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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded a contract for constructing the sixth levee reach on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project. This contract will construct approximately 1.3 miles of the 17.5-mile-long levee system that will provide 100-year level risk reduction to the area… Read More
With Hurricane Idalia fresh in the minds of Suncoast residents, it’s no wonder there was an impressive turnout at a public meeting to discuss beach renourishment. Barrier island municipal leaders and residents filled the fourth-floor community hall of the Indian Shores Municipal Center to capacity the morning of Sept. 8, spilling over into the first-floor… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District awarded a contract to Barnegat Bay Dredging Company of Harvey Cedars, N.J. for $3.3 million to conduct maintenance dredging of the lower Maurice River in Cumberland County, N.J. The dredged sediment will be beneficially used to support eroded marsh areas within the Heislerville Wildlife Management Area. More… Read More
Dredging of the federal navigation channel in Sandusky Harbor by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District and its contractor, Michigan-based The King Co., Inc., will begin Sunday, Sept. 17. Recreational boaters who routinely use the channel should take caution and be aware of changes within the channel marked by buoys. Boaters are asked… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District has issued an advisory regarding upcoming maintenance dredging. The government owned and operated Dredge Merritt will be conducting maintenance dredging of portions of the federal channel of the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway between markers 419 and 427, and between markers 388 and 399 near Stone Harbor, N.J. Work will… Read More
Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Washington, was awarded a $23,865,000 firm-fixed-price contract for harbor dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Morehead City, North Carolina; Savannah, Georgia; Brunswick, Georgia; and Wilmington, North Carolina, with an estimated completion date of April 15, 2024. Fiscal 2021, 2022 and 2023 operation… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company LLC, Houston, Texas, was awarded an $18,645,500 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Saint Marys, Georgia, with an estimated completion date of June 28, 2024. Fiscal 2023 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount of… Read More
Vilano Beach Renourishment UPDATE +++++ USACE Jacksonville has paused dredging and beach work on its Vilano Beach project in response to conditions associated with passing Hurricane Lee; seas in excess pf six feet are expected through Sunday. The Dredge Magdalen has departed for safe harbor in Jacksonville and will return and resume operations after Lee… Read More
Inland Dredging Co. LLC, Dyersburg, Tennessee, was awarded an $8,046,150 firm-fixed-price contract for pipeline dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Willacy, Texas, with an estimated completion date of June 1, 2024. Fiscal 2023 civil construction funds of $8,046,150 were obligated at the time of the award…. Read More
Marinex Construction Inc., Charleston, South Carolina, was awarded a $13,542,300 firm-fixed-price contract for coastal storm risk management. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2024. Fiscal 2023 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount of… Read More
The New River Alliance of Climbing was awarded the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Excellence in Partnership Award during a ceremony held at Summersville Lake on September 7, 2023. The Excellence in Partnerships Award annually recognizes exceptional contributions by a partner supporting the Recreation and/or Environmental Stewardship programs. The award recipient is selected based on… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded a contract for constructing the fifth levee reach on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project. This contract will construct approximately 1.0 miles of the 17.5-mile-long levee system that will provide 100-year level risk reduction to the area… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Oak Brook, Ill. for $16.1 million to complete periodic nourishment of the Cape May Inlet to Lower Township (Cape May City) Coastal Storm Risk Management project. The project is a joint effort of the Army Corps’… Read More
For the second consecutive year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, takes on the challenge of keeping commerce moving on the navigable waterways in the central part of the United States. Collaborating with the River Industry Action Committee and the U.S. Coast Guard, the district uses a balanced approach to mitigate the… Read More
Researchers from 10 U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Districts have been selected for the 2023 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U). Jose Paredez, a civil engineer with the Los Angeles District, was chosen to participate in the detail program, now in its eighth year. Selectees were announced by ERDC-U Program Manager… Read More