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In the military, deploying to different locations around the world can be and are an everyday occurrence. Soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines routinely must pack their bags and go to a different location for a period of time to perform their jobs, in often austere locations. In the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, these deployments… Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation has selected 26 projects—nine rail/intermodal-related—to share $1.5 billion in INFRA (Infrastructure for Rebuilding America) grants. The INFRA competitive grant program evaluated highway, multimodal freight and rail projects based on safety, how they supported freight movement and job creation, their efforts to address climate change and resiliency, impacts on equity and quality of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and all eight Great Lakes states will execute a watershed study cost sharing agreement, initiating the Great Lakes Coastal Residency Study, September 21st at 8:00 am. This momentous signing event kicks off the Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study – a comprehensive watershed assessment of the Great Lakes coastal areas. This… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Institute for Water Resources (IWR) is strengthening the nation’s ability to solve complex water resource challenges through leadership development. Six planners from USACE districts nationwide completed IWR’s 2022 Planning Associates advanced training program, receiving their certification during an Aug. 24 graduation ceremony. The training targets journeyman-level professionals in… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is requesting public comments for the proposed installation of a flow control feature within Neptune Pass, a newly enlarged pass on the east bank of the Mississippi River across from Buras in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. The public comment period begins on Sept. 16 and concludes on Oct. 16,… Read More
Work will begin soon to dredge the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia to solve flooding problems near Boathouse Row. Congress has provided $8 million in funding to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the project. That money is coming from the infrastructure bill. Congress also gave the Army Corps a $500,000 for the Army Corps’… Read More
It’s been a problem in Johns Pass for years: sand. On Wednesday, Madeira Beach city leaders received funding to address the issue. State Rep. Linda Chaney presented a check to the city for $1,556,000 to fully pay for the dredging of Johns Pass. Chaney says she worked on it for two years. “This is a… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District commander Col. Stephen Murphy handed the reins to Col. Cullen Jones during a formal change of command ceremony at the district’s headquarters Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. Jones is the 65th commander in the district’s more than 200 years of serving New Orleans and South Louisiana. As Murphy… Read More
After an extensive environmental review, the Long Beach Harbor Commission approved the dredging project for the port of Long Beach on September 12th. The project, costing approximately $170 million, will deepen the channels at the port of Long Beach to improve port efficiency. The notable features of the project include deepening of the channel approaching Long Beach from 76 feet to 80 feet,… Read More
Cottrell Contracting Co.,* Chesapeake, Virginia, was awarded a $30,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for James River maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 11, 2025. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Non-Federal Sponsor, the Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee (LMRCC), has scheduled a public scoping meeting for the Hatchie-Loosahatchie Mississippi River Ecosystem Restoration Study. The study is being conducted in cooperation with LMRCC, which is a coalition of state natural resource conservation and environmental quality agencies. The meeting is… Read More
In operation since 1992, the Mobile Engineer District’s Irvington site office in Irvington, Alabama is a navigation office under the district’s operations division. The Irvington team consists of an Admin Section, a Dredging/DA Support Section, which handles dredging and disposal area management, and a Navigation Support Section, which handles the office’s hydrographic and topographic survey efforts…. Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District entered into Project Partnership Agreements (PPA) with the two cities, Marion and Quitman, Mississippi, September 12, 2022, as part of the Mississippi Environmental Infrastructure Program (Section 592). For the city of Marion, Mayor Larry Gill signed the Partnership Project Agreement and Col. Christopher Klein, Vicksburg District… Read More
The Port Arthur Project, a component of the Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay Program (S2G Program), will host a public open house on September 22, 2022, to provide the public with information about project progress. The Port Arthur Project is one of three projects included in the S2G Program and focuses on improvements to the… Read More
In an announcement of good news, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers again delayed its timing to seek bids to dredge the Matagorda Bay shipping channel through an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund site. The bids would vastly expand exports from an oil export terminal on the Texas Gulf Coast, and allow larger oil tankers… Read More