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The Albany Field Office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ New York District ─ located in Troy, New York, on the Hudson River 150 miles north of New York City ─ recently took delivery of a new 45’ x 15’ tow boat that will significantly improve operations and maintenance activities and remove hazards to… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, in partnership with the Kaskaskia Regional Port District, is seeking public input on a new navigation improvement project aimed at enhancing the efficiency of Terminal 2 at the Kaskaskia Regional Port District. This project, authorized under the Corps’ Continuing Authorities Program, proposes to dredge the river… Read More
Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Washington, was awarded an $11,079,650 firm-fixed-price contract to furnish a hopper dredge for removal and satisfactory disposal of shoal material. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Venice, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2025. Fiscal 2024 civil operation and maintenance… Read More
Norfolk Dredging Co., Chesapeake, Virginia, was awarded a $19,045,750 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in Southport and Wilmington, North Carolina, with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2025. Fiscal 2024 civil operation and maintenance funds and operation and maintenance, Army funds… Read More
By Kim Lewicki, Highlands Newspaper Photo by Brian O’Shea For years, literally decades, members of the Mirror Lake Improvement Association have been trying to restore Mirror Lake to its former glory. Late Mayor Buck Trott and members of the MLIA were on track for a while but astronomical costs associated with removing silt from the… Read More
The Navarre Beach Restoration Project will tentatively begin on Navarre Beach with the mobilization of equipment starting as soon as November 27, 2024. The restoration limits are from approximately 900 feet east of the Navarre Beach Pier and continue west to the Gulf Islands National Seashore property. The contractor is expected to work from 6 a.m. to… Read More
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Commanding General and 55th Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon has signed a Chief’s Report recommending the Hatchie–Loosahatchie Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Study to Congress for authorization. “Achieving this milestone for the Hatchie-Loosahatchie Ecosystem Restoration Study is historic for Memphis and the Lower Mississippi,” U.S. Army… Read More
Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/49182 Report Number: ERDC/TN RSM-24-1 Title: Application of Existing Tools to Systematically Identify Nearshore Placement Sites for Beneficial Use of Navigation Sediments in Lake Michigan By Jennifer A. Miller, Doug R. Krafft, Sean P. McGill, Kaitlyn E. McClain, Cara Pattullo, Brian C. McFall, Joseph P. Miller, James P. Selegean, Jonathan M. Waddell,… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District, has published the final General Reevaluation Report and Environmental Impact Statement (GRR/EIS) for the Tampa Harbor Navigation Improvement Study in Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties, Florida. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the GRR/EIS and related documents will be available for public review period… Read More
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON – Although the project development team was thousands of miles from home, the scenery felt strangely familiar. The peaks and glaciers of their daily lives in Alaska had been replaced with similar features in the central European nation of Switzerland, where staff from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District… Read More
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Commanding General and 55th Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon has signed a Chief’s Report recommending the Hatchie–Loosahatchie Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Study to Congress for authorization. “Achieving this milestone for the Hatchie-Loosahatchie Ecosystem Restoration Study is historic for Memphis and the Lower Mississippi,” U.S…. Read More
USAG Humphreys, Republic of Korea – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) –Far East District (FED) held a change of command ceremony on August 21, 2024, during which Col. Heather A. Levy relinquished command to Col. Jeremiah J. Willis. Brig. Gen. Joseph C. “Clete” Goetz II, USACE Pacific Ocean Division commander, presided over the… Read More
Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, Louisiana, was awarded a $58,252,000 firm-fixed-price contract for dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Houston, Texas, with an estimated completion date of June 23, 2025. Fiscal 2024 civil construction funds in the amount of $58,252,000 were obligated at the time of the… Read More
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC)—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District has contracted with the Inland Dredging Company, LLC, and allocated $11.5 million for the maintenance and dredging of 10 Mississippi River harbors this year. According to one of the project managers, the Memphis District is responsible for maintaining and dredging ten harbors in the Mid-South… Read More
(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) – Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, signed the Chief’s Report for the Puerto Rico Coastal Storm Risk Management Study, recommending the study’s findings for authorization by Congress. After almost six years of relentless dedication, perseverance, and hard work, you have achieved a monumental milestone… Read More