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“Maine is uniquely prepared to create good-paying jobs across the state and reduce our crippling dependence on fossil fuels.” Story at a glance Gov. Janet Mill’s office on Friday submitted an application with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to lease a 15 square mile area in federal waters in the Gulf of Maine…. Read More
A tentative plan developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers calls for a large portion of Charleston, S.C., to be ringed by a storm-surge wall to defend the city’s downtown against future floods. The Corps estimates the cost of the entire project at $1.1 billion. Officials say the “optimized” plan is cheaper, adds more… Read More
The Omaha District’s Lower Yellowstone irrigation project in south eastern Montana is on budget and on schedule at approximately 85 percent completion. This civil works construction project began in early 2019 after the Bureau of Reclamation reached out to the District to replace an existing, outdated diversion dam. District personnel from the Missouri River Resident… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Yesterday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $10.2 million contract to Newt Marine Service out of Dubuque, Iowa, for Mooring Dolphin replacement and an $18.6 million contract to Kraemer North America out of Plain, Wisconsin, for the design-build of a straight-line mooring solution at the district’s… Read More
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CONCORD, Mass. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announced today that contractors will begin construction work Oct. 12, 2021 at Edward MacDowell Lake in Peterborough, New Hampshire, to replace drainage structures and re-pave the Wilder Street access road. The project, led by primary contractor Classic Site Solutions out of Wilbraham, Massachusetts,… Read More
NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 225th Engineer Brigade is working nonstop to fill a breached levee in Grand Isle. Grand Isle is Louisiana’s only inhabited barrier island, with a little more than 1,000 occupants. The people there are used to the damaging effects of hurricanes. On average, the town is impacted by tropical… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is in the process of updating the Lake Okeechobee regulation schedule. The Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual (LOSOM) will determine how the lake is managed and prescribes how freshwater releases are made to the Everglades and Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie estuaries. LOSOM development began in 2019 and is… Read More
MOBILE, Ala. – When Hurricane Michael devastated Panama City, Fla. and Tyndall Air Force Base in particular, it was decided to rebuild the base because it’s a strategic asset for the Air Force and the DoD to ensure air superiority. The challenge of rebuilding the base then fell to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,… Read More
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville ended the fiscal year with more than 4,100 contract actions totaling more than $1.9 billion in obligations for global stakeholders. Due to ongoing COVID-19 safety precautions, Huntsville Center completed the fiscal year virtually for the second year in a row. Despite the challenges, the… Read More
From WaterLog by Dan Ginolfi $1.5 billion for projects in states with a major disaster declared due to Hurricane Ida and Section 902 limits are waived In the Continuing Resolution passed by the Senate and House yesterday, there is additional funding for the Corps as follows: Investigations: For the initiation and/or completion of flood and storm… Read More
Crosby Dredging LLC, Galliano, Louisiana, was awarded a $26,684,004 firm-fixed-price contract for removal and satisfactory disposal of material from within the Calcasieu River Ship Channel, the Clooney Island Loop Channel, the turning basing at Mile 36.0 of the main channel. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Lake… Read More
Nags Head officials are asking for federal approval to dredge three offshore sites for 975,000 cubic yards of beach-quality sand to place along a 4.5-mile section of oceanfront shoreline. The town submitted an application to the Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District seeking Department of the Army authorization for the proposed project. The public notice… Read More
EMERALD ISLE — Carteret County’s proposed project to dredge east Taylor’s Creek and use the sand to nourish the public beach and other areas on Radio Island is almost surely a “go.” Greg Rudolph, manager of the County Shore Protection Office, said Tuesday the county already had a $1.3 million grant from the N.C. Shallow… Read More
A long-stalled project to dredge the New River Canal through much of Gonzales is expected to start in “weeks,” officials said. The announcement came after a key Ascension Parish drainage panel accepted as the low bidder a Baton Rouge company that had the low bid for similar work nearly a year ago until litigation derailed… Read More