San Juan, Puerto Rico – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Caribbean District awarded a $57.4 million contract to Novel Construction LLC for the dredging of the first portion of the Caño Martín Peña Ecosystem Restoration Project, from the San Jose Lagoon to Barbosa Bridge. At its completion, the Caño Martín Peña Ecosystem Restoration Project will… Read More
“$19mm to fund study of dredging” Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Thursday announced a $340 million deal with Constellation Energy to reduce pollution flowing into the Susquehanna River from the Conowingo Dam, clearing the way to grant a 50-year license to operate the dam’s hydroelectric facility that provides the largest source of renewable energy… Read More
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District awarded a contract to Norfolk Dredging Company for $27.6 million to conduct maintenance dredging of portions of the Delaware River and Wilmington Harbor federal shipping channels. Approximately three million cubic yards of sediment will be dredged from the Marcus Hook, Deepwater Point, and New Castle Ranges… Read More
With Hurricane Imelda hanging a hard right and avoiding landfall on the Carolina coast, the Grand Strand dodged potential impacts to life and property. But the storm is taking one valuable resource — sand, and lots of it. Bringing strong waves, rip currents, high surf, heavy rains and persistent winds, Imelda is the latest tropical… Read More
USACE completes Contract 10A for Florida’s EAA Reservoir Project, a key part of Everglades restoration. The $3.9B initiative aims to store water, reduce discharges and improve water quality in South Florida by 2029, showcasing major progress towards environmental and economic benefits for the region. The Jacksonville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)… Read More
A $6.2 million N.J. Department of Transportation dredging project to restore local waterways to save navigable depth is expected to get underway in the Waretown Channel complex. The project, which is being undertaken by contractor JF Brennan of La Crosse, Wis., includes the removal of roughly 90,000 cubic yards of fine sand and silt from… Read More
The awarded work includes: Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to the Gulf, Head of Passes Project (Maintenance, Louisiana, $27.9 million) South Atlantic Division (SAD) Regional Harbor Dredging Contract (Maintenance, North Carolina, $26.9 million) Baltimore Harbor and Channels Cape Henry (Maintenance, Virginia, $25.5 million) Delray Beach Renourishment (Coastal Protection, Florida, $19.2 million) East Rockaway Inlet (Maintenance, New… Read More
DredgeWire summary During a government shutdown, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) activates a contingency plan to continue “excepted” activities related to national security and public safety, while closing many of its public recreation areas A significant number of staff are furloughed, though many are funded by sources other than annual appropriations and can… Read More
NEW ORLEANS — The United States Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, awarded the SELA 26.1a contract on September 26, 2025, in the amount of $51,547,144.00 to M.R. Pittman Group, LLC of St. Rose, Louisiana The SELA 26.1a construction contract includes the following: Construction of large bore utilities under several railroad tracks Installation of… Read More
WEST POINT, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, West Point Project Office, has released an updated Shoreline Management Plan, effective Oct. 1, marking the first revision since 1993. The updated plan establishes new standards for floating facilities, underbrush removal, utility installation, and shoreline allocation on West Point Lake. Key changes include the requirement that… Read More
NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded a contract for constructing a segment of the Comite River Diversion project. The Brooks Lake Closure Structure and Guide Levee contract will construct approximately 3,350 linear feet of the diversion. The Brooks Lake Closure Structure and Guide Levee contract was awarded… Read More
Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: https://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/49974 Report Number: ERDC/TN DOER-25-4 (22778) Title: Understanding Hurdles to Expanded Beneficial Use of Dredged Sediment: Stakeholder Perspectives By Ram K. Mohan, Jared M. Lopes, Melinda L. Strevig, Zelini N. Hubbard, Alan J. Kennedy, J. Daniel Farrar, and Katherine E. Brutsche Source
NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District began construction of an underwater sill across the bed of the Mississippi River channel to arrest further upriver progression of salt water from the Gulf of America. USACE awarded a contract to Weeks Marine for construction of the saltwater sill at approximately river… Read More
NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded a contract for clearing and grubbing White, Cypress and Bayou Baton Rouge Bayous as part of the Comite River Diversion project. The contract to clear and snag the three bayous was awarded to J.A.T. Trucking and Construction Services, LLC of Gonzales,… Read More
OCEAN ISLE BEACH — When the Army Corps of Engineers issued its final decision on the terminal groin project here more than eight years ago, the document conveyed a prescient warning. A terminal groin “may increase erosion along the easternmost point of Ocean Isle Beach, down-drift of the structure.” Today, the shoreline east of terminal… Read More