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HARKERS ISLAND — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers may sign off Friday on prep work for dredging Barden Inlet and associated channels. The National Park Service at Cape Lookout National Seashore, in partnership with the Carteret County Board of Commissioners and County Shore Protection Office, are scheduled to meet Friday with the ACE to… Read More
SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — Sea levels along North Carolina’s coast are expected to rise 10 to 14 inches over the next 30 years, the same amount measured over the last century. To mitigate the impact of rising waters, increased flooding and storm surges, the N.C. Coastal Federation has been implementing living shorelines to protect the region… Read More
Women play a vital role in developing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and this great nation. They serve across all career paths in USACE, as leaders and supervisors, engineers and rangers, scientists, and administrators, to name a few. The progress made is astonishing when you consider that in 1903, the U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. — Since 2019, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Research Biologists Dr. Burton Suedel and Justin Wilkens have been working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Honolulu District to answer questions about whether dredging-induced sediment plumes could affect corals. USACE dredges Honolulu Harbor approximately once a decade, and as… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says that the Mississippi River at the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans has risen above 11 feet, prompting the New Orleans Engineer District to activate Phase I flood fight procedures. Closely coordinating efforts with the local levee authorities, the New Orleans District will begin patrolling levees along the Mississippi… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss.— Researchers from five U.S. Army Corps of Engineer (USACE) Districts have been selected for the 2022 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U). Supervisory Environmental Engineer Jennifer Miller, Ph.D., of the Chicago District was chosen as a participant for this detail program, which is now in its seventh year. ERDC-U Program Lead Antisa… Read More
DETROIT – Structural cracks, buckled or bent steel, visual fretting corrosion – these are the kinds of things at the forefront of a bridge inspector’s mind. Oh, and don’t forget to quantify the severity and extent of all deficiencies. “The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has the highest of standards when it comes to safety… Read More
The money is meant to help protect the coastline against dangerous weather events after Superstorm Sandy ravaged Long Island in 2012. OAKDALE, NY — The county has earmarked $1 million in funding towards coastal resiliency efforts, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced on Wednesday with Legislator Bridget Fleming (D—Sag Harbor). Bellone also announced the Project… Read More
Sand pumping by Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company to rewiden the beaches of South Nags Head has been tentatively scheduled for this August. According to a post Friday on the Town of Nags Head beach nourishment webpage, equipment mobilization is expected to begin in mid-July, with de-mobilization expected to take place in September. Sand… Read More
Metal Shark, Jeanerette, La., has been awarded a contract to build a new vehicle ferry for Fire Island Ferries. Designed by Elliott Bay Design Group, the 70- by 23-foot vessel features a steel hull and aluminum superstructure. With its hydraulically operated bow ramp and reinforced decks designed to support fully loaded concrete trucks and general… Read More
Passion is a characteristic that drives improvement, ingenuity, inspiration, and influence. At the end of 2021, a very passionate U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District employee retired with over 38 years of federal service. Programs and Project Management Division’s (PPMD) Senior Project Manager Kent Parrish’s retirement brought closure to a long, successful, and… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss.— Researchers from five U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Districts have been selected for the 2022 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U). Coastal Engineer Spencer Harper with the South Pacific Division’s San Francisco District was chosen as a participant for this detail program, which is now in its seventh year. ERDC-U Program… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on a draft plan to install a pipeline near Reads Landing, Minn., that would be used to transport dredged material, or river sand, during maintenance of the Mississippi River navigation channel. Corps of Engineers planners are proposing to install a pipeline from… Read More
The New England District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers is asking people to report yellow plastic tubing on Massachusetts beaches, especially on Cape Cod. The yellow tubing, called shock tubing, was used by a USACE contractor while they blasted rocks for a $300 million Boston Harbor dredging project to allow new classes… Read More
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