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CAPE CARTERET — Cape Carteret commissioners voted Monday night to use a state grant alongside town and Carteret County funds to pay for dredging the channel that leads into Bogue Sound from the town boat ramp at the end of Manatee Street. The unanimous vote came during the panel’s monthly meeting in town hall and… Read More
In June 2021, the Far East District reflects on the great accomplishments of the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as the nation celebrates their establishments. FED is proud to contribute to the greater USACE mission of sustaining readiness through building and protecting. The U.S. Army’s 246th birthday is June 14, a day… Read More
Engineers in the U.S. Army’s Engineer Regiment typically work either for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or in operational assignments, in the U.S. and around the world. The operational side of the regiment has traditionally been considered more exciting for Army officers because that’s the part that “applies combat power to seize, retain, and… Read More
The US Army Corps of Engineers’ Coastal Inlets Research Program (a team of scientists and engineers studying waves, current, sediment transport and sea-floor change at or near inlets) and James Madison University are collaborating on the new Sand Snap initiative to collect beach sediment data (sand grains) by engaging citizen scientists in data collection. The… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. — Operational readiness is a term used throughout the six branches of the U.S. military. The ability of armed forces to conduct the full range of military operations, regardless of a posed threat, is contingent upon how well units are manned, equipped, trained and led. To increase readiness, researchers at the U.S. Army… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is celebrating the Metro Flood Diversion Authority’s contractor selection of a public-private partnership today to the Red River Valley Alliance, Corporaciόn Acciona Infraestructuras S.L. The P3 contract is the first public-private financing of a civil works project in the Corps of Engineers’… Read More
PICKENSVILLE, Ala. (WCBI) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begins removing a barge from the Bevill Lock and Dam. Crews started cutting the barge to start the salvage process. The partially sunken barge hit the lock and dam in Pickensville, Alabama last weekend. Heavy rains led to flooding waters before the incident. Several people… Read More
Colonna’s Shipyard Inc., Norfolk, Va., has been awarded a $9,405,299 Military Sealift Command contract for a 90-calendar day shipyard availability for the regularly scheduled overhaul and drydocking of the expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Fall River (T-EPF 4). The contract contains 17 unexercised options that, if exercised, would bring the cumulative contract value to $11,955,991…. Read More
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – At today’s regularly scheduled City Council meeting, Corpus Christi Mayor Paulette M. Guajardo and the City Council awarded a construction contract to Cayo LLC, of Fort Worth, Texas for the Boat Basin Dredging and McGee Beach Breakwater Repairs. Funding for this Council District 1 project comes from the FY 2021 Seawall… Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 15, 2021) – The 10 dams operated by the Corps of Engineers in the Cumberland River Basin prevented an estimated $1.8 billion of flood damages during the late March flood event in the region. Nashville received a total of 7.01 inches of rainfall March 27-28, 2021, making it the second highest two-day… Read More
Most of the funds will go toward outfall and stormwater maintenance. The city of Myrtle Beach will spend $75 million to enhance its stormwater systems throughout the next few years to keep track with development and update its existing infrastructure. The city’s Capital Improvement Plan allocates $9.2 for beach renourishment, while outfall maintenance and stormwater… Read More
Sea Dog Creek is located just north of the Loop Parkway. POINT LOOKOUT, NY —It’s a major step forward to protect a navigational hazard for boaters. Sea Dog Creek, located off the coast of Point Lookout, just north of the Loop Parkway, is a highly traveled waterway that connects boaters from Lido to Jones Inlet…. Read More
The South and Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer Districts board has awarded the West Side Sewer Extension project to J.D. Northrup Construction Inc. of Ellicottville. The award was made based on the lowest responsible bid received by the Chautauqua County Department of Finance. The West Side Sewer Extension Project will provide public sewers to a portion… Read More
VERO BEACH, Fla. — Indian River County announced Tuesday that it’s receiving more than $7 million for restoration in Vero Beach.The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is giving the county $7,332,869 through the Beach Management Funding Assistance Program to go toward the Sector 3 Wabasso Beach Restoration Project. “We are thrilled that the state has committed… Read More