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Plans to deepen channels at the Port of Long Beach, which would allow ships to navigate the trade hub more efficiently, took a step forward this month with the publication of the final feasibility report for the proposed project. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the nearly 400-page document, which analyzed five potential paths… Read More
Great day yesterday at Poplar! Port Exec Dir @WilliamPDoyle today welcomed @USACEHQ Lt. Gen Scott Spellmon and Col. Estee Pinchasin @USACEBaltimore . Gen. Spellmon’s visit was 1st to Poplar by a Commanding Gen. Appreciate our great partnership and working on Mid-Bay! #MDOTgreen
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District Park Rangers are continuing their popular Virtual Visitor Center series with monthly programs planned through April 2022. “We created the Virtual Visitor Center in May 2020 when our facilities closed due to COVID-19 so we could continue our mission to inform, educate… Read More
Jump starting its plans to get into steel vessel construction, Austal USA, Mobile, Ala., has been awarded a $144,623,645 fixed-price incentive (firm target) modification to previously awarded contract N00024-21-C-2209 for the detail design and construction of two towing, salvage, and rescue ships (T-ATS 11 and 12). The contract modification establishes options for up to three… Read More
Long Branch – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced today that the Army Corps of Engineers will begin beach replenishment in Deal, Allenhurst and Loch Arbour in November with an option for renourishment in Elberon. As a result of Congressman Pallone’s advocacy, the beach replenishment projects will restore more than 1.1 million cubic yards of… Read More
NEWARK, NJ — After years of industrialization ravaged the Lower Passaic River with chemicals, pesticides and heavy metals, federal environmental officials are now taking the next steps to clean up contaminated sediment in an upper nine-mile portion of the waterway which borders Newark. Environmental Protection Agency Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe and Acting Regional Administrator Walter… Read More
David Dietrich grew up in Orrington, along the Penobscot River, in the 1950s and ’60s. “My brother and I were drawn to that river like filings to a magnet,” he said Tuesday. “But the river was not much more than a very polluted open sewer. The Clean Water Act changed that.” Dietrich, who now lives… Read More
Collier County is implementing a Beach Renourishment Project to repair damage in 2017 from Hurricane Irma, including building surge barriers such as sand dunes. The waterfront properties of Collier County experienced major flood damages as a result of Irma and spent $104 million for repairs. Although these barriers would provide levels of safety for the… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is known for working against nature by damming rivers and building levees to keep waterways at bay The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is known for damming rivers and building levees to keep waterways at bay. But a new initiative seeks natural flood control solutions as climate change brings… Read More
PITTSBURGH – The newest navigation lock on the Monongahela River is massive. It can fit nine barges and hold 20 million gallons of water, and it is now finally empty. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District pumped out so much water from the chamber that it could fill 30 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Put… Read More
The bay is one of the most popular tourists towns along Oregon’s coast. But for fishermen, the bay means their livelihood. DEPOE BAY, Ore. — Depoe Bay is known as the whale watching capital of the Oregon Coast and a project is underway by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to protect it. They want… Read More
The Hamburg Ditch 6 levee project east of the city is currently about 80 percent complete, with work expected to be completed late next month, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. U.S. Army Corps of Engineeers, Omaha, District, Public Affairs Specialist Frederick Hoyt said there were some minor delays due to issues procuring metal… Read More
Within the entire length of the Ohio River, there was only one place where rock reef extended across the river for a stretch of three miles – The Falls of the Ohio. This area of water was a low water slope, dropping around thirty feet over the three miles and made it practically impassable by… Read More
The Crab Bank Restoration project uses compatible material dredged from the Charleston Harbor Deepening Project. The project will add 32 acres to the historic shorebird habitat and is slated to complete in the next few months. Video by Adam Boozer Source
Great Lakes Shipyard, a division of The Great Lakes Towing Company, Cleveland, OH, USA, announced that it has recently been awarded government contracts amounting to more than $1.9 million. The contracts include haul out, maintenance, and repair work of the following vessels: U.S. Coast Guard Cutter KATMAI BAY; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District Floating… Read More