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New Jersey-based Weeks Marine Inc. anticipates beginning in June the about $6.4 million beach nourishment project for Kill Devil Hills. Town officials said the construction company expects the 2.6-mile beach nourishment project to take 25 to 35 days and wrap up in Mid-July, the town announced Friday. The project area will be from the northern… Read More
(Dare County) On March 18, Dare County released this estimated timetable for the 2022 beach nourishment projects that will take place in five of the county’s towns and several unincorporated villages. In doing so, the county also noted that “The estimated start dates that have been announced are tentative and remain subject to change due… Read More
Bullzdozers head south toward the St. Lucie Inlet on Thursday, March 17, 2022, at Bathtub Reef Beach in Martin County. The county project that began in late February is addressing erosion impacts and navigability of the inlet for boaters. RICH WEST/SPECIAL TO TCPALM Dredging equipment is seen in the Indian River Lagoon on Saturday, March… Read More
Crowley’s government ship management group has completed the conversion of the ship to meet government and military service standards, including registration as a U.S.-flag vessel. The tanker will transport necessary fuel for defense operations in the Arctic and Antarctic regions. When not operating in those regions, the vessel will transport fuel for defense services in… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — When it comes to spending for climate change and the environment, San Francisco Bay’s ship may finally be coming in. Congresswoman Jackie Speier recently pushed through $24 million in funding for the EPA’s Bay restoration projects in the new federal budget. That’s roughly triple the normal amount, and long overdue according… Read More
Women’s history month is a reminder of the strength the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has and will gain through a high-quality and diverse team. We’re highlighting one of the women on our workforce – Megan Murphy – who joined the USACE Buffalo District as an Engineering Intern during her third year studying at Cleveland… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District awarded a $737,000 contract to Toledo, Ohio-based Geo. Gradel Company on March 2 to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel in Ashtabula Harbor. Material dredged from the harbor will be placed in USACE’s beneficial use project in Ashtabula’s outer harbor, leading to the creation of… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Motor Vessel W. Red Harris is breaking its way through the ice of Lake Pepin today to become the first boat to kick off the unofficial start of the 2022 navigation season on the Upper Mississippi River. The W. Red Harris has passed the Motor Vessel Aubrey B. Harwell. The… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on a new dredged material management plan and Environmental Assessment released today, March 22, for the Mississippi River’s Lower Pool 4. The draft plan describes what the Corps proposes to do with the dredged material, or river sand,… Read More
WABASHA — After nearly five years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, has a new plan for dealing with sand and silt near Wabasha. In May 2017, the Corps sent out for review a dredge material management plan that was met with near universal opposition from the people and communities in the… Read More
The state has apparently won a battle with the Army Corps of Engineers over how to offset environmental damage that is being caused by the construction of the $1.2 billion West Shore Lake Pontchartrain hurricane risk reduction levee in the River Parishes, according to a Corps report released Friday. At issue is whether the state can… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced funding for four projects through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Section 340 environmental infrastructure program, totaling $5,000,000. This funding is made… Read More
EMERALD ISLE — Town commissioners Monday night approved a $91,455 contract to dredge the channel that leads to and from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission boat launching facility. Action came during a special meeting in the town hall, about one week after the town received only one bid and the board couldn’t open it during… Read More
Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Patrickson Toussaint, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Command Sergeant Major recently visited the Huntington District. During his visit he focused his time on speaking directly with the workforce of Bluestone Dam, Winfield Locks and Dam and Marietta Repair Station. He spoke about issues that are important to the workforce and… Read More
Major General William Crane, WV National Guard, visit Bluestone Dam on March 16 to tour the dam and visit with the project staff. The WV National Guard assisted in helping USACE Command Sergeant Major Patrickson Toussaint travel to multiple projects during the CSM’s short visit to the Huntington District. Source