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HONOLULU, Hawaii — Lt. Col. Lamar Cantelou became the 75th commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District, during a change of command ceremony July 2 at historic Palm Circle, Fort Shafter, Hawaii. Cantelou, who most recently served as a Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, assumed command from… Read More
By Noe Gonzalez CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (July 2, 2026) — Construction crews recently reached a major milestone at the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project, successfully placing the first of several massive concrete beams for the new upstream approach wall. Using a dual-derrick barge crane system, the team maneuvered 420-ton beams into their final positions — a feat of… Read More
By Andria Allmond PORTLAND, Ore. — After more than a century of quiet brooding, Mount St. Helens, known to the Cowlitz as Lawetlat’la, or The Smoking Mountain, began to announce its impending wrath. In the end, the mountain’s eruption would prove to not be singular event, but the beginning of a decades-long geological and engineering challenge. For… Read More
NEW YORK — As the nation celebrated the 250th Anniversary of American independence, one of the first vessels to begin the day’s mission wasn’t a warship or a tall ship—it was the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District Drift Collection Vessel HAYWARD. Before thousands of sailors manned the rails, before military aircraft thundered… Read More
Conrad Shipyard LLC,* Morgan City, Louisiana, was awarded a $24,153,000 firm-fixed-price contract to finalize engineering, construct, test and deliver a new deck barge. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $24,459,000. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in Morgan City, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date… Read More
Curtin Maritime Corp., Long Beach, California, was awarded a $12,740,187 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging of approximately 500,000 cubic yards of sediment within the Delaware River. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, with an estimated completion date of March 11, 2027. Fiscal 2026 civil operation… Read More
J. F. Brennan Co. Inc., La Crosse, Wisconsin, was awarded a $43,671,933 firm-fixed-price contract for removal of existing riprap, installation of a sheet pile separator wall, and associated dredging and fill operations at a lock and dam. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Winfield, Missouri, with an… Read More
Agate Construction Co. Inc., Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for North Jetty repairs at Indian River Inlet. The amount of this action is $53,000,000 with a total cumulative face value of $55,400,000. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Bethany Beach, Delaware, with… Read More
SURF CITY, NC – Following years of collaboration with the Town of Surf City and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District, Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) announced Tuesday Surf City’s federal beach nourishment project will move to construction, clearing a major hurdle nearly two decades in the making. Approval of the Coastal Storm Risk Management… Read More
Dredging will begin soon in the St. Joseph Outer Harbor. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spokesperson Brandon Hubbard tells us they’ll start in early July and wrap up in August. Viking Marine Construction will remove 83,000 cubic feet of sediment from the harbor. “Basically what they’re going to do is hydraulically dredge with a submerged pipeline some of the sediment out of the shipping channel there, and it’ll be placed half a mile down shore south of the harbor,” Hubbard said. However, the sand won’t be deposited the usual… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Charleston District is advising residents and visitors of temporary beach access restrictions in Myrtle Beach and Surfside Beach during the Fourth of July holiday weekend as beach renourishment work continues. Active sand placement near the 2nd Avenue Pier and 3rd Avenue South in Myrtle Beach is expected to conclude… Read More
By Jeremy Todd The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District and Maryland Port Administration are demonstrating a collaborative approach to maintaining one of the nation’s most economically vital shipping channels with the hybrid dredge DB Avalon (operated by Curtin Maritime) in the Patapsco River in late Spring 2026. On June 16, the trio’s partnership showed… Read More
Our crews recently completed a project for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, helping strengthen critical river infrastructure near Memphis. These structures help direct the flow of the river, allowing it to naturally move sediment into the navigation channel and downstream to the Gulf. Projects like this play an important role in keeping the river… Read More
CHARLESTON — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, is advising the public on specific beach access and construction activities in Myrtle Beach for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. While active sand placement should finish by Friday, additional activities will continue and require a section of the beach to remain closed. Sand placement and… Read More
By Michael Ariola, Corporate Communications Office U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District’s area engineer at Fort Gordon, Stephen Montjoy, received the 2026 James Connolly Award during the Society of American Military Engineers Tri-Regional Joint Engineering Training Symposium on June 24, 2026, at the Marriott Savannah Riverfront in Savannah, Georgia. Montjoy has more than 17 years… Read More