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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces that portions of Kendall Campground and Day Use Area, to include its boat ramp and roadway along the riverside campground, are closing for repairs Oct. 24, 2022, through early April 2023 to rehabilitate flood damage sustained in February 2019. Bluegrass Contracting, a veteran-owned small business located… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, invites the public and media to attend a christening ceremony for the Derrickboat Kolber at the USACE Ohio Areas Office, Monday October 24 at 11am. Following the ceremony, public tours of the vessel will be available until 4 p.m. The Buffalo District Ohio Area Office address is:… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has released the Working Draft of the Integrated Delivery Schedule (IDS) 2022. The IDS provides the roadmap for sequencing of planning, design, construction and operations of both federal and state projects related to Everglades restoration. ““Everglades restoration projects are moving forward with unprecedented momentum right now,” said… Read More
A contract allowing a local engineering firm to complete work for dredging permit applications will advance to the town council with the support of a Fenwick Island committee. On Tuesday, the Fenwick Island Dredging Committee voted unanimously to advance a contract from Anchor QEA, a Lewes-based engineering firm, to the town council with a favorable… Read More
The next phase of canal dredging in Cherry Grove is scheduled to begin in the first week of November, according to North Myrtle Beach spokesperson Donald Graham. Crews will work on canals between 42nd Avenue North and 62nd Avenue North, Graham said. Crews have already started prep work. Pipes that will be used are being… Read More
On Friday, the City of Rye announced the dredging of Milton Harbor will begin next week, as expected. The dredge will be conducted by H&L Contracting, LLC. of Hauppauge. The mobilization will begin this coming week with the actual dredging expected to begin the week of October 31st. Work will take place during low tides. The area of… Read More
Sand and other material from dredging projects funded by marinas, local governments and private property owners will remain forbidden from placement at federally managed disposal sites. Five years have passed since the Army Corps of Engineers stopped allowing dredged material from nonfederal projects to be placed on the disposal sites it maintains, a policy that… Read More
The much-anticipated realignment of Hatteras Inlet’s horseshoe channel may be approved by the end of October. Todd Horton, deputy chief of navigation for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District, made the announcement at the Oct. 11, 2022 meeting of the Dare County Waterways Commission. The realignment designates the entire horseshoe route as a… Read More
OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) – Beach management efforts throughout southeastern North Carolina will receive over $10 million thanks to a total of $20.1 million in state grants given to coastal communities for storm damage repairs. “Our coastal communities are on the frontlines of climate change and this funding will help provide solutions to protect their… Read More
Draft plan spares the Hudson by ruling out giant barriers across the mouth of the river, and calls instead for 12 smaller storm gates across tributaries and extensive shoreline walls. This opens a new and critical phase of flood protection planning for the region. Riverkeeper is carefully reviewing a report from the U.S. Army Corps… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District in concert with the Philadelphia District and the Corps’ Marine Design Center have awarded Southwest Shipyard LP of Houston a $11.4 million contractfor a new crane barge on the St. Marys River. “The new crane barge will perform critical lock and hydropower facility maintenance at the Soo… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ officials are gearing up and mobilizing equipment this week in response to a direct assistance request to mitigate risks to life safety and safeguard public infrastructure in Conconully, Washington. The area became more vulnerable to flash flooding after the 2021 Muckamuck wildfire burned about 13,750 acres northwest of the town,… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District awarded the Missouri River Levee System unit R471-460 levee raise north of US-36 contract to H.B. Construction, Inc., from Platte City, Missouri, for $14,178,505.38 on Sept. 16, 2022. This is the largest contract awarded on the R471-460 and L455 levee unit and is the fifth out… Read More
By Judith Powers The Corps of Engineers is employing its three dustpan dredges, cutter suction dredge Goetz, and a mechanical dredge as needed throughout the length of the Lower Mississippi. Continuing low water levels and at least a 10-day forecast of no rain have created ongoing dangerous shoaling throughout the lower Mississippi from above St…. Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, has incorporated preventative measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic at its Regulatory Program offices to minimize potential exposure of Corps personnel, permit applicants and the general public, including limiting some day-to-day operations and postponing Corps-hosted events, office meetings and public engagements. Regulatory staff continue to process/evaluate permit applications… Read More