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Louisiana is expected to eventually get $111.4 million to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells under the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, members of the state’s congressional delegation said Monday. The state could be eligible for additional money under the law’s $1.5 billion state performance grant program, Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy and Democratic U.S. Rep. Troy… Read More
MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP >> U.S. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) and Antonio Delgado (NY-19), founders and co-chairs of the Congressional Delaware River Watershed Caucus, is leading a group of 16 caucus members in requesting that the Fiscal Year 2022 funding bill include $12.5 million for the Delaware River Basin Restoration Program (DRBRP). The funding level represents a… Read More
The US Army Corps of Engineers and the Puerto Rico Ports Authority will begin laying the groundwork later this year for improved maritime infrastructure at the San Juan Harbor that will eventually help lower energy costs and better the area’s environmental quality. In an interview with News is my Business, Ports Authority Executive Director Joel… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District and the City of Buffalo celebrated completion of the new seawall at Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park during a ceremony today. The $10.6 million project included repairs to over 1,300 feet of seawall. The seawall protects one of Buffalo’s most critical pieces of infrastructure, the… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. — Two researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) have been awarded funds through the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholar Seed Grant (SEED) Program. Research civil engineer Brian Harris and research physical scientist Joshua Humberston were two of 21 grant awardees… Read More
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Upon returning from a Pentagon meeting with a top Army Corps of Engineers official, Gov. Charlie Baker told GBH News he’s confident he’s secured a commitment from the federal government to pay for the replacement of the two aging bridges that cross the Cape Cod Canal. The estimated cost of the project: up to $2… Read More
The federal portion of a $6-billion coastal protection project in Louisiana will move forward after the signing of a Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District and state and local officials on Jan. 18. The Morganza-to-the-Gulf of Mexico plan calls for construction of about 98 miles of levees… Read More
NEW ORLEANS – Friday Lt. Gen. Scott Spellman, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general and 55th Chief of Engineers, signed the Upper Barataria Basin, Louisiana Chief of Engineers’ Report for transmission to Congress. The final report proposes a structural alignment constructed to a 1 percent Annual Exceedance Probability from Luling to near Raceland that is… Read More
DETROIT- Using historical data similar to recent conditions, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Future Scenarios product illustrates Great Lakes’ water level variabilities. “The tool allows us to investigate the different meteorological or hydrological conditions impacting the Great Lakes basin and how it affects water levels,” said Detroit District Watershed Hydrology Section Physical Scientist Deanna… Read More
Officials announced recently that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is receiving $8 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding help to make navigational efficiency improvements to Port of Long Beach. Last October, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed a Chief’s Report showing deepening and widening channels in the harbor would lead to air pollution… Read More
SOUTHEASTERN N.C — The Cape Fear region’s beaches, waterways and inlets will receive millions of extra dollars from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for ongoing and future projects. From $22.81 billion in supplemental funds received from Congress, the Wilmington District was allocated $95.8 million last fall. USACE reviewed requests from seven divisions and… Read More
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Dredging can now start from the mouth of Limahong Channel going upstream to the Basing River and other river tributaries in this town after the arrival Friday of the amphibious excavator of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Ilocos Region. Limahong Channel, located along the Agno River, and other tributaries… Read More
DUCK — Town officials have announced a tentative schedule for its planned $7 million beach nourishment project. Duck and Dare County contracted with marine construction firm Weeks Marine. The company is to place sand dredged from offshore on the town’s beach in the same area as the town’s first beach nourishment project in 2017. Since… Read More
At the end of last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced more than $10 million to the city of Sarasota to enhance water quality and protect from erosion, storms, and flooding in Bay Park and surrounding communities. Funding is awarded through the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s (DEO) Rebuild Florida Mitigation General Infrastructure Program. “Utilizing funding… Read More