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Antoinette R. Gant was promoted to the rank of brigadier general today in a traditional military ceremony at her alma mater, Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas. Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. Randy George, conducted the promotion ceremony. Brig. Gen. Gant is the first African American female, active-duty engineer to… Read More
Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, Louisiana, was awarded a $33,112,700 firm-fixed-price contract for beach renourishment. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Monmouth Beach, New Jersey, with an estimated completion date of March 1, 2023. Fiscal 2023 civil construction funds in the amount of $33,112,700 were obligated at the… Read More
Middletown, R.I., KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI), has been awarded a U.S. Coast Guard contract worth a potential $69 million that will see it supply the next-generation satellite communications solution for the service’s small cutter fleet of more than 140 vessels/platforms. Chosen in a full and open competitive procurement process, KVH’s TracPhone V7-HTS Ku-band satellite communications system… Read More
As they mourned the loss of one of their colleagues Tuesday morning, St. Johns County commissioners got an update on storm damage the county sustained during Ian. The storm left almost $40 million in damage to homes and businesses in the county. Now, commissioners are turning their attention to the damaged coastline where beach repairs are… Read More
More than $1.27 billion in federal grants, disaster loans and flood insurance payments has been provided to the state of Florida and households to help survivors jumpstart their recovery after Hurricane Ian. FEMA has provided $595 million to households and $322 million to the state for emergency response, while the U.S. Small Business Administration has provided… Read More
Leadership from the Ports of Longview and Kalama, Wash., and the Portland Engineer District have agreed to fund an estimated $2.1 million study of potential improvements to lower Columbia River turning basins. Currently, there are very few places on the lower Columbia to turn large, fully loaded ships. These vessels need to be turned around… Read More
The US Army Corps of Engineers released a report about the Missouri River for September. Once again, the Missouri River basin has experienced below average runoff due to September lack of precipitation. Soil conditions continue to be very dry and according to the Drought Mitigation Center, over 90% of the Missouri River basin is currently experiencing some form of… Read More
The Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials in partnership with San Antonio River Authority signed a project partnership agreement last month establishing the path forward with the Westside Creeks Ecosystem Restoration Project. Changes in the hydraulic regime of the Westside Creeks over the last half-century are largely due to shifts in urbanization,… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on its draft feasibility report and integrated Environmental Assessment, or EA, for its proposed Reno Bottoms Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project on the Upper Mississippi River near New Albin, Iowa. The project is located in Pool 9 of the Upper Mississippi River within… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on its draft feasibility report and integrated Environmental Assessment, or EA, for its proposed Reno Bottoms Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project on the Upper Mississippi River near New Albin, Iowa. The project is located in Pool 9 of the Upper Mississippi River within… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, in coordination with the County of Ventura, is performing maintenance dredging near the entrance of Channel Islands Harbor. Manson Construction of Seattle, the Corps’ contractor, is completing the work. Dredging began at the end of September and is expected to be completed at the end of… Read More
Officials in Fenwick Island last week voted to approve a contract that will support the town’s efforts to dredge areas of the Little Assawoman Bay. Last Friday, the Fenwick Island Town Council voted 6-0, with Councilman Paul Breger abstaining, to approve a $63,000 contract with Anchor QEA for research, surveying and engineering design related to… Read More
Unexpected changes likely caused by recent weather have shut down a southwest Michigan port. The St. Joseph harbor is closed to commercial vessels until further notice after the carrier ship Manitowoc encountered shoaling conditions last Thursday in the outer harbor. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has since confirmed the shoaling conditions, and efforts to… Read More
During Tuesday’s Paducah City Commission meeting, leaders approved a construction contract with Dredge America Inc. for dredging downstream of the city’s transient boat dock. City Engineer Rick Murphy says the project is to remove the island building up downstream on the riverfront. The project is a temporary fix, moving 60,000 cubic yards every year for three… Read More
At Deep Creek Lake, Arrowhead Cove was identified in multiple studies as an area with relatively high sediment accumulation. It was also identified as a suitable location for a pilot dredging project. Sediment dredging removes excess accumulated sediment caused by stream inputs — primarily during high rain and snow melt events — and shoreline erosion… Read More