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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
Global design and technology firm, Arcadis IBI Group Inc. (“Arcadis IBI” or the “Company”), has been awarded a multi-year contract for its traveler information system, Travel-IQ, adding to a growing list of states, cities, provinces and countries currently leveraging Arcadis IBI’s Software-as-a-Service solution. Resident and visitors of New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont will now be able to… Read More
Three communities in the Cape Fear have received millions in funding for storm damage projects from the NC Department of Environmental Quality’s Division. A total of $20.1 million in grants has been awarded to eight communities, five of which are in other parts of the state. The awards from the Coastal Storm Damage Mitigation Fund… Read More
HII (NYSE: HII) announced that its Mission Technologies division has been awarded a $76.7 million task order by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to perform research, analysis, test and evaluation that will support and inform USAF decisions related to electronic warfare (EW) and electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) capabilities development. “We are pleased to extend our partnership… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has extended the public comment period for its proposed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for maintenance dredging and dredged material placement for the Miami Harbor Navigation Project at Port Miami, in Miami Dade County, Florida. In the wake of Hurricane Ian and its… Read More
Fewer visitors this time of year allows Delaware Bay beaches to get better. These are certainly not the most-visited beaches in The First State. You will find no Ferris wheels or french-fry stands. Any boardwalks are on the narrow side. However, according to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources, it is just as important to… Read More
The county has gotten approval from the California Coastal Commission – after being denied in the past – to reinforce a rock sea wall at Strands Beach where an ancient landslide threatens bluff-top homes. An estimated 1,000 tons of boulders will be used to fill the base of the cliffside in a project approved Thursday,… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has published an Environmental Assessment (EA) for public review and comment in regard to proposed maintenance dredging of the federally authorized Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) channel, settling basins and advance maintenance areas (AMA) in the waters of Sawpit Creek, the Amelia River and Nassau Sound. The purpose of… Read More
Dredging is a central part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) largest mission – to maintain clear, safe and navigable waterways. Without periodic dredging, many harbors and ports would be impassable, and so more than 400 ports and 25,000 miles of navigation channels are dredged throughout the U.S. each year. One byproduct of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, announces delayed openings of the Howell Station, North Overlook and Whitebreast campgrounds and the Fifield and North Overlook recreation areas at Lake Red Rock. Those sites will delay opening until June 1 for the 2023 recreation season. The delays are needed at Howell Station, North Overlook,… Read More
Today the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of repairs to the 1,025 foot, 114 year-old Rochester East Pier. In attendance were Lt. Col. Colby Krug, Commander USACE Buffalo District, John Pellito representing Congressman Joe Morelle, Chief Matthew Riesberg, Officer in Charge U.S. Coast Guard… Read More