ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, began building emergency temporary levees in Valley City, North Dakota, yesterday, April 24. The Corps of Engineers awarded the nearly $1.6 million contract to Strata Corporation, Grand Forks, North Dakota, to protect low-lying areas within Valley City from flooding following the recent… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has begun preparing for the hurricane season in the Southeast with an extensive schedule of training and safety exercises throughout Georgia. The official Atlantic Ocean hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30 with the peak threat period occurring between mid-August and October…. Read More
SACRAMENTO, California — Two Sacramento area projects were recognized for their excellence during an awards dinner as part of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Region 9 and San Francisco Section’s annual infrastructure symposium April 22 in San Francisco. The Sacramento District took home two prizes amongst 21 categories of California projects including 2021… Read More
PANAMA CITY, FL – Today, Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) announced the U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a contract to begin construction of the fourth Heritage Class offshore patrol cutter (OPC), the future USCGC RUSH (WMSM 918). The OPC will form the backbone of the service’s future fleet around the globe. ESG has worked hard… Read More
Galveston, Texas — Oceanographer Bill Merrell will never forget the night he spent trapped inside a building in Galveston, Texas, as Hurricane Ike slammed ashore in 2008. The storm caused $30 billion in damage. “Ike was probably a 30-year storm,” Merrell, who works at Texas A&M University, told CBS News. “There’s a lot worse storms… Read More
PLYMOUTH – A $25.2 million infusion of federal money will fund long-overdue repairs to the backbone of Plymouth’s barrier beach and allow the Army Corps of Engineers to rebuild thousands of feet of the stone dike that has stabilized Plymouth’s Long Beach for more than a century. The work, not scheduled to begin until at least next… Read More
The federal government plans to spend up to $62 million to shore up St. Augustine Beach and part of the coastline north of the St. Augustine Inlet following damage from a nor’easter. Jason Harrah, a project manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, announced the funding this week to St. Johns County commissioners. The funding will… Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Regulatory Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District is refining its process to emphasize review of Department of the Army (DA) permit applications and requests associated with pending DA permit applications beginning April 22, 2022. As of today, requests not associated with a DA permit application, including standalone… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District will temporarily close Columbia Lock and Dam (L&D) at Mile 117 to navigation on the Ouachita/Black rivers from May 9-17. During this time, district personnel will repair hydraulic lines that services the lock chamber miter gates and tainter valves. Repairs will require the… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is closely monitoring conditions in the Sheyenne River Basin and at Baldhill Dam, located near Valley City, North Dakota, in the wake of the recent winter storm, rain events and forecasted rain. Snowmelt from the historic, late-winter storm along with rain is forecasted… Read More
CONCORD, Mass. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District recently released its online recreation brochure highlighting recreational opportunities at USACE projects, the Cape Cod Canal, and federal flood risk management reservoirs throughout New England. The brochure, entitled “Recreational Opportunities at Federal Flood Risk Management Reservoirs and the Cape Cod Canal 2022,” is… Read More
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded a contract for site preparation on a 1.1-mile segment of the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project. This contract will support the construction of about 17.5 miles of levees that will provide 100-year level risk… Read More
OCEANSIDE, Calif. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District began its annual dredging of the Oceanside Harbor inlet starting April 19. Manson Construction Company of Seattle is dredging the channel to its authorized federal depth of 20 feet. Dredging is expected to be completed prior to Memorial Day weekend. About 250,000 cubic yards… Read More
The NJ Wind Port will be the first purpose-built wind port on the East Coast, providing heavy-lift and component facilities with open access to the Atlantic Ocean. Underscoring its commitment to the offshore wind market, GLDD won the dredging phase of the New Jersey Wind Port which will create a navigation channel from the federal… Read More
Ørsted and Eversource have awarded HeliService International Inc. a contract for helicopter crew change operations for the two companies’ joint venture wind projects in the Northeast United States. The contract is the first helicopter contract to support the United States offshore wind industry and the two companies say it will create jobs and economic development… Read More