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Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, has been awarded a contract by Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) to provide essential parts through its Hunt Valve subsidiary for the Ford Class aircraft carriers CVN 78 – CVN 81. The contract, valued at approximately $2 million, covers parts that will be delivered during… Read More
STEVENSVILLE, Md. — More than $84 million in federal funding will help restore islands in the Chesapeake Bay while helping the Port of Baltimore maintain competitiveness. As growth continues at the port, Maryland has taken major measures to ensure more, larger shipping traffic can get to it, which means a significant amount of dredging. Now,… Read More
SEATTLE — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to conduct Grays Harbor maintenance dredging in the Outer Harbor beginning April 12 with the USACE hopper dredge vessels Yaquina and Essayons. The Yaquina is expected to start dredging in the outer harbor of Grays Harbor around April 12 and will dredge approximately 17 days. The… Read More
GALVESTON, Texas — More funding is on the way for several ship channel improvement projects in Texas, including the Brazos Island Harbor (Port of Brownsville), the Corpus Christi Ship Channel (Port of Corpus Christi Authority), the Galveston Harbor and Channel (Port of Galveston), and the Houston Ship Channel (Port of Houston). The Biden Administration announced March 29, that… Read More
GALVESTON, Texas — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District and Jefferson County, signed a design agreement (DA) March 21 for the Jefferson County Ecosystem Restoration Project. The project was authorized by Congress in 2020 at an initial total project cost of $60M, which includes design and construction costs. The project authority… Read More
PITTSBURGH – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District announces an additional $77 million in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) supplemental funding for design and construction work at Emsworth Locks and Dam, March 29. The additional $77 million will complete the design and initiate construction for the new lock chamber at the Emsworth… Read More
CURWENSVILLE LAKE, Pa. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, has released the Draft 2022 Curwensville Lake Master Plan (“2022 Master Plan”) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Curwensville Lake Project, located in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, and is seeking comments and feedback from the public until May 3, 2022. “The 2022 Draft… Read More
OMAHA, Neb, — Reservoir inflows in the Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa, were well-below average in March. The March runoff of 1.5 million acre-feet was 48% of average for the month. The updated 2022 upper Basin runoff forecast is 17.8 MAF, 69% of average, approximately 2.6 MAF less than the March 1 forecast. “Runoff… Read More
Omaha, Neb. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District recently awarded a $7.8 million contract for the excavation of bedrock within the Florence Bend reach of the Missouri River near Omaha. The work is being performed as a part of ongoing maintenance of the navigation channel, which begins at the mouth of the… Read More
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich.- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District will host a hybrid public meeting 7 p.m., April 20, 2022, to talk about the need for closing the Soo Locks Hydro Plant tail race. The Detroit District needs to close the Hydro Plant tail race for upcoming New… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) confirmed that Monday, April 11, 2022, is the target date to begin mobilizing for the annual dredge of Oceanside Harbor inlet. The entire dredge cycle is anticipated to last 6 to 8 weeks, with a completion date no later than the Friday before Memorial Day weekend. The average amount… Read More
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District is receiving an additional $168.5 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that will be used for the district’s civil works program during fiscal year 2023. The proposed funding will improve the reliability and resilience of the district’s multi-purpose reservoirs, inland… Read More
ASHDOWN, Ark. — Ashdown, Ark. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is reopening the public comment period on the draft Millwood Lake Master Plan, Shoreline Management Plan and associated Environmental Assessments between April 12 and May 11, 2022. During the MP, SMP and EA planning process an incorrect email address was included on the… Read More
Snohomish County’s Meadowdale Beach Park will be closed again to the public starting Monday, April 11 to allow for continued estuary restoration work. The project will restore a historic 1.3-acre estuary to provide essential rearing habitat for chinook, chum and coho salmon as well as cutthroat trout. Puget Sound chinook salmon are listed as a… Read More
President Joe Biden’s 2023 budget request includes $407 million for Everglades restoration projects, including the Everglades Agricultural Area reservoir designed to curb Lake Okeechobee discharges to the St. Lucie River and Indian River Lagoon. If Congress approves the request, a “substantial amount” of the proposed Everglades money will go toward building the EAA reservoir, according to… Read More