Virginia Beach dredging project promises big economic boost

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Virginia Beach dredging project promises big economic boost

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District, along with state and local officials, broke ground on a major dredging project Thursday morning that is expected to boost the region's economy while replenishing resort beaches. They celebrated the start of phase two of the Atlantic Ocean Channel deepening project, a part of the wider, deeper, safer dredging project which will deepen the Norfolk Harbor to an average …