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GE Marine reports that it has been awarded a contract to provide shipbuilder Fincantieri Marinette Marine with a GE LM2500+G4 aeroderivative marine gas turbine to power the Navy’s first Constellation class (FFG 62) frigate. GE also will provide the gas turbine auxiliary skids (electric start, fuel forwarding and water wash systems) and the gas turbine… Read More
An upgrade to the Sanibel Causeway beaches would help prevent beach sand from being washed away by tides and add new parking and restrooms under a plan approved by Lee County Commissioners Tuesday. The causeway islands are under the Sanibel Causeway, which begins as an elevated bridge, and dips to the two islands, named Island A… Read More
WASHINGTON — The 55th Chief of Engineers and the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon notified U.S. Rep. Grace Napolitano of her selection to receive the Gold Order of the de Fleury award Dec. 7, 2020.Congresswoman Napolitano was chosen to receive the award for her significant contributions… Read More
When Willie Maynard, Lockmaster at New Cumberland Locks and Dam, is asked to describe the most difficult confined space he ever encountered, he often refers to the crossover located at U.S. Army Corps’ of Engineers Pittsburgh District’s Emsworth Locks and Dams on the Ohio River. The crossover is a 110-foot tunnel under the lock chamber… Read More
PITTSBURGH – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District has entered into a more than $200,000 project-partnership agreement with the city of McKeesport to complete storm sewer-system repairs at several locations within the city. The partnership agreement is the first step in repairing storm sewers along Eden Park Boulevard and State Route 48. The… Read More
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued another report Friday favoring agribusinesses over environmentalists in a decades-long battle over a massive flood control project in the south Mississippi Delta. The Corps published a final supplement to a draft environmental impact statement it released in October. Both reports reverse the Corps’ own… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public input from now until Feb. 16, 2021, on its recently completed draft disposition study for the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam. After evaluation and comparison of alternatives, the tentatively selected plan is the complete disposal of the property… Read More
Champaign, Ill. – Dr. Rebekah Wilson, a chemist with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL), says she found direction during her high school years when physical science and chemistry became her passions. The subjects made sense to her, and she easily found logical answers to seemingly difficult… Read More
Billions of dollars could be spent on navigation channels, levees, coastal restoration The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that could send billions of dollars to Louisiana for water infrastructure projects such as deepening navigation channels, raising new levees and restoring more of the coast and wetlands. The bill also could get Louisiana off… Read More
BEAUFORT — Carteret County commissioners Monday night approved a contract for a long-desired project to dredge the Old Ferry Channel that runs through Bogue Sound from Cape Carteret to Emerald Isle, crossing the Intracoastal Waterway. The action came as part of the board’s consent agenda, a list of items considered noncontroversial and suitable for passage… Read More
Navigating the entrance to Stirling Basin should be much easier next year thanks to a long-awaited dredging project that will soon get underway. Greenport Village officials announced Monday that the dredging is set to begin Dec. 17. After obtaining a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the beginning of the year, the… Read More
ATLANTIC CITY – Orsted announced Dec. 10 that it has submitted a bid to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to develop its Ocean Wind 2 project. According to a release, the bid is in response to the second request for proposals under Gov. Phil Murphy’s Offshore Wind Strategic Plan. This solicitation will award… Read More
Dredging and marine construction company J.F. Brennan removed a little over 300,000 cubic yards of sediment from Fountain Lake during 2020, in what was its third year of dredging. Shell Rock River Watershed District Administrator Andy Henschel said in an update to the board of managers Tuesday the company will restart dredging in early spring… Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 10, 2020) – The public is invited to watch a newly released video that highlights how water is managed in the Cumberland River Basin in support of flood risk management, commercial navigation, hydropower production, water supply, environmental stewardship, and recreational opportunities. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District operates 10 dams… Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 11, 2020) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District honored its retiring deputy district engineer yesterday. Few people were physically present due to COVID-19 social distancing requirements, but more than 120 employees, leaders, and friends joined the ceremony virtually to make sure they recognized Patty Coffey’s impactful career and unique… Read More