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The New Orleans Engineer District recently awarded a $4.4 million contract to address seepage remediation for a portion of the levee in Iberville Parish, La., as part of the overall Mississippi River Levees (MRL) construction project. The contract, awarded to Circle LLC, consists of installing sheet pile cutoff wall on the east bank of the… Read More
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sand replenishment project has finished in Solana Beach and is gearing up to start widening the shoreline in Encinitas. Equipment is being assembled at Moonlight Beach, and sand distribution there will begin this weekend, said Daniel Heyenbruch, a civil engineer with the agency. Completion will take four to six… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District began dredging today, March 8, in Muskegon Harbor to remove about 133,000 cubic yards of sediment from the federal navigation channel. The project marks the start of the 2024 Detroit District dredging season on the Western Michigan shoreline of Lake Michigan to maintain Great Lakes navigation for… Read More
SACRAMENTO, California – Before leadership in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gives the go-ahead on any of the Sacramento District’s multimillion-dollar projects, they ensure that the district has taken proper steps to minimize the environmental impact of operations. “Environmental mitigation is a requirement of both federal and California law,” said Dave Fluetsch, senior environmental… Read More
Fenwick Island, Delaware – The Town of Fenwick Island seeks qualified bidders for the upcoming Little Assawoman Bay Dredging Project. The proposed work involves hydraulic dredging of approximately 18,500 cubic yards of sediment to create two new channels in Little Assawoman Bay. Dredged sediment will be pumped to an upland property for dewatering in geotextile… Read More
Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that he secured over $25.5 million in federal funding for 17 projects across the San Diego region in the first package of FY 2024 appropriations bills. The package includes the Agriculture; Energy and Water; Military Construction-VA; Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development; Commerce, Justice, and Science; and Interior appropriations… Read More
Col. Cullen Jones, commander, New Orleans District, is joined Michael Stack, Operations Division chief and Mac Wade, executive director, Port of Morgan City, to discuss dredging progress to maintain deep draft access to the port. Source
St. Louis, MO – The U.S. Army Corps f Engineers, St. Louis District’s, Carlyle Lake was recently recognized as the 2024 USACE National Water Safety Team of the Year for their exceptional efforts in promoting water safety throughout the 2023 recreation season. Despite facing numerous challenges, the Carlyle Lake Water Safety Team demonstrated exceptional leadership and… Read More
This month, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Chicago District, along with representatives from Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources (IDNR) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), observed the transplant of a mesic dolomite prairie by Heidelberg Material Service (HMS) from a proposed mining location. The transplant is part of a larger compensatory mitigation project… Read More
USACE’s Jeff King, left, and CCCR director Mike Beck recently announced a partnership for work on nature-based solutions. Coastal communities face escalating risks from climate change, natural disasters, and the loss of coastal habitats, such as salt marshes, mangroves, and coral reefs, and the outlook is particularly dire for many of our most vulnerable communities…. Read More
Jacksonville District Awards Contract for Duval Beach Restoration USACE Jacksonville awarded a $32.4 million contract Dec. 18, 2023, to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., LLC, of Houston, Texas, for re-nourishment of approximately 10 miles of the Duval Co. Atlantic shoreline. The Shore Protection Project, Beach Renourishment 2024, Duval Co., Florida, the restoration will reinforce… Read More
Starting Monday, March 4, 2024, the County Dredge and the Town’s contractor, Dig-It Construction, will begin mobilizing equipment in preparation for the Cotuit Bay Entrance Channel Dredging Project. This project will consist of dredging the approach channel into Cotuit Bay. The dredged material will be used for beach nourishment at the eastern end of Dead… Read More
J.F. Brennan Co. Inc., La Crosse, Wisconsin, was awarded a $14,700,250 firm-fixed-price contract for the Webbers Falls Stilling Basin Repairs project. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, with an estimated completion date of July 16, 2026. Fiscal 2024 civil construction funds in the amount… Read More
SEA ISLE CITY – Mayor Leonard Desiderio announced that the city will see the start of its important beach replenishment project as soon as next week but certainly by mid-March. Desiderio said that schedule follows a project meeting with the contractor, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock, and the Army Corps of Engineers. He made the… Read More
Ocracoke received some good news recently when Catherine Peele, a planning developer with the NC Ferry Division, reported to the Ocracoke Waterways Commission that the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) has approved Sloop Channel in the Hatteras Inlet for dredging. This is the area in the “horseshoe” where two ferries cannot pass and must make… Read More