FORT WORTH, Texas – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District Deputy Contracting Chief, Contracting Division, Gerard Henry was recently announced as the winner of the 2021 Excellence in Contracting Awards – Manager of the Year Award. Each year, USACE recognizes the significant achievements and contributions of our contracting workforce for their commitment and… Read More
PITTSBURGH, July 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — L.B. Foster Company (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: FSTR) has been awarded a $7 million subcontract to supply infrastructure materials for the rehabilitation of existing upstream approach walls for a new lock at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Soo Locks Complex in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The Company… Read More
BUFFALO, NY — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, awarded a $1.6 million contract to Bidco Marine Group on June 23, 2021 for a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative fish passage demonstration project along the Niagara River, adjacent to Broderick Park in the City of Buffalo,… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – An 800-pound dart-shaped instrument is the latest tool to map beneath the surface of levees in a partnership between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District and the U.S. Geological Survey. For the first time, a regional geophysical survey will provide a full overview of 800 miles of the Mississippi River… Read More
LOS ANGELES – Over the course of four long days on the road – June 28 to July 1 – senior leaders with the U.S Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District met with city and county government representatives of Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties during visits to multiple job sites. “We’re… Read More
A member of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District achieved a unique milestone as a government employee recently. Amy Burke, workforce management specialist, celebrated 50 years of federal service in a ceremony hosted by Col. Damon Delarosa, district commander, at the agency’s headquarters on June 24. Burke joined the federal workforce in… Read More
The Pittsburgh Engineer District has awarded Richard Goettle Inc., of Cincinnati, Ohio, the first construction contract for the $1.8 billion Upper Ohio Navigation project. The $4.7 million contract awarded Goettle is for construction of a secant pile wall designed for ground retention and stabilization of the existing Montgomery Dam prior to building a new lock… Read More
OCEAN CITY, Md. – Congressman Andy Harris says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Baltimore District is ahead of schedule on a project that will dredge out shoaled areas in the Ocean City Inlet that he says have been raising concerns amongst both boaters and fishermen. Jim Frazetti was in Ocean City on Friday to… Read More
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — St. Lucie County plans to dredge Taylor Creek. Mobilization of this project will begin on Monday, July 12. Actual work to dredge will begin in August and last nine-12 months. The last time Taylor Creek was dredged was in July of 2004, and roughly seven feet of muck and… Read More
Ørsted has submitted a bid to the Maryland Public Service Commission to develop Skipjack Wind 2, a massive wind generation project that could generate 760 megawatts. Ørsted was previously awarded rights for Skipjack Wind 1, which will be in the same area as Skipjack Wind 1. The location is about 19 miles off the coast… Read More
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and partners are conducting monitoring in multiple locations along the marshes and in the waterways behind Seven Mile Island, in Cape May County. According to an Army Corps of Engineers release, the monitoring is being conducted as part of the Seven Mile Island Innovation Lab, an initiative… Read More
Talks about the lacking funds for local area beach nourishment projects, or Coastal Storm Damage Reduction, played out in Congress last month. Days after, Gov. Roy Cooper stationed himself among a group of state and national politicians working toward a solution. There has been a scramble for replacement money in the months since the U.S…. Read More
As more and more people move to the coast, there is a constant struggle between development and protecting our coastal environment. We all need to be working together to resolve the complex issues facing our North Carolina coast. Currently, this is not happening. Standing at the forefront between future development and the environment is the… Read More
U.S. Congressman Jason Smith announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) has awarded $400,000 to the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority (Semo Port) to support dredging activities for the harbor. Semo Port is essential to support Southeast Missouri’s rural economy. However, in recent Army Corps budgets funding has not been sufficient for… Read More
Harbormaster says the channel, inner harbor are in dire need MARSHFIELD — Marshfield’s Green Harbor received $2.7 million in federal money for dredging that officials say is desperately needed, both in the inner harbor, and in the channel. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Spokesman Bryan Purtell said in a press release that the Fiscal Year 2022 budget… Read More