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Seeing ducks and turtles on any river’s shoreline is hardly unusual, but for the Buffalo River this was not always the case. High temperatures, extremely low oxygen levels, and stagnant flows made the river biologically dead for more than 40 years. In order to restore aquatic habitat along 2,412 linear feet of the Buffalo River,… Read More
The results of a questionnaire sent out to Tuckerton’s three waterfront sections in October showed only one section was marginally in favor of a proposed special assessment on property owners for dredging parts of their lagoons. The east side of South Green Street in Tuckerton Beach had eight more yes votes than no votes to… Read More
The Jacksonville District announced Friday the continuation of gradual reductions of Lake Okeechobee releases to the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee rivers after beginning the transition to dry season operations Dec. 5. Release reduction plan for the Caloosahatchee River Estuary Dec. 12 to 18 2,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) measured at Moore Haven Lock and… Read More
Boaters should continue to watch out for marked floating pipelines near the St. Lucie Inlet until the end of December, when crews are expected to complete maintenance dredging of the Intracoastal Waterway channel. The project has had a couple of delays. It was to begin mid-October, but began Nov. 28, then had to be stopped to make mechanical adjustments… Read More
The United States Army Corps of Engineers and Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) have announced that Phase II of the Boston Harbor Dredging Project is complete and ahead of schedule by nearly one full year. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, partnering with Cashman Dredging Inc. and Dutra Group, have worked 365 days a year, 24… Read More
Vestdavit Inc. has won a tender to supply shipbuilder Halter Marine, Pascagoula, Miss,. with marine davits for the U.S. Coast Guard’s new Polar Security Cutter (PSC). Two Vestdavit HNFE-5000 davit systems will be used to launch and recover the Coast Guard’s “Over the Horizon” rigid-hull inflatable boat from the heavy icebreaker’s enclosed bay. “The PSC… Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 8, 2020) – Sam Hau, structural engineer in the Engineering and Construction Division’s Civil Design Branch Structural Section, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for October 2020. Hau is recognized primarily for his construction support to progress the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project in Chattanooga, Tennessee,… Read More
Unusual weather patterns that produced sustained high water along inland rivers and severe hurricanes in the Gulf have put extra stress on locks and dams and flood control infrastructure and caused extreme shoaling in many areas of the Mississippi River system. The situation has required the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its private contractors… Read More
U.S. Navy Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc., Monroeville, Penn., was awarded a $662,216,798 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously-awarded contract N00024-19-C-2115 for naval nuclear propulsion components. Work will be performed in Monroeville, Penn., (74 percent); and Schenectady, N.Y., (26 percent). Fiscal 2021 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funding in the amount of $662,216,798 will be obligated at time of… Read More
Flood Protection Measures Implemented at Wickham Boulevard and GreigStreet as Part of Governor Cuomo’s Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative $310,000 Sodus Point Beach Restoration Project Complete Enhancing Shoreline Resilience to Flooding and Preserving Beach Front Construction Also Complete on Two $150,000 Wastewater Pump Stations in Town of Irondequoit Improvements Ensure Access to Businesses and Residences and… Read More
ATLANTIC BEACH — Dredging of channels at the State Port of Morehead City and beach nourishment in Atlantic Beach will begin before the end of December, with initial mobilization of personnel and equipment to the harbor and beach early in the month. Greg Rudolph, manager of the Carteret County Shore Protection Office, which manages dredging… Read More
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY— A $12 million project to replenish sand on county beaches from Wabasso Beach northward to the Seaview subdivision is to begin Jan. 4. About 307,000 cubic yards of sand will be pumped onto the 3.7-mile stretch, said County Public Works District Rich Szpyrka. The project must be completed by April 30 to… Read More
General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co, San Diego, Calif., has been awarded a $100,040,336 contract for the execution of the a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) fiscal 2021 docking selected restricted availability. The contract includes options that, if exercised, could take its cumulative value to $128,231,287. This availability will include… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. — An office with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District was honored at a national awards ceremony Friday for outstanding contributions.The USACE Vicksburg District’s Small Business Office was recognized for achieving top metrics agency-wide at the annual USACE Small Business Awards. The USACE Office of Small Business Programs recognized the… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District’s multi-billion dollar Indian River Lagoon South (IRL-S) construction of the C-44 component is due for completion June 2021. Team members and visitors met with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District, West Palm Beach resident engineer Stephen Montjoy for a worksite visit. Initially awarded in September 2015,… Read More