The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, will be celebrating its 75th anniversary on Nov. 1, 2023. The district was established on Nov. 1, 1948, just a few years after the completion of the Mill Creek Project. The land that would become the Walla Walla District was originally part of the USACE Portland District…. Read More
The upcoming large lock extended closure schedule will close the large lock to all vessel traffic during: Closure #1 10/16/2023 11/14/2023 Single Chamber Navigation 11/15/2023 11/29/2023 Closure #2 11/30/2023 12/29/2023 Single Chamber Navigation 12/30/2023 1/13/2024 Optional Closure 1/14/2024 2/12/2024 Single Chamber Navigation 2/13/2024 10/14/2024… Read More
Crews have less than two weeks left before they must remove all construction, dredging and other equipment from the shoreline of Lake Marble Falls in anticipation of an im- pending refill. The waterway was lowered about 7 feet in October by the Lower Colorado River Authority. The refill, which orig inally was scheduled to begin… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District is responding to a levee breach along the Nooksack River near Slater Road in Whatcom County, Washington. The district activated its Emergency Operations Center yesterday to oversee the work and continue to provide technical assistance to communities affected by flood and king tide related impacts. Officials suspect the… Read More
Boats could once again be able to be launched at the Aroma Park boat ramp that’s in Kankakee Valley Park District’s Potawatomi Park on Front Street in Aroma Park sometime in 2023. The timeline for the work, which will take approximately three to four months, could begin in late spring or early summer, according to… Read More
NAVSEA has awarded BAE Systems Jacksonville Ship Repair LLC, Jacksonville, Fla., a $119,261,837 firm-fixed-price contract action for maintenance, modernization, and repair of USS Lassen (DDG 82) fiscal 2023 Depot Modernization Period. The contract includes options that, if exercised, would bring its cumulative value to $137,918,372. Work will be performed in Mayport, Florida, and is expected to be completed… Read More
Atlantic Diving Supply will provide the U.S. Air Force with airfield damage repair equipment under a five-year, $150 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The procurement is aimed at modernizing the service branch’s capabilities supporting rapid repair of damaged airfield pavements, the Department of Defense said Thursday. The logistics company will conduct contract work at its Virginia Beach, Virginia headquarters…. Read More
North Charleston, S.C.,based Detyens Shipyards Inc. has been awarded a $10,051,547 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220523C2142) for a 75-calendar day shipyard availability for the mid-term availability of Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO 203). The contract includes a base period and three options that, if exercised would bring its cumulative to $10,606,947. Work will be performed in… Read More
Galveston, Texas, headquartered Callan Marine Ltd. has been awarded a $13,845,450 firm-fixed-price contract for pipeline deep-draft dredging of the Houston Ship Channel. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed in Houston, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 11, 2023. Fiscal 2023 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount… Read More
State and federal officials recently announced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District had awarded a $23.8 million contract for beach replenishment projects in Delaware. Army Corps of Engineers spokesperson Ed Voigt said Dec. 20 the corps’ contractor, Weeks Marine of Cranford, N.J., is expected to begin mobilization in March, with expected completion before Memorial… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Sacramento District will temporarily close Knights Ferry Bridge starting Dec. 30, following a structural analysis that determined significant wood deterioration has compromised the stability of the historic covered bridge located in Knights Ferry. For the safety of the public, the bridge will be closed to pedestrian traffic for… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers partnered with the Shoalwater Bay Tribe to restore the Shoalwater Bay Dune on the Tokeland Peninsula, Washington, in time before the first major storm of 2022. The dune had sustained several storm events that caused breaching and 100 percent loss of the northern dune cross-section. Restoring the dune reduces… Read More
President Biden signed the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 into law on December 23, 2022, which includes authorization of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Coastal Texas Program. This legislative action officially authorizes USACE to begin implementation activities for this large-scale coastal storm risk management and ecosystem restoration program, pending appropriation of funding…. Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded a contract for constructing the first levee reach on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project. This contract will construct approximately one mile of the 17.5-mile-long levee system that will provide 100-year level risk reduction to the area… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District will begin dredging the lower Snake River navigation channel beginning in January. The dredging will remove accumulated sediment from the federal navigation channel below the Ice Harbor Lock and Dam navigation lock near Pasco, Washington, and near the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers near… Read More