Army Corps plans to fast-track infrastructure priorities, including in Virginia

By: Jim Morrison

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: February 27, 2026

Words: 1,622

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, on Monday unveiled a new initiative aimed at delivering critical national priority projects faster and cheaper.

It’s a potential breakthrough for the Corps — which has long been accused of being slow to get projects off the ground and completed, causing skyrocketing costs — and could fast-track some of Virginia’s coastal resilience projects.

“The Army Civil Works’ ‘Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork” initiative will enable the U.S. Army …

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