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  • November

    A coastal research amphibious buggy drive to the shoreline from the ocean

    Work to resume on Virginia Beach oceanfront project

    Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and city of Virginia Beach officials said Great Lakes Dredge & Dock LLC, the Virginia Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project’s contractor, intends to mobilize equipment at 68th Street and install submerged pipeline between 60th and 61st streets here this week.

  • September

    A coastal research amphibious buggy drive to the shoreline from the ocean

    Virginia Beach project temporarily halted

    Reinforcing nearly 75% of the oceanfront in roughly two months, the Virginia Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project has come to a halt.

  • June

    Two people walk along a foggy beach

    Virginia Beach oceanfront storm-damage reduction program slated to kick off

    The Virginia Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project, a joint effort by the city of Virginia Beach and Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is slated to begin Thursday. Beginning at 15th Street, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company is working toward the placement of sand after mobilization efforts Wednesday.

  • November

    A scenic overview of the Virginia Beach replenishment project area in Virginia Beach, Va., with the boardwalk the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built in the foreground. The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded the contract to Weeks Marine of Camden, N.J. The $11.925 million bid includes the placement of 1,250,000 cubic yards of sand from 17th Street to 70th Street. The federal investment for this re-nourishment cycle is $8.9 million, or 65 percent of the total project cost, including design, construction and administration costs.

    Corps to begin $11.9 million Virginia Beach renourishment project Dec. 1

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a contract to replenish the Virginia Beach oceanfront. The $11.92 million renourishment project, which will begin Dec. 1, includes the placement of 1,250,000 cubic yards of sand from 17th Street to 70th Street.