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Mike Hooks LLC, Westlake, Louisiana, was awarded a $17,868,250 firm-fixed-price contract for pipeline dredging of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $26,454,250. Bids were solicited online, with four received. Work will be performed in Corpus Christi, Texas, with an estimated completion date of April 16, 2027. Fiscal… Read More
PORTLAND, Ore. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, has finalized a 20-year plan to maintain the lower Columbia River’s deep-draft navigation channel, a critical artery for the nation’s economy. The Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) provides a long-term strategy for managing sediment dredged from the river bottom to maintain the channel’s 43-foot depth and 600-foot width. Without regular maintenance dredging, sections of the river can… Read More
By Zachary Phillips The Maryland Transportation Authority will issue four separate contracts for reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the agency announced Tuesday during a virtual industry forum. Collectively, the MDTA estimates the jobs will cost between about $4 billion and $4.8 billion. Work packages include the demolition of remaining structures and separate contracts for the… Read More
USACE and County sign “historic agreement” By JEFF ROSENFIELD Pinellas County and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have signed an agreement that resolves a yearslong standoff over property easements and restores federal funding for most of the county’s beach renourishment. County commissioners, local leaders, U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and several U.S. Army officials… Read More
By Staff Reporter The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed excavation work to remove petroleum-contaminated soil from the beach and dunes at the Buxton Naval Facility, a Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) property within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, according to an update released Wednesday. As of May 28, crews had finished excavations, sand replacement,… Read More
By: Brian White OCEANSIDE, Calif. — A major dredging project aimed at keeping Oceanside Harbor safe for boaters and protecting local beaches from erosion has been completed just in time for the busy summer season. The annual maintenance project, which often goes unnoticed by beachgoers, plays a critical role in ensuring safe navigation through the harbor… Read More
Recently, the NC Ferry Division announced temporary schedule adjustments on the Hatteras – Ocracoke route to accommodate a critical dredging project in Sloop Channel (federal designated channel). The temporary changes affect two early morning departures and three late evening departures each day. This dredging project is being conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers… Read More
For the first time in decades, the federal government has a concrete plan to restore sand to Oceanside’s eroding beaches. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) has released its Draft Integrated Feasibility Report for the San Diego County Shoreline (Oceanside) Mitigation Study, identifying beach nourishment as the tentatively selected plan to address more… Read More
Dredging is underway in South Haven, and this time around, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is doing it a bit differently. Speaking to the city council this week, South Haven City Manager Kate Hosier said the crews started last week and will be out in the harbor through July 12. “They do know to watch out for our July 3 fireworks night, but they are looking to take out about 83,000 cubic yards out of the near shore harbor and out to the pier heads,” Hosier said. The… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga. – As of May 28, 2026, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has completed excavations to remove petroleum-impacted soil from the beach and dunes, as well as sand replacement and seeding at the Buxton Naval Facility, a Formerly Used Defense Sites property along the Cape Hatteras seashore, and continues to the next step… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $290,000 contract to Three Oaks Construction, Inc., of North Sioux City, South Dakota, May 21, to repair erosion damage to the Redwood River Levee, near Marshall, Minnesota. The work will focus on repairing the existing flood levee in two locations. Work… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. of Houston, Texas, was awarded a $19,493,971 firm-fixed-price contract for the Beach Nourishment Great Egg Harbor Inlet to Peck Beach Project. Bids were solicited online, with two received. Work will be performed in Ocean City, New Jersey, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 18, 2026. Fiscal 2026 civil… Read More
Today, Pinellas County officials and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed an historic amendment to our Project Cooperation Agreement that provides new avenues for Pinellas County to access federal beach nourishment funding. The signing event featured Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Adam Telle; U.S. Representative for Congressional District 13 Anna Paulina Luna;… Read More
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is issuing a small craft advisory for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in Arkansas. Heavy rainfall in western Arkansas this week has resulted in Arkansas River flows exceeding 70,000 cubic feet per second below Dardanelle Lock and Dam. Small craft advisories are issued when flows… Read More
By John Paul (JP) Rebello PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District and Pinellas County signed an updated Project Cooperation Agreement on May 29 establishing a new framework for continued federal participation in the Pinellas County Shore Protection Project at Sand Key, Treasure Island, and Long Key. The agreement resolves… Read More