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USACE Expands Chickamauga Lock in $757M Project to Solve Structural Issues

TN, United States

Construction crews work to complete final foundation preparations while concrete placement activities are on-going on the $757 million Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project that will have capacity for nine jumbo barges — nine times the capacity of the existing Chickamauga Navigation Lock. The new lock under construction will replace an existing lock built in 1940. At… Read More

STEM & USACE: Linking the future of the Corps with the engineers of tomorrow

TN, United States

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 27, 2021)— Antioch Middle School teacher Thomas Yan toured Old Hickory Lock and Dam and Hydropower Plant to learn what STEM job opportunities USACE has to offer future graduates during the Middle Tennessee Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Innovation Network Externship with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Oct. 21-22…. Read More

Corps of Engineers hears concerns from citizens living along Missouri River

NE, United States

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. (KMTV) — The Missouri River and water levels were all part of a discussion in Nebraska City on Wednesday night. The Northwest Division of the Army Corps of Engineers, which manages water flow along the Missouri River, is hearing from citizens in the area about concerns they have with the the “mighty… Read More

Long-awaited Hatteras Inlet realignment proposal published Army Corps of Engineers

NC, United States

The United States Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, has published a long-awaited Hatteras Ferry Channel Realignment Draft Environmental Assessment. A public comment period is open until Nov. 18, 2021. The Environmental Assessment acknowledges that shoaling in Hatteras Inlet has made it impossible to maintain the historic route, which was straight across a much smaller… Read More

Corps of Engineers to begin annual drawdown of Ashtabula and Homme lakes

MN, United States

ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, plans to drawdown or lower levels of two North Dakota reservoirs, Lake Ashtabula behind Baldhill Dam, near Valley City, and Homme Lake behind Homme Reservoir, near Park River, starting in November. Both drawdowns normally occur annually in the fall and winter to allow… Read More

U.S. Army Corp announces Chief’s Report signing for Pinellas County, Florida Coastal Storm Risk Management Study

FL, United States

Jacksonville, Fla. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces that Lt. Gen Scott Spellmon signed the Pinellas County, Florida Coastal Storm Risk Management Study Chiefs Report, recommending the project to Congress for approval. The project could be included in the next Water Resources Development Act. If approved, separate appropriations legislation would have to be… Read More

Country’s largest coastal restoration project to begin in SE Texas

TX, United States

Jefferson County has taken the next step toward pursuit of the largest coastal restoration project in the United States. This month, the commissioner’s court approved the second part of a twenty-year effort to restore the county’s beach and dunes, in part funded by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill that has brought more than $1… Read More

Bachman Lake scheduled for $25 million dredging

TX, United States

Dallas City Council will consider a $25 million construction contract this week, for the dredging of Bachman Lake in Northwest Dallas. Why it matters: The dam and spillway of the 205-acre lake, on the north side of Love Field, are long overdue for repair. Advocates of the project want the marshy, murky Bachman to become… Read More

Jackson County getting $1M from state to dredge Cascades lagoons. But is it enough?

MI, United States

JACKSON COUNTY, MI – There’s $1 million coming from the state’s 2022 budget to help Jackson County dredge the lagoons at Cascades Falls Park. But, county officials say that won’t cover the full cost of the project. The rest of the money would have to come from county funds, such as the general fund or… Read More

Commissioners approve project to start dredging harbor

CA, United States

On Tuesday, Oct. 19, the Crescent City Board of Harbor Commissioners unanimously voted to pay $14,000 to Portland-based GeoEngineers to provide dredge spoils management services to the port – a contract that commissioners said was a step in the right direction, but which drew criticism from others as still being too slow to fix the… Read More

USACE Europe District leader recognized for excellence for work in Southern Europe

NY, Romania

From a jump tower renovation for paratroopers in Vicenza, Italy to a fire station for humanitarian assistance in Armenia to European Deterrence Initiative projects in Romania and Bulgaria, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District’s Bryce Jones is responsible for documenting, evaluating, and monitoring contractor performance for an area that spans more than 2,800 miles… Read More

Nourishment funds now secured for 2 New Hanover towns

NC, United States

Federal funds are back on tap for sand nourishment projects in Carolina Beach and Kure Beach, but back-and-forth interpretations of a law designed to discourage development in storm-prone coastal areas leaves Wrightsville Beach cut out, for now. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently announced it had shifted construction funds to projects for two of… Read More

St. Louis District team wraps their hands around Operation Blue Roof mission

MO, United States

When it comes to disaster response, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is one of several federal agencies tasked with helping survivors recover. Often serving under the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the lead agency for engineering, or emergency support function #3, USACE teams from across the nation train in a variety of skills to… Read More

Army Corps Seeking Input On Proposed Vineyard Sound Activity

MA, United States

TISBURY – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking input from residents, federal, state, and local agencies, and native American tribes on proposed work in Vineyard Sound at 190 Beach Road in Tisbury. The Corps had recently received a permit application to conduct work in the area by the Town of Tisbury. The proposed… Read More

Corps river and creek cleanup project removes 575 tons of debris

CA, United States

After months of planning and coordinating with local partners and four weeks of hard work, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District completed a project cleaning homeless encampment debris from the banks of the San Gabriel River and San Jose Creek near Whittier Narrows Dam, Oct. 22, in the San Gabriel Valley, California…. Read More

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