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On October 7, 2024, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District celebrated 95 years as a district. As we celebrate our anniversary, check out our Q&A series where we asked some of our retirees about their favorite parts of working at USACE. In this feature, we talk to Linda Finley, who started working at… Read More
On October 7, 2024, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District celebrated 95 years as a district. As we celebrate our anniversary, check out our Q&A series where we asked some of our retirees about their favorite parts of working at USACE. In this feature, we talked to Steven Freitas, who began working at… Read More
On October 7, 2024, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District celebrated 95 years as a district. As we celebrate our anniversary, check out our Q&A series where we asked some of our retirees about their favorite parts of working at USACE. In this feature, we talk to Larry Smith, who began working at… Read More
MOBILE, Ala. – Born in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District’s Coastal Resiliency Program has grown from those beginnings to include coastal Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle. Formerly known as the Mississippi Coastal Improvement Program, MsCIP, the Coastal Resiliency Program has successfully worked with the state of Mississippi… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, will permanently restrict travel down the full length of the canal at contract 106 to any marine traffic starting on October 21, 2024, as part of the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain project. The projects levee and floodwall alignment will prevent traffic from traversing the canal located… Read More
SEATTLE — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials awarded the Howard A. Hanson Dam Additional Water Storage Fish Passage Facility Project contract to Flatiron-Aecon Joint Venture on October 16th. The total contract price is $657 million. The contract method is innovative and allows collaboration between designers and the contractor during project’s design phase. “We are… Read More
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District shared an update regarding periodic nourishment for the Lower Cape Meadows-Cape May Point project in New Jersey. In September 2024, USACE awarded a contract to Agate Construction Company, Inc. of Egg Harbor Township, NJ for $1.3 million. The contract calls for ‘backpassing’, which means sand… Read More
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – For the third year in a row, the Mississippi River levels are low. That means the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will need to continue dredging the river to keep traffic moving. A spokesman for the U-S Army Corps of Engineers said dredging along the Mississippi began last summer, with the… Read More
After years of delays, contract disputes and legal wrangling, the long-awaited northern Ocean County beach renourishment project will come to fruition following the award of a $73.5 million contract Thursday. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officially awarded a contract for the project, which covers the area from Manasquan Inlet to South Seaside Park, to… Read More
CAPE MAY COUNTY, NJ — A $1.3 million beach nourishment project is set for part of Cape May County this fall and winter, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Thursday. The Lower Cape Meadows-Cape May Point project will redistribute excess sand and create more habitats for beach nesting birds, officials said. This project area… Read More
Dare County Manager Bobby Outten announced that the county’s dredging permits have been officially reinstated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), on Friday, October 18, allowing the Miss Katie’s dredging operations to resume immediately. The Miss Katie is currently scheduled to resume dredging operations on Saturday, October 19, 2024. The permits were initially suspended on September 18 due to… Read More
Dare County Manager Bobby Outten announced today, Friday, October 18, 2024, that the county’s dredging permits have been officially reinstated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), allowing the Miss Katie’s dredging operations to resume immediately.The Miss Katie is currently scheduled to resume dredging operations tomorrow, Saturday, October 19, 2024. The permits were initially… Read More
Great Lakes Dock and Dredge Co. LLC, Houston, Texas, was awarded a $114,979,976 firm-fixed-price contract for beach nourishment. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Manasquan, New Jersey, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 17, 2025. Fiscal 2025 civil construction funds in the amount of $114,979,976 were… Read More
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) – For the third year in a row, the Mississippi River levels are low. That means the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will need to continue dredging the river to keep traffic moving. A spokesman for the U-S Army Corps of Engineers said dredging along the Mississippi began last summer, with… Read More
LAKE CHARLES, La. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority held a Groundbreaking Ceremony to celebrate the start of the Southwest Coastal Louisiana Project. This project will deliver a non-structural approach to providing a 1-percent level of hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, primarily through a combination of… Read More