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North Atlantic Division News

Norfolk District schedules aerial mosquito treatment at Craney Island on Oct. 14
10/9/2025
The Norfolk District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has scheduled aerial mosquito treatment on Tuesday, Oct. 14, over federal property on Craney Island, with a backup date of Wednesday, Oct. 15...
Notice to Boaters: Avoid Barren Island Construction Zone in Dorchester County
10/9/2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, is urging boaters in the Chesapeake Bay to steer clear of ongoing construction activities near the Mid-Bay Island Project, located...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to host public meetings for former SM-1A nuclear power plant
10/8/2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, will host a series of in-person and virtual public meetings to update and share information on the SM-1A Deactivated Nuclear Power Plant...
USACE Norfolk District, City of Portsmouth reschedule adulticide aerial mosquito spraying for Oct 6
10/3/2025
The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, will conduct joint aerial adulticide mosquito spraying on Monday, Oct. 6, over federal property on Craney...
Army Corps awards contract for maintenance dredging for Philadelphia to Trenton portion of Delaware River
10/1/2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District awarded a contract to Cottrell Contracting Corp. of Chesapeake, Va. for $5.36 million to conduct maintenance dredging of portions of the...
USACE Norfolk District, City of Portsmouth schedule adulticide aerial mosquito spraying Oct 2
10/1/2025
NORFOLK, Va. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District, and the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, will conduct joint aerial adulticide mosquito spraying on Thursday, October 2, over federal...
Army Corps awards contract for maintenance dredging of Delaware River and Wilmington Harbor
9/30/2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District awarded a contract to Norfolk Dredging Company for $27.6 million to conduct maintenance dredging of portions of the Delaware River and...

The Districts of the North Atlantic Division

Small Craft Operator Andy Boyle surveys the waters of the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, while on the way to the Tidal Basin gates in Washington, D.C. (U.S. Army photo by Christopher Fincham)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Project Engineer Chris Hood and a contractor discuss progress at ongoing administrative facility renovations on Smith Barracks in Baumholder, Germany. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)
The New Bedford Hurricane Protection Barrier lies across New Bedford and Fairhaven Harbor. It is approximately 50 miles south of Boston. The project protects about 1,400 acres in New Bedford, Fairhaven, and Acushnet from tidal flooding associated with hurricanes and coastal storms. It is one of three hurricane barriers within the New England District. (U.S. Army photo by Joshua Voda)
Project Manager David Gentile, New York District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers showing the Union Beach, New Jersey Coastal Storm Risk Management Project to New York District Commander, Col. Alexander Young and dignitaries. (U.S. Army photo)
Anthony Lockridge, supervisory facility operations specialist and dam operator for USACE Norfolk District, exits the Gathright Dam outlet tunnel during a semi-annual dam inspection. (U.S. Army photo by Breeana Harris)
Francis E. Walter Dam, owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, operates as a system in conjunction with Beltzville Dam to reduce flooding in the downstream communities along the Lehigh River and preventing over $245 million in flood damage to the Lehigh River Valley. (U.S. Army photo)