.
  • The STURGIS, a former World War II Liberty Ship, was converted into the first floating nuclear power plant in the 1960s sits idle in the James River Reserve Fleet at Joint Base Langley Eustis, Virginia; where it has been stored and maintained since 1978. The Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will tow the STURGIS barge 1,750 miles to Galveston, Texas for decommissioning

    STURGIS leaving the James River Fleet after 37 years

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to start towing the STURGIS barge 1,750 miles to Galveston, Texas, today. The trip to the Port of Galveston will take approximately three weeks and will comply with the U.S. Coast Guard’s regulations.
  • 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 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 9:30 a.m.