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An emergency dredging project is set to begin and be completed by the end of August to restore navigability in the Murderkill River, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today. Permitted by and with modification approvals from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and DNREC regulators, the project calls for removing approximately 52,000… Read More
Environmental groups are ringing alarm bells as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proceeds with planning what could be the largest coastal barrier project in the United States. In early June, the U.S. House approved a bill that would let the Corps move ahead with the $31 billion project intended to protect hundreds of miles of the… Read More
Miranda Rexford-Brown walked atop the slowly disappearing sandy bluff between the Arctic Ocean and the house her father built. The late-June wind frazzled her hair as she looked out at the shore-fast ice and the approaching coastline. “It gets our window wet,” Rexford-Brown said about the ocean. “And then the mist, it sprays our house.”… Read More
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management (DCM) is awarding grants to 22 communities for Phase 3 of the Resilient Coastal Communities Program (RCCP). More than $1.14 million dollars will be made available for the completion of Phase 3. “Our coastal communities have seen the impacts of climate change firsthand,” said… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District will host a public open house to showcase the Moose Creek Dam Barrier Wall Modification Project on Friday, July 29, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project in North Pole. This event will provide an opportunity for community members… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, is seeking the public’s input before dredging parts of the lower Snake River channel. The dredging work has been proposed to restore the lower Snake River federal navigation channel by removing accumulated sediment that raises the river bottom, according to a release. The work would take… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, closed the public comment session at noon, Jan. 20, 2022, for the proposed new master plan for the operation of the J. Strom Thurmond Project and now has an updated guidance plan for recreational, environmental, land and wildlife management. The J. Strom Thurmond Project Master Plan is… Read More
With only closeout items remaining the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District’s New Lock at the Soo substantially completes its first phase of construction. “We are waiting on final survey results and anticipate they will show the deepened areas as complete, really only have some punch-list type items, groundskeeping and site cleanup remaining,” said… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in partnership with Jasper County officials announce the completion of new dock enhancements for visitors with disabilities and mobility issues at Sam Rayburn Reservoir. Enhancements of the boat ramp docks located at Twin Dikes Public, Mill Creek, and San Augustine parks have been undergoing construction since May of enhancements to… Read More
Seattle-headquartered naval architecture firm Glosten reports that the Port of Portland, Ore., is soliciting proposals from qualified shipyards for the construction of a new dredge tender to replace the W.L. Williams. Designed by Glosten, the Williams replacement vessel is a 69 foot long, twin-screw, multipurpose vessel powered by two Caterpillar Inc. C18 EPA Tier 3 engines. With its… Read More
The Navy on Friday announced contract awards to HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding and General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works to work on the design and engineering of the service’s next-generation guided-missile destroyer, also known as DDG(X). The award is for the “shipbuilder engineering and design analysis in order to produce design products in support of the Guided… Read More
The Dorena-Hickman Ferry will be closed for a few days for some dredging work in Hickman Harbor. A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredge arrived in Hickman Harbor on Friday. The ferry will be closed while the dredge is working near the Kentucky Landing. The dredging is expected to take about 3 days to complete…. Read More
With only closeout items remaining the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District’s New Lock at the Soo substantially completes its first phase of construction. “We are waiting on final survey results and anticipate they will show the deepened areas as complete, really only have some punch-list type items, groundskeeping and site cleanup remaining,” said… Read More
Market volatility has raised prices in the grocery store, at gas pumps — and on Louisiana’s ongoing effort to rebuild its lower third. The price tag for projects has increased by at least 25% due to supply chain issues, spikes in construction material costs, labor shortages and rising fuel costs, according to Louisiana Coastal Protection… Read More
Lt. Col. Brett Boyle assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, today, in a Change of Command ceremony rich with symbolism and heritage. Boyle comes to Detroit after serving as a Chief Observer, Coach, and Trainer for the Protection Warfighting Function, at the Army’s Mission Command Training Program, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas…. Read More