Buffalo, New York —The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District awarded a $4.75 million contract to Michigan-based Dean Marine Excavating on June 2, for repairs to the Oswego Harbor west arrowhead breakwater and the foundation of the Oswego West Pierhead Lighthouse in Oswego, N.Y. The breakwater and lighthouse foundation have been significantly damaged… Read More
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. —HUNTSVILLE, Ala. –The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville (Huntsville Center) awarded the Army Office of Energy Initiatives (OEI)/Air Force Office of Energy Assurance (OEA) Support Services (OEI OEA Support Services V) GSA task order contract for $83 million to Deloitte Consulting. The contractor will assess and define energy vulnerabilities, identify third-party… Read More
PORTLAND, Ore. – Army water managers for the Rogue River Basin will hold a virtual information session June 8, 2-2:30 p.m., to provide an updated outlook on the summer conservation season for the basin. Unexpected late-season snowpack and recent rainfall have allowed U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) officials to nearly refill the basin’s two reservoirs,… Read More
AHSAHKA, Idaho —Dworshak Dam is currently releasing approximately 9,600 cubic feet per second (cfs) and will continue to fill over the next 13 days. Releases are expected to increase to approximately 12,200 cfs starting the evening of June 9. Operations at Dworshak will change the height of the Clearwater River downstream of the dam by… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. —ST. PAUL, Minn. – A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, contractor, LS Marine, Inc., of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, will begin construction work in Pigs Eye Lake this week. The Corps of Engineers, in partnership with Minnesota’s Ramsey County, awarded a $14.7 million contract last June to LS Marine, Inc.,… Read More
SURF CITY — Surf City town leadership is hopeful its revamped beach nourishment project will be approved, following neighboring North Topsail Beach’s withdrawal last summer. The United States Army Corps of Engineers is finalizing the review of a validation report, which would allow a 50-year beach nourishment plan to move forward with Surf City as… Read More
$122 million in repairs to Grand Isle will begin in August. According to the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers will start work to address Hurricane Ida-related damage to Grand Isle. “Congress has made a significant commitment to address the damages experienced from back-to-back record hurricane seasons,” said Col…. Read More
Core Creek Park is going to be the site of a conservation project that officials hope will impact the body of water and park for generations to come. This August, Bucks County government and the Bucks County Conservation District will begin work on a months-long project to restore the conservation pool, which sits along the… Read More
North Texas officials on Tuesday formally broke ground on a $223 million project to improve the Trinity River floodway in Dallas. The Army Corp of Engineers is overseeing work to raise certain sections of the levees along the river by 2 to 6 feet and reduce the slope on some portions along the 23-mile network… Read More
Gulf Shores, Ala. – (OBA) – The city is looking to cash in on about $25 million in RESTORE funding for a major road project in the Waterway Village District and rehabilitation work in Little Lagoon. The Waterway project will include improvements to 2.8 miles of roadway north of the Intracoastal Waterway between State Route 59 and… Read More
A multimillion-dollar project in the Belford section of Middletown Township will soon get underway in the Raritan Bay to keep boats and ships moving safely through the harbor. Two major companies use the waterway — the Belford Seafood Co-op and the Belford Ferry to Manhattan. “You get a load of fish stuck in the channel in bad… Read More
A new $1.5 million project will look to dredge sand from John’s Pass, a federally owned canal. The moving in of sand has hurt local business. Source
Freeport (Brazoria County) — The recently announced U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) fiscal year (FY) 2022 work plan includes $73,156,000 in funding for the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project (FHCIP). To date a total of $117 million has been allocated to the project for construction since receiving a “new start” designation and initial construction funding in FY 2020. “The inclusion… Read More
SOUTH HAVEN, MI — The U.S. Army Corps is shoring up eroded beaches this summer along Lake Michigan using dredged sand from harbor mouths. The Army Corps will dredge 18,000 cubic-yards of sand starting this week in St. Joseph from the St. Joseph River channel mouth. The Black River channel mouth in South Haven will… Read More
Mike Hooks LLC, Westlake, Louisiana, was awarded a $15,066,000 firm-fixed-price contract to furnish a fully crewed and equipped hydraulic pipeline cutterhead dredge. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in New Orleans, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 8, 2022. Fiscal 2019 and 2022 civil operation and… Read More