20 Mar 2014

Great Dismal Swamp Canal pedestrian bridge reopens

SOUTH MILLS, N.C. – The Great Dismal Swamp Canal pedestrian bridge reopened at 5 p.m., March 19, after a two-week closure to repair cylinders in a hydraulic arm weld, which had broken from the bridge’s bascule.

3 Mar 2014

Delayed Reporting March 4

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

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.

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.

17 Oct 2013

Continuing resolution reopens district's regulatory office

Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regulatory employees returned to work today after the enactment of a continuing resolution to fund the government until January 15. The employees, environmental scientists and administrative support staff assigned to the Norfolk District’s Regulatory Branch, will restart regulatory operations immediately, said Kimberly Prisco-Baggett, acting chief of the branch.

17 Oct 2013

Norfolk District snags installation support award

U.S. Army Installation Management Command awarded the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with the 2012 Director of Public Works Installation Support Program of the Year. The nomination noted Norfolk District’s “team approach in delighting the ultimate customer – the soldier.”

15 Oct 2013

District furloughs employees as USACE suspends regulatory operations nationwide

NORFOLK -- The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will issue furlough notices to 48

11 Oct 2013

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.

28 Jun 2013

2-plus million cubic yards added to Sandbridge beachfront; Big Beach completion now under way

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- A five-mile hurricane protection and beach renourishment project in Sandbridge is complete.

21 Mar 2013

Corps responds to emergency dredging in Thimble Shoals federal channel

NORFOLK – Hazardous shoaling in the Thimble Shoals federal navigation channel launched action between local and federal agencies as they raced to reopen a closed navigation lane. The Virginia Pilots Association alerted the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, of the hazard on March 13, and within hours, a survey team was mobilized.

20 Mar 2013

Leading lady: Classic character, modern methods

Juergens, a logistics management specialist with the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was doing what she did best just before boarding a plane from Virginia to South Bridge, Mass.: last-minute packing.

28 Nov 2012

Corps, congressional delegation discuss Martinsville project

Members of the U.S Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality met with members of Virginia's congressional delegation here today to discuss the permit application for a Martinsville, Va., business center complex. The meeting focused on a federal permit application for the Commonwealth Crossing Business Center, a proposed 726-acre development in Henry County, Va.