5 Jul 2021

Corps, Port of Hueneme celebrate completion of harbor-deepening project

Representatives with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, Port of Hueneme and the U.S. Navy, among other agencies, celebrated June 28 as officials cut the ribbon signifying the completion of the Port of Hueneme’s port-deepening project.

7 Apr 2020

District announces procedures for safe lockings during COVID-19 pandemic

Effective March 31, the locks at Deep Creek, Virginia, and South Mills, North Carolina, returned to their normal operating schedule to accommodate vessels using the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway's Dismal Swamp Canal.

13 Jan 2020

Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway route closed for gate restoration

SOUTH MILLS, N.C. – Due to required maintenance, the Dismal Swamp Canal on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway between North Carolina and Virginia has been temporarily shut off to vessel traffic.

26 Dec 2019

Dredging to start in Norfolk Harbor inner channels

NORFOLK, Va. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Cottrell Contracting are set to begin dredging the Norfolk Harbor Inner Channel and channel to Newport News on Saturday.

22 Jul 2019

Norfolk District begins James River dredging

NORFOLK, Va. – James River Federal Navigation Project engineers are ramping up efforts to minimize shoaling effects and improve safe navigation along Central Virginia’s winding watershed. Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Cottrell Contracting Corp. commenced maintenance dredging Sunday in the 7.6-mile Dancing Point-Swann Point channel.

15 May 2019

PSA – Army Corps reminds boaters of safe boating practices around Poplar Island ahead of National Safe Boating Week

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is urging boaters to carry out safe boating practices in the Chesapeake Bay this National Safe Boating Week, as ongoing construction activities continue near Poplar Island.

5 Mar 2019

Norfolk District to begin Dismal Swamp Canal dredging

CHESAPEAKE, Va. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is set to begin Dismal Swamp Canal dredging early next week – roughly a year ahead of schedule due to lingering impacts from Hurricane Matthew in 2016. The maintenance work should be completed by April.

20 Jan 2015

Palm Beach Harbor maintenance dredging provides for safe navigation and shore protection benefits

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a maintenance dredging contract for Palm Beach Harbor, Palm Beach County. Construction may commence as soon as late January.