29 Feb 2016

First FNOD meeting of 2016 scheduled

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host their quarterly public meeting regarding restoration efforts at the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot Thursday.

11 Feb 2016

Budget, USACE Work Plan provide $64 million for Virginia efforts

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Tuesday delivered to Congress its Fiscal Year 2016 (FY 2016) work plan for the Army Civil Works program just hours after the president released his proposed FY 17 budget. The proposed budget and work plan include a total of $64 million for Norfolk District civil works projects in Virginia through FY16-17.

21 Jan 2016

DLA Aviation Operations Center Phase I construction in full swing

Construction on the new five-story Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Operations Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia is in full swing and a great deal of progress has been made since the groundbreaking ceremony back on Oct. 15, 2015.

16 Dec 2015

Bay islanders receive status update on needed jetty

In front of a mostly packed house in Tangier Island’s combined-school cafeteria, a panel of Norfolk District leaders, engineers and scientists briefed the community on progress of the jetty project.

30 Nov 2015

Final FNOD board meeting of 2015 scheduled

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host their quarterly public meeting regarding restoration efforts at the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot Thursday.

6 Nov 2015

Fort Norfolk to temporarily close to visitors

Fort Norfolk will close to visitors from Nov. 12-27 as contractors perform various landscape repairs to the historic War of 1812-era coastal fortification.

27 Oct 2015

District sprints in at end-of-year dash

The district’s final end-of-year sprint capped off an active fiscal year, with 797 contract actions obligating $293.34 million on projects throughout the commonwealth – a 19.7 percent increase from the previous year.

6 Oct 2015

Craney Island mosquito spraying scheduled for Oct. 7

Norfolk District and the city of Portsmouth, Virginia, will conduct joint aerial mosquito spraying Wednesday, Oct. 7, over federal property at the Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area in Portsmouth, Virginia.

1 Oct 2015

Norfolk District prepares response teams, project sites for Hurricane Joaquin

Ahead of Hurricane Joaquin, the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking the following measures to protect the health and safety of Virginians, and prevent flooding and damage at its military and civil work project sites throughout the commonwealth.

23 Sep 2015

Gathright Dam pulse release underway

At 6 a.m. today, operators at Gathright Dam near Covington, Virginia began conducting a pulse release. The pulse will gradually increase and peak at 3,500 cubic feet per second by 9 a.m. The maximum surge will last two hours, begin to gradually decrease at 11 a.m., and return to 240 cfs by 1:30 p.m.

21 Sep 2015

Gathright Dam pulse release scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 23

Operators at Gathright Dam near Covington, Virginia will conduct a pulse release Wednesday.

15 Sep 2015

Norfolk Harbor and Channels Deepening NEPA public scoping meeting scheduled for Sept. 24; comment period underway

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its project partner, Virginia Port Authority, invite the public to attend a National Environmental Policy Act scoping meeting Sept. 24, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., on the third floor of Nauticus Museum, Living Sea Landing, 1 Waterside Drive, Norfolk, Virginia.

15 Sep 2015

Elizabeth River and Southern Branch Navigation Improvements NEPA public scoping meeting scheduled for Sept. 24; comment period underway

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its project partner, Virginia Port Authority, invite the public to attend a National Environmental Policy Act scoping meeting Sept. 24, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., on the third floor of Nauticus Museum, Living Sea Landing, 1 Waterside Drive, Norfolk, Virginia.

2 Sep 2015

Army Corps of Engineers, city of Norfolk announce three-month delay in Willoughby Spit, East Ocean View Coastal Storm Damage and Protection project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the city of Norfolk announce a three-month delay in the start of construction of a coastal storm damage reduction project for Willoughby Spit and East Ocean View beach areas due to the receipt of an unacceptable bid in response to the solicitation.

6 Aug 2015

Craney Island mosquito spraying set for Aug. 10

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the city of Portsmouth, Virginia, will conduct joint aerial mosquito spraying Monday, Aug. 10, at federal properties on Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area.

20 Jul 2015

Gathright Dam officials cancel pulse release

Officials at the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have canceled Wednesday's pulse release at Gathright Dam. The Norfolk District, in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, determined that recent rainfall eliminated the need for the second planned pulse release of the year.

17 Jul 2015

Lynnhaven Inlet Jetties public scoping meeting scheduled for July 22; comment period underway

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, and the city of Virginia Beach announced the initiation of the Lynnhaven Inlet Jetties Study July 2 via joint website public notices.

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.

16 Jun 2015

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.

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.