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STAFFORD, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded BAE Systems a contract modification for the second lot of full rate production of Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs). The contract award of $169 million is for 33 vehicles. The ACV is proven and highly mobile, capable of conducting rapid ship-to-objective maneuvers and delivering enhanced combat power to… Read More
The Town of Duck says they now have at least tentative dates for when their stretch of beach north of the Army Corps of Engineers Research Pier will be renourished this year. Weeks Marine informed the Town of Duck on Monday that they plan to start in early to mid August, with a projected completion… Read More
Delaware beaches are getting much needed nourishment to prepare for possible storms and sea level rise sparked by climate change. According to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, small-scale beach nourishment projects are underway at four Delaware Bay communities that include Slaughter, Bowers, Kitts Hummock and Pickering Beach. The $1.4 million project will add… Read More
Last week, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works announced the work plans for two recently enacted laws — the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; and the 2022 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act– which will provide the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with an additional $328 million for fiscal… Read More
The Suffolk Department of Public Works announced Tuesday that the dredging of Bennett’s Creek was completed this January. The operation took 11 days to complete, with 14,881 cubic yards of dredged material removed and deposited at Craney Island. A 3,350-foot channel was dredged to a depth of 8 feet. The work was completed by the… Read More
It is still a time of “firsts” for women breaking through glass ceilings. During a recent Port of Long Beach Women’s Leadership Circle, two female Army engineer commanders discussed how they were able to achieve those goals, while also balancing their military careers and family life. Col. Antoinette Gant, commander of the U.S. Army Corps… Read More
Following the January 19 release of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s distribution plan per the Biden administration’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)’s 60-day enactment requirement, the American Great Lakes Ports Association (AGLPA) announced that the plan will fully fund the remainder of the Soo Lock project. The legislation, which was signed into law… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss.— The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Information Technology Lab (ITL) held a ribbon cutting for two new, state-of-the-art Supercomputing Research Center (SRC) facilities in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on Thursday, January 20, 2021. The Supercomputing Research Center (SRC) provides world-class high-performance computing (HPC) to help the Department of Defense (DoD) solve its most challenging and complex problems…. Read More
SALEM — A nearly $3 million effort to dredge Salem Harbor will help usher in a transformation of the city’s port. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently announced a $14 billion wave of funding for projects tailored “to strengthen port and waterway supply chains and bolster climate resilience.” That includes more than $20 million… Read More
CONCORD, Mass. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District will receive more than $273 million in additional funding for projects and studies throughout New England as a result of two recently enacted laws — the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the 2022 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act. On Jan. 19, 2022,… Read More
BOSTON — Several communities north of Boston will be receiving a windfall of federal money this year to dredge local rivers and coastal waterways. On Friday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it will send $20.8 million to Massachusetts in the current fiscal year to strengthen port and waterway supply chains and bolster climate… Read More
Wolf Creek Dam is in line for some major upgrades as part of the Fiscal Year 2022 Work Plan that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced last week. The Corps’s Nashville District has set aside nearly $689 million in total for Kentucky projects this year through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act… Read More
MILFORD — Milford will receive a $5 million federal grant to dredge the Milford Harbor, which has not been done since 1988. Mayor Ben Blake was joined by U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal Tuesday at Lisman Landing for the announcement of the funding the dredging work, which will be done by… Read More
2021-00650-46 Expiration date: 2/19/2022 The applicant, Brigantine Marina and Paddle Club, proposes to conduct mechanical dredging, bulkhead reconstruction, boardwalk construction, and pier reconstruction at 4401 Atlantic-Brigantine Boulevard, City of Brigantine, Atlantic County, New Jersey. More details are available in the “Public Notice & Plan Details” document. Comments are requested by Feb. 19, 2022. Public Notice… Read More
Detyens Shipyards Inc., North Charleston, S.C., has been awarded an $18,218,202 firm-fixed-price contract for a 75-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul dry docking on the dry cargo ammunition ship USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13). Work will be performed in North Charleston and is expected to commence March 1, 2022, and be completed May… Read More