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Luhr Crosby LLC, Columbia, Illinois, was awarded a $10,219,379 firm-fixed-price contract for dredging of shoals, navigation channels, and approach areas of locks and dams at various locations. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 15, 2026…. Read More
Little Goose Lock and Dam Project Supervisory Mechanical Engineer, Benjamin Feider, in the USACE Walla Walla District provides navigation lock facts from within the lock, during a tour. NWW hosted members of the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association and regional stakeholders, highlighting ongoing efforts to maintain safe and efficient navigation along the Columbia-Snake River System. NWW… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. (KTVE/KARD) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has selected Cody Eckhardt as Chief of Operations Division. The purpose of the Operations Division is to provide quality engineering and other professional services for flood damage reduction, navigation, hydropower production, recreation management, water supply, natural resource stewardship, environmental compliance, emergency operations, and support…. Read More
Cecil County is making great progress in moving forward on the North East River dredging project. The project is scheduled to go out for solicitation at the end of May 2026, with bid opening anticipated around July 31, 2026. A contract award is expected in late August or early September 2026. The project will be… Read More
OCEANSIDE, CA — The annual US Army Corps of Engineers dredging of Oceanside Harbor is slated to begin in April, with equipment arriving on the beaches on Tuesday, March 31, and the dredging slated to begin on Monday, April 6, the city of Oceanside announced. “The US Army Corps of Engineers annually dredges the Oceanside… Read More
By Joe Oliveto As the name might imply, Kansas’ Tuttle Creek Lake — which is actually a man-made reservoir whose construction was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1938 — consists primarily of, well, lots of water. That hasn’t stopped the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) from working on a project that involves… Read More
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is pleased to announce two senior Information Technology leader appointments for the USACE CIO/G-6. Mr. Allen Strunk, Director of G-6 Strunk will oversee the missions of the USACE G-6. He will lead a team of approximately 370 technology employees across the USACE enterprise focused on delivering effective… Read More
By Shelia L. Fourman Hydropower remains one of the most reliable and cost-effective energy sources in the U.S., and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) continues to lead the nation in its production. As the country’s largest operator of hydropower, USACE manages 75 facilities with a combined installed capacity of more than 20,000 megawatts (MW), generating… Read More
Twenty minutes by boat west of the Hitchcock, Texas Harborwalk Marina on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) sits Placement Area 63, the latest installment in the West Galveston Bay Barrier Island Project. The new island, dubbed “Jones Island” is a long, thin stretch of land which offers barges moving commercial goods on the GIWW protection… Read More
Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Washington, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for routine maintenance dredging. The amount of this action is $25,973,750, with a total cumulative face value of $39,789,750. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Portland, Oregon, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 15, 2026. Fiscal… Read More
HOUSTON, March 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ORN) (“Orion” or the “Company”), a leading specialty construction company, today announced new contract awards and change orders with a total value of over $125 million through February 28, 2026. The Company also announced that it will participate in the 38th Annual Roth Conference in Laguna Niguel, CA, on March 23-24, 2026. “Our team executes… Read More
By Henry Brannan The federal agency that maintains the Columbia River’s shipping channel is proposing to build seven giant in-water pens as part of a $377 million project to manage dredge spoils over the next 20 years. Meanwhile, the river’s shipping industry is working to get local ports off the hook for part of the… Read More
By Gabriel San Roman San Clemente’s stunning coastline, which will serve as backdrop to Olympic surfing in two years, has also turned into a battlefield against beach erosion. Construction crews, hopper dredges and bulldozers have worked to patch up vanishing stretches of beach with much needed sand. The city has also contracted a coastal administrator to manage… Read More
By Michael Connor The City of St. Petersburg will begin dredging Bartlett Lake next week. This is part of a larger initiative to reduce flooding for south St. Pete residents. Stormwater from Basin C, which encompasses 3,535 acres, drains into Lake Maggiore. It then flows through Salt Creek and Bartlett Lake before entering Tampa Bay. A majority of… Read More
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District will open the Poe Lock, part of the Soo Locks, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to all marine traffic at 12:01 a.m. EST on March 25, marking the start of the 2026 Great Lakes shipping season. Federal regulation (33 CFR 207.440) establishes the… Read More