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BOURNE – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New England District announced today that repair work on the Sagamore Bridge is ahead of schedule and expected to be complete by Sunday, April 25, 2021. All lanes on the Sagamore Bridge are expected to be open for travel starting Sunday. Based on this accelerated timeline,… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will increase Lake Okeechobee releases at the W.P. Franklin Lock and Dam (S-79) from the current 1,000 cubic feet per second to 2,000 cfs beginning April 24. The increase is intended to help restart the lake recession following heavy rains that caused the lake to rise by… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District has announced a contract solicitation to deepen the Ogdensburg Harbor, April 22 2021, to modify a 300 foot by 500 foot section of the federal channel to an authorized depth from 19 feet to 27 feet. The deepening and terminal expansion will allow two vessels to dock… Read More
OGDENSBURG — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, is seeking bids for dredging the Ogdensburg Harbor to modify a 300-foot by 500-foot section of the federal channel to an authorized depth from 19 feet to 27 feet. But city leadership is taking issue with the project. The deepening and subsequent terminal expansion will… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC, Houston, Texas, was awarded a $53,910,509 firm-fixed-price contract to deepen and widen Mobile Harbor. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed in Irvington, Alabama, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 18, 2022. Fiscal 2020 civil construction funds; and fiscal 2021 civil… Read More
HARTFORD — The State Bond Commission this week approved the allocation of $140,000 in funding for two grants-in-aid under the Small Harbor Improvement Projects Program in Chester and Clinton. Those projects, a creek dredging, and an update of a key harbor management plan, will assist the municipalities in improving the infrastructure and management of local… Read More
President Biden has nominated Vice Adm. Linda L. Fagan to serve as Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. If confirmed by the Senate, Fagan would serve as the first woman to be promoted to a 4-star rank in the U.S. Coast Guard. She would serve as the 32nd Vice Commandant. Fagan currently serves as… Read More
SAULT STE. MARIE, MI — A long-term project to construct a new lock at Michigan’s Soo Locks facility is set to resume this week after a winter break. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Tuesday that the project is on schedule as construction resumes on phase one and preparations begin for phase two. Trade… Read More
CONCORD, Mass. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announced today upcoming temporary road closures on Netherlands Road as dredging activities continue to progress on Phase 2 of the $36.5 million Muddy River Flood Risk Management project in Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts. Temporary road closures have been delayed and will now take… Read More
Lake Okeechobee discharges will resume in short bursts over two days this week so government scientists can study the flow of sediment that pollutes coastal estuaries. Tuesday’s release from the Moore Haven Lock & Dam to the Caloosahatchee River does not concern the Treasure Coast, but Wednesday’s release from the Port Mayaca Lock & Dam… Read More
PORT MAYACA, Fla. (CBS12) — Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District will execute a temporary, minor deviation to the Lake Okeechobee Regulation Schedule April 20-21 as part of the ongoing study by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to find ways to indirectly measure sediment and nutrients transported… Read More
Weeks Marine, Cranford, N.J., was awarded a $7,551,500 firm-fixed-price contract for monitoring, observing and relocating endangered species. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in Brazos Island, Texas, with an estimated completion date of July 5, 2021. Fiscal 2021 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $7,551,500… Read More
The Dutra Group, San Rafael, Calif., was awarded a $19,607,500 firm-fixed-price contract for West Coast dredging projects. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Portland, Ore., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 15, 2021. Fiscal 2021 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $19,607,500 were… Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. (April 14, 2021) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Engineering With Nature (EWN®) initiative has selected The Water Institute of the Gulf to analyze how the federal benefit-cost analysis, used to select projects for construction, can more fully account for nature-based project benefits to the economy, environment and our communities…. Read More
SALISBURY — The town manager expects to ask voters for a little help with a beach replenishment project next month. A total of $19 million has been included in the federal fiscal 2022 budget to dredge sand from the Merrimack and Piscataqua rivers. More than 220,000 cubic yards of Merrimack River sand has been claimed for the rebuilding… Read More