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Work can begin late summer on preserving the 50-year-old South Banks Channel Bridge in Wrightsville Beach. North Carolina Department of Transportation awarded a contract of $3.7 million Coastal Gunite Construction Co. in Maryland to preserve the bridge. The bridge on Causeway Drive over the Banks Channel was built in 1972. Work to preserve it can… Read More
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH — Work is in store for the South Banks Channel Bridge, the waterway connection that links Harbor Island with Wrightsville Beach’s commercial hub and 4-mile beach strand. The N.C. Department of Transportation announced Monday that a $3.7 million “preservation project contract” had been awarded to Coastal Gunite Construction Co., a Maryland company, which… Read More
TEXARKANA, Ark. – Over the last year, the Texarkana area has experienced some extreme flooding, especially around the Nix Creek area. Several feet of water has damaged homes more than once. The city is now working to prevent flooding along the creek and improvements should be happening soon. City leaders said Nix Creek is a… Read More
Friday EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers announced that between now and Labor Day they will be listening to stakeholders as they kick off what will be the eighth attempt to resolve by regulation the reach of the Federal Clean Water Act. We learned that EPA and the Corps plan not one but two… Read More
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., — Dr. Irene MacAllister, a research chemist with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), has been awarded the Czech Republic’s University of Defence Medal honoring her “for the immense contribution she has made to the research effort in protection against high-risk biological agents.” She received the award upon recent completion… Read More
Galveston District Commander Col. Tim Vail held a town hall August 2 with the entire workforce, to discuss new COVID-19 mitigations in light of the newest COVID-19 strain — the Delta variant. Vail recommended the District workforce continue following all current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Department of Defense (DoD) installation requirements on COVID-19… Read More
HANOVER, N.H. – The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in Hanover, New Hampshire, celebrated Engineer Day July 15. The event is held annually to commemorate the organization’s accomplishments from the preceding year. “Despite the challenges faced during this global pandemic, we have many achievements to… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers will be dredging 40 thousand cubic yards of sediment from the harbor. DULUTH, Minn.- Some portions of beach along Park Point will close for about a month starting this week for The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin 2021 dredging in the harbor. While the dredging won’t affect traffic… Read More
MarWin Advancements Allow Company to Offer Visionary Plans for Maryland (August 3, 2021) – Today, US Wind, Inc. (“US Wind”), Maryland’s leader in offshore wind development, announced major steps forward in the development of offshore wind energy for Maryland, including major labor agreements to support US Wind’s first major offshore wind project for Maryland, the 22-turbine MarWin… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Andy Harris announced on Tuesday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a nearly $15.7 million contract to Weeks Marine Inc. for the replenishment of beach sand in Ocean City. We’re told the project is expected to procure approximately 1.3 million cubic yards of sand from the outer continental… Read More
Theme: “Collaborating for Coastal Resiliency” 10-11AUG 2021 Location: MOODY GARDENS, INC. One Hope Boulevard, Galveston, Texas 77554 Moody Garden Website: https://www.moodygardens.com/ Room: Moody Ballroom II Phone: 409-744-4673 Virtual Option: https://usace1.webex.com/meet/StrategicEngagements Access code: 1996985964 Or, Join by phone +1-844-800-2712 US Toll Free +1-669-234-1177 US Toll Access code: 199 698 5964 Event Web Link (Downloads, including agenda,… Read More
The Manasquan River will be the site of a major dredging project set to begin next week with the aim of improving navigation in the waterway. The project will cover areas in both Ocean and Monmouth counties, up and down the river, as well as the channels adjacent to Manasquan Inlet. The $7.2 million project… Read More
Agency seeks public comments on potential impacts WASHINGTON — As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to creating nearly 80,000 jobs through developing 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2030, the Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will conduct an environmental review of a proposed wind… Read More
The Navy has exercised a contract option worth $41 million that will see Pascagoula, Miss., shipbuilder Halter Marine build a fifth Auxiliary Personnel Lighter–Small (APL(S)) 67 Class berthing and messing barge. The firm, fixed-price option is for the detail design and construction of the vessel. Construction is anticipated to begin in August 2021. “We appreciate… Read More
Congratulations to the Huntington District, which received national honors on July 29 with an Army Lean Six Sigma Non-Gated Project Team Award for the outstanding Non-Gated project: “Improve Project Delivery Data Analytics.” The recognition and reward are key components of a successful Business Process Improvement (BPI) strategy. The intent is to recognize Army organizations and… Read More