30 Jun 2015

Great Bridge Lock to close temporarily July 1 to conduct final repairs

The Great Bridge Lock on the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal will temporarily close to vessel traffic from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., July 1, to facilitate diving and crane operations to remove cofferdam and return lock to full operation.

2 Jun 2015

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.

22 Apr 2015

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.

20 Nov 2014

Great Bridge Lock reopens after temporary work closure

The Great Bridge Lock on the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal reopened for 24-hour operations at 7 p.m. today after Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed repairs.

13 Nov 2014

Great Bridge Lock to temporarily close Nov. 18-20

The Great Bridge Lock on the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal will temporarily close to vessel traffic from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Nov. 18-20, to facilitate diving and crane operations to reposition one of the lock valve chambers.

28 Jul 2014

Craney Island safety program reaches pinnacle, earns VPP Star status

After five years of building a world-class safety and health management program, the staff of the Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area has earned the coveted VPP Star recognition.

1 Jul 2014

Corps to host FNOD public meeting July 10; receive public comments through July 30

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public meeting July 10, 6-8 p.m., to discuss proposed clean-up plans for three sites at the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot in Suffolk, Va.

27 Jun 2014

Hampton Roads communities use student ingenuity, benefit from emergency power assessments

With the 2014 hurricane season upon us, 10 critical facilities throughout Chesapeake, Gloucester County and James City County can rest easier knowing their emergency power needs have been accurately documented.

30 May 2014

FNOD Restoration Advisory Board meets June 5

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 on Thursday, June 5, from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m.

18 Mar 2014

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.

1 Mar 2014

Women's History Month -- 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.

21 Feb 2014

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.

10 Feb 2014

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.

31 Jan 2014

Corps completes Lynnhaven Inlet dredging; shoaling removed, community beaches renourished

The Lynnhaven Inlet Federal Navigation Channel is fully navigable, after a $2 million maintenance dredging project removed critical shoaling conditions exacerbated by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

21 Oct 2013

New Hoffler Creek resident enhances neighborhood’s quality-of-life

Around the muddy banks of Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve in Portsmouth, Va., a new home for Virginia's eastern oyster took shape Oct. 16.

4 Oct 2013

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.

9 Sep 2013

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.

5 Dec 2012

Norfolk District ‘green initiative’ injects 25-year life into derrick boat Elizabeth

In recent years, the Elizabeth’s creaky, smoking engines and worn vessel parts, all ravaged by old age and years of corrosive seawater damage, has called into question her durability and reliability; moreover, her crew’s ability to work safely. But thanks to a “green initiative” begun four years ago by the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a grand vision to inject new, superior, eco-friendly life into the venerable Elizabeth, she and her crew will soon resume serving the community here at greater capacity for another 25 years.

23 Oct 2012

Big plans await Virginia Beach’s Lynnhaven Inlet

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – In a continuing effort to reduce annual costs associated with maintaining federal navigation channels in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting a federal interest determination study at the entrance of the Lynnhaven Inlet. The federal study will determine if jetties or a combination of coastal structures is cost-effective in reducing critical shoaling and annual costs of maintaining the navigation channel, as well as reducing damages incurred on structures in the channel due to continuous wave action.

5 Oct 2012

Choosing a STEM career: Army Corps of Engineers offers one-stop job opportunities

The Norfolk District brought out their best when they were invited to a career conference last Friday. There was the doodler and reluctant biologist. The nature lover. The video-gamer. The guy who likes explosions. The fourth family engineer. It was Norfolk District’s dream STEM team: science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Experts specifically chosen to draw young minds to STEM careers in the military.