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By Charles Swenson Local officials plan to seek help from the state’s two senators to get approval for a project that will dredge silt from over 16 miles of creeks and channels in Murrells Inlet. Georgetown County applied to the Army Corps of Engineers in 2023 for a permit to dredge over 750,000 cubic yards of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed the first stretch of its federally funded $72 million Grand Strand Beach Renourishment Project, but a newly added stretch of coast will be financed by local taxpayers. Great Lakes Dock and Dredge, the contractor for the Army Corps’ renourishment in the Grand Strand, will also complete beach… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District extended the public comment period for the draft supplement to the Keystone Lake Master Plan to Feb. 23, 2026. The Tulsa District released the draft supplement to the Keystone Lake Master Plan, Jan. 26, 2026, and originally established a public comment period of 15 days from Feb…. Read More
By Gareth McGrath With a length of roughly 26 miles and a projected price tag of more than $1.3 billion, the proposed Wilmington Harbor deepening project would be a big and expensive undertaking. It also is proving to be a controversial one, based upon the pushback from several towns and environmental groups. In January, the Army… Read More
DALLAS, Feb. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ – Jacobs (NYSE: J) has been selected by the Gulf Coast Protection District (GCPD) to lead engineering design for a coastal storm surge barrier along the Texas Gulf Coast — The Gate (known as the Bolivar Roads Gate System), which is a central element of the Coastal Texas Project. The system is expected… Read More
MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. — In just two weeks, crews are going to start dredging a beach that has formed next to the John’s Pass bridge. It’s a project that’s more than four years in the making after concerns over people’s safety near the pass, the drainage and the ability for boats to dock at the… Read More
By Eric Conklin | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Federal, state and local officials are deliberating a new miles-long beach project in Cape May County after a previous $54 million sand replenishment plan was scrapped over disagreements on key elements. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it has begun early talks with the New Jersey… Read More
CATSKILLS- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, announced $12.5 million in funding from the Delaware Watershed Conservation Fund to support 30 partner-led conservation projects in the Delaware River watershed. The grants will generate nearly $17 million in matching contributions, resulting in a total investment of $29.3 million… Read More
With three quick voice votes at its Feb. 4 meeting, the Nags Head Board of Commissioners formally awarded the Town’s 2026 beach nourishment contract for $36.4 million to Weeks Marine. The formal contract approval followed the approval of the Notice of Intent to Award a contract at the Board’s Dec. 17 meeting. The three bidders… Read More
Inland Dredging Company LLC, Dyersburg, Tennessee, was awarded a $10,270,400 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance pipeline dredging of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway from High Island to Causeway with Chocolate Bayou in Galveston, Chambers, and Brazoria counties, Texas. Work will be performed in Galveston, Texas, with an estimated completion date of July 15, 2026. Fiscal 2026 construction,… Read More
OCEAN CITY, Md. – Worcester County leaders are renewing their push for a federal update to how the Ocean City Inlet and surrounding coastal bays are managed, as concerns continue about shoaling, navigation and long-term storm resilience. The request appeared on the Worcester County commissioners’ consent agenda Tuesday and calls for a letter to the… Read More
The US Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, and Weeks Marine, a contractor dredging and placing sand on the Army Corps’ Fire Island to Montauk Point Project (FIMP), have been recognized with an Award of Merit in the category of ‘Safety Excellence: Water-Environment, Eastern U.S.’, by Engineering News Record, an American weekly magazine covering the… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Galveston District (SWG), bid a fond farewell to Lt. Col. Ian P. O’Sullivan, SWG Deputy Commander for the Mega Projects Division in a ceremony at the Gemini Building in Houston, Texas, Jan. 22, 2026. Major General (retired) Ed Jackson hosted and presided over the ceremony. SWG Deputy Commander, Lieutenant Colonel… Read More
NAPLES, Fla. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District, with federal, state, and local partners celebrated the completion of the Picayune Strand Restoration Project during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Miller Pump Station in Naples, FL. “Today we celebrated a significant step toward protecting Floridians from flood risk and restoring America’s Everglades. It is a… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s (USACE) 2026 nominee for the Federal Engineer of the Year is no stranger to leading a team that is tackling large complex projects. Cory Morgan, a navigation mega project technical lead and registered Professional Engineer at USACE’s Inland Navigation Design Center is guiding the process of two monumental inland… Read More