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ST. PAUL, Minn. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $18.7 million contract to HSG Park Joint Venture 2, LLC of Harvey, North Dakota, Jan. 2, to complete the Southern Embankment Reach SE-3 portion of the Fargo, North Dakota/Moorhead, Minnesota, Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, which is also known… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Virginia Beach Department of Public Works have begun replenishing the Oceanfront’s coastline, which has been eroded over time from severe storms, wind, flooding and waves. Starting Monday, crews began establishing a work center at the 37th Street beach access to store heavy machinery, support equipment and… Read More
BRUNSWICK — After being closed for a year, dredging is expected to start soon on North Park Lake in Brunswick. Brunswick City Council awarded the contract to remove sediment from the lake to Fabrizi Trucking and Paving in an amount not to exceed $809,000 during its Nov. 11 meeting. The project is partially funded by… Read More
The US Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) New England District recently disclosed details on a plan to dredge Massachusetts’ Wareham Harbor as part of a federal navigation improvement project. The works will entail the removal of approximately 58,000 cubic yards (44,000 cubic metres) of silt and sand from the federal channel over a period of… Read More
Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Washington, was awarded a $13,183,900 modification (P00004) to contract W911KB-24-C-0005 for maintenance dredging. Work will be performed in Anchorage, Alaska, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 17, 2024. Fiscal 2025 civil operation and maintenance funds were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Anchorage, Alaska,… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gathered public comment during the spring on a document related to a proposal to significantly deepen the ship channel in Port Aransas and extend it further into the Gulf of Mexico than it is now. The document was the Final Environmental Impact Statement on the Port of Corpus Christi’s… Read More
In a significant boost for recreational boating and local economies, several small boat harbors along the Mississippi River are set to undergo essential maintenance dredging. Thanks to some newly appropriated federal funding. This comes after a prolonged period of stagnation, with federal support for small harbor dredging absent since 2010. Prior to the lapse in… Read More
Instead of dragging their browning Christmas tree to the transfer station, Georgetown Island residents can put them to work repairing dunes at Reid State Park. Fierce coastal storms almost a year ago battered the park beaches. Friends of Reid State Park hope arranging discarded trees will catch sand and help rebuild lost dunes. It’s a… Read More
HANOVER, N.H. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has named Dr. Ivan Beckman director of the Engineer and Research Development Center’s (ERDC) Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL). As director, Dr. Beckman will provide strategic guidance and policy direction for the laboratory’s operations, and spearheads its comprehensive research, development, technology, and program management… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Watercraft and Ship Simulation team has been selected as a 2024 National Training and Simulation Association (NTSA) Modeling and Simulation Award winner. An affiliate of the National Defense Industrial Association, the NTSA represents organizations and individuals in the Modeling and Simulation and Training industries…. Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss., – Lt. Gen. William H. “Butch” Graham, 56th Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, recently announced Patricia Sullivan has been designated as a member of the Senior Executive Service (SES) effective Dec. 15, 2024. The SES represents the federal government’s top civilian leadership. SES members act as… Read More
Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/49502 Report Number: ERDC/EL TR-24-20 Title: Upper Mississippi River Main Channel Sediment Placement: Purpose, Practice, Effects, and Recommendations By Charles H. Theiling, Burton C. Suedel, and Aaron M. McFarlane Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited December 2024 44 pages / 6.59 MB Source
Army Corps releases draft report for New Jersey Back Bays Study PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced the release of a draft report for the New Jersey Back Bays Coastal Storm Risk Management Study. The draft report outlines an updated plan, which includes the elevation of approximately 6400 residential structures; floodproofing 279… Read More
On December 23, 2024, the Virgin Islands Port Authority issued an Invitation to Bid for the dredging of the Charlotte Amalie Harbor in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. VIPA is seeking a qualified contractor to dredge the entrance channels of the harbor, the turning basin, and the berth pocket to allow for the continued safe… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has completed dredging four federal navigation channels in New York-New Jersey Harbor ─ Newark Bay Main Channel, Port Newark, Port Elizabeth and South Elizabeth ⎼ through the Newark Bay Maintenance Dredging Project. The work supports deep-draft commercial vessels calling on The Port of New York that,… Read More