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SOUTH EL MONTE, Calif. — Representatives from seven Southern California counties met with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District partners to share updates and best practices Nov. 7 at the LA District Baseyard. The annual forum, called the Seven Counties Flood Control Directors Meeting, invites agency leaders and specialists to gather in a spirit… Read More
ST. MARYS, Ga. — Command Navy Region Southeast, Naval Submarine Base (NSB), Kings Bay, GA, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, hosted a stakeholder engagement with local, state and federal experts on November 14th, at Crooked River State Park, Ga. to discuss Beneficial Use of Dredged Material (BUDM) and explore implementation opportunities. Approximately 1… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, along with local government officials, announces the task orders for debris removal activity in 10 counties within Georgia have been awarded and work has begun under the direction of the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) and Federal Emergency Management Agencies (FEMA), as part… Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. – In a significant victory for Louisiana’s ongoing flood protection and resilience efforts, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) granted the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s (CPRA) request for interest relief for the Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project (SELA). This renegotiation is set to deliver an estimated $68 million in… Read More
Callan Marine now has a dredge in place to begin the City of Houston’s latest dredging operation. Last month, the City said it hoped its latest Lake Houston dredging program would start in December and now it looks like it will. Callan’s dredge, the General Pershing, is currently anchored on the West Fork San Jacinto south of… Read More
THE WOODLANDS, Texas and HOUSTON — Clean Hydrogen Works (CHW) and McDermott announce that CHW has awarded McDermott the front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for the Ascension Clean Energy (ACE) Project. The project is jointly developed by CHW with strategic shareholders ExxonMobil, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and Hafnia. Located in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, the ACE Project… Read More
Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, Louisiana, was awarded an $8,115,750 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Palm Beach, Florida, with an estimated completion date of May 9, 2025. Fiscal 2025 civil construction funds in the amount of $8,115,750 were obligated at the time… Read More
PANAMA CITY — The Board of County Commissioners for Bay County amended a grant agreement Tuesday, adding $2.5 million to a beach re-nourishment project for Mexico Beach. The total cost for the project is around $14.7 million and is covered by grants from state and federal agencies. The re-nourishment will cover all three miles of… Read More
HOUSTON, Nov. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN) (“Orion” and “Company”), a leading specialty construction and engineering company today announced three contract awards, two in its Marine segment and one in its Concrete segment. Each of these projects is expected to start in 2025 and will be completed within 20 months. Orion Marine was awarded… Read More
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Dare County have confirmed that a second Miss Katie dredging permit that had been suspended for “noncompliance” has now been restored. According to USACE Public Affairs Specialist Jed Cayton, the suspension of the second permit was lifted on Nov. 1 to allow dredging in the Oregon Inlet… Read More
CORONA, Calif. — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific and Southwestern divisions came together for a Senior Executive Board meeting Nov. 6 at Prado Dam. The purpose of the meeting was to align the divisions on key topics related to training and ongoing projects, and fostering collaboration to ensure the successful delivery of critical infrastructure… Read More
When Hurricane Helene surged north through Eastern Tennessee on Sept. 26, 2024, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Emergency Management (EM) team moved into action planning and preparing for the anticipated request for support in response to the devastating impact on the region. Under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance… Read More
CHANDLER, Ariz. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined the Gila River Indian Community Nov. 14 just outside Phoenix to break ground on one of the first solar-over-canal projects in the Western Hemisphere. The purpose of the project is to conserve water and generate renewable energy for the community’s tribal irrigation facilities using the installation… Read More
In October 2022, the U.S. Coast Guard awarded a $1.19 billion contract to Denver-based Birdon America to build its Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) program. The order called on Birdon to build 16 river buoy tenders and 11 inland construction tenders. According to an October analysis by the Congressional Research Service (CRS), the Coast Guard wanted… Read More
The goal is to provide the greatest number of high-quality facilities for the public to enjoy Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, announced that they are beginning a study to determine how to improve recreation facilities at Lavon Lake. The study is meant to explore solutions such as optimizing internal… Read More