The Army Corps of Engineers has ordered CSX to stop mining the Nolichucky riverbed for material used in railroad repairs, according to a copy of a letter shared by The Southern Environmental Law Center, which has sued over the issue. Hurricane Helene destroyed a section of CSX railroad through the Nolichucky River Gorge. Local raft… Read More
PROVO, Utah—Dr. Rob Wallace, a technical director with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Information Technology Laboratory (ITL), was recently selected as the 2024 Honored Alumnus for the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering at Brigham Young University (BYU). The Honored Alumni Award, part of the BYU homecoming celebrations, recognizes the career… Read More
Jacksonville, Fla. — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Dec. 6, 2024) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District is beginning preparation of a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document for the Central and Southern Florida (C&SF) Flood Resiliency (Section 203) Study for Broward Basins on behalf of the non-federal interest, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD). The… Read More
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District (SWG), non-federal partner the Port of Brownsville, and NextDecade, LLC, celebrated the groundbreaking for Phase 2 of the Brazos Island Harbor Channel Improvement Project (BIHCIP) during a ceremony in Brownsville, Texas, December 6, 2024. This project is one of four nationwide Public-Private Partnerships (P3)… Read More
Vicksburg, Miss.— Groundbreaking research and technologies earned the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) multiple accolades at the 2024 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Innovation of the Year Awards. These awards recognize successful innovations associated with the incorporation of new technologies, the novel application of science-driven methodologies, or the implementation of research… Read More
Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/49473 Report Number: ERDC/TN DOER-24-5 Title: Conway Lake Ecosystem Restoration: Soil Investigations to Support Engineering With Nature and Beneficial Use of Dredged Sediment By Chuck Theiling, Aaron McFarlane, Nia Hurst, Jacob Berkowitz, and Burton Suedel Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited. Source
Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Washington, was awarded an $18,815,000 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Ventura, California, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 1, 2026. Fiscal 2025 civil construction funds in the amount of $18,815,000 were obligated at the time of… Read More
HOUSTON, Dec. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — McDermott has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by Repsol Exploración México S.A. for the Polok and Chinwol field development project in the Gulf of Mexico. Under the contract scope, McDermott will provide comprehensive FEED services for the project’s engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) of subsea, umbilicals, risers, and… Read More
Dredging of the Everett Harbor and Snohomish River federal navigational channels will begin the week of Dec. 16, making it safer for local boaters to navigate. Operations will run 24/7 and are expected to be completed by Feb 14, 2025. The dredging operations will involve a clamshell dredge removing approximately 250,000 cubic yards of accumulated… Read More
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — After months of searching, the St. Clairsville City Council has accepted a bid for the dredging of the city’s reservoir. The winning bid was for $132,934 by Miller Excavating Inc. St. Clairsville Service Director Scott Harvey believes it is crucial for the reservoir to be dredged as soon as possible due to… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Dec. 4, 2024) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District announces a 30-day public National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) scoping comment period for the Central and Southern Florida (C&SF) Flood Resiliency Study (Section 203) – Broward Basins, being conducted by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD). Official NEPA scoping letters will… Read More
Mt. Airy, LA – Today, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) joined its partners from the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, the Pontchartrain Levee District, and St. John the Baptist, St. James, and St. Charles Parishes to break ground on the River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp… Read More
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded $4.85 million in grants to five marine highway projects across the nation via the United States Marine Highway Program (USMHP). The funding will enhance the movement of goods along our navigable waterways while expanding existing waterborne freight services in Louisiana, Puerto Rico, Washington, and West Virginia. “The Biden-Harris Administration’s investments in the United States Marine… Read More
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District and Engineer Research and Development Center in partnership with the U.S. Navy removed over 25,000 cubic yards of material from Little Lake Harbor in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan this fall. Little Lake Harbor, designated as a harbor of refuge, requires annual maintenance… Read More
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District took part in an Oct. 31 beachside press conference as it nears completion of its much-anticipated beach renourishment project in San Clemente. The event provided project partners at the city, county, federal and congressional levels the opportunity to announce the anticipated completion… Read More