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The proposed Homer Harbor expansion would require removing up to 1.5 million cubic yards of material from Kachemak Bay under plans now undergoing state water quality review. Application documents detail construction of a 37-acre mooring basin east of the existing facility, designed to accommodate 304 vessels. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation opened a comment… Read More
More than 120 USACE leaders, project teams, public- and private-sector partners, investors, and developers gathered in Houston September 29, for the Texas P3 & Alternative Delivery Summit. The summit provided an opportunity for candid conversations about infrastructure delivery – exploring how we can approach projects differently, improve efficiency, strengthen partnerships, and identify innovative solutions across… Read More
Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, Louisiana, was awarded a $38,264,500 firm-fixed-price contract to construct a maintenance beach renourishment berm in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Monmouth Beach, New Jersey, with an estimated completion date of May 11, 2027. Fiscal 2022 civil construction funds… Read More
Mike Hooks LLC, Westlake, Louisiana, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging within the Calcasieu River Ship Channel and disposal within designated marsh creation areas. The amount of this action is $34,098,830 with a total cumulative face value of $36,492,037. Bids were solicited via the internet with six received. Work will be performed in… Read More
Curtin Maritime Corp., Long Beach, California, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging of approximately 2,250,000 cubic yards from deep-draft federal navigation channels serving the Port of Baltimore, Maryland. The amount of this action is $31,519,647 with a total cumulative face value of $31,671,147. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, has awarded a $25.7 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Houston, Texas, for renourishment of the beach in Ocean City following a powerful nor’easter that brought flooding and beach erosion to the coastal community, washing away portions of the beach and dunes…. Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, awarded a contract for ~$7.9 million to Waterfront Property Services, LLC (doing business as Gator Dredging), to perform operations and maintenance dredging along the Banana River in support of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and the U.S. Space Force (USSF)… Read More
FAIRPORT HARBOR, OHIO — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District awarded a $39.3 million contract to Michigan-based Walsh Service Solutions, LLC on Sept. 25 to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel in Fairport Harbor from 2027 through 2029. The contract was funded, in part, by $33.3 million in fiscal year 2026 earmark funds… Read More
By Thad Randazzo The City of Venice and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will hold a ribbon-cutting Friday to mark the completion of the third periodic renourishment of Venice Beach. The project restored approximately 3.2 miles of shoreline from just south of Venice Inlet to just south of the Venice Fishing Pier,… Read More
By Haley Brown NORFOLK, Va. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District continues to assess coastal impacts and support recovery efforts following the September 2026 nor’easter. The Norfolk District Emergency Operations Center was activated Sept. 25 to enhance monitoring and coordinate response activities. District personnel are working with federal, state and local partners,… Read More
By J. Paul Bruton Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District project teams were honored with awards on Sept. 17 by the American Society of Civil Engineers Sacramento Section for outstanding engineering achievements that are helping protect two California communities. One project will make Marysville one of the most flood-resilient communities in California’s Central… Read More
By Gareth Havelock Walsh Services Solutions of Kalamazoo, Michigan, has secured a US$39.3 million maintenance dredging contract at Fairport Harbor, Ohio, the US Department of War said on Friday, September 25. The $39,304,987 firm-fixed-price award drew four bids. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District is the contracting activity, with work expected to… Read More
By Maj. Avery Schneider The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, completed dredging Tuesday of approximately 45,000 cubic yards of sediment from Lorain Harbor in just over one week, ensuring safe and navigable waterways for Great Lakes commercial vessels, recreational boaters and other harbor users on Lake Erie. The work was completed 33% sooner… Read More
Early Native Americans along the Apalachicola River left behind large temple mounds as visible signs of their passing. Unfortunately, our modern legacy along the river for future generations to behold will likely include Sand Mountain, a gargantuan three-story mound of sand just south of Wewahitchka that is easily visible from satellites. The view from the… Read More
By Josephine Woolington The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has transformed the estuary and robbed the river of sediment over the last century. The story of people and the lower Columbia River has always centered around canoes. Varying shapes and styles were built to navigate the river’s varying shapes and elements. There were canoes for… Read More