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By Kameko Marquez The Jubilee stormwater ponds in Lacey, which are plagued by failed liners and eroded slopes, are now headed for a full restoration. The Lacey City Council voted unanimously to award a $437,717 contract to Miken Dirtworx LLC (an excavation firm) for repair work. The council made the decision at a meeting on… Read More
By Donald Wittkowski Beachgoers in Sea Isle City may have to be a bit patient in June. They will be sharing the sand with an army of bulldozers, earthmovers construction workers and massive pipes. All of that activity will be part of a beach replenishment project stretching from 29th Street to 55th Street. Altogether, more… Read More
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced a $3 million award to the Town of Wellfleet and the Friends of Herring River to support the Herring River Estuary Restoration Project in Wellfleet and Truro. The funding, provided by the Department of Fish and Game’s (DFG) Division of Ecological Restoration (DER), will help restore tidal flow to… Read More
The USACE and Navy team is moving this one step closer to reality. Restoring hundreds of acres of salt marsh using dredged material is no small feat. Source
BALTIMORE — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, is scheduled to remove approximately 15,000 cubic yards of dredged material from the Ocean City Inlet beginning Friday, May 8, 2026. The dredge MURDEN will begin dredging Priority Area #1, which includes the entrance to Sinapuxent Channel, as well as a secondary area directly outside… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Nashville District terminated the lock chamber contract with Shimmick Construction Company, Inc. (SCCI), at the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, effective Friday. Officials said, “This decisive action is necessary to get the project back on track and protect taxpayer dollars.” The decision to… Read More
By Jeremy Murray MOBILE, Ala. – With hurricane season approaching, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, is continuing to strengthen its hurricane preparedness efforts through a planned tabletop exercise designed to bring personnel and partners together ahead of the 2026 season. The exercise emphasizes coordination, planning, and decision-making during a simulated storm, allowing participants to tackle… Read More
By Erin Jimenez The James W. Trimble Lock and Dam is one of 18 navigation locks and dams that make up the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. Authorized by Congress through the River and Harbor Act of 1946, the MKARNS was built to make the Arkansas River commercially navigable from the Mississippi River to the Port… Read More
Two severely eroded Jersey Shore beaches will undergo a $21.6 million sand replenishment starting in June, after Memorial Day crowds arrive. The federally funded project will restore parts of Sea Isle City and Strathmere, which suffered heavy damage from recent storms. Delays stemmed from earlier congressional spending cuts, with work now fast-tracked alongside other Cape… Read More
Innovation is changing how we approach coastlines, redefining them not as rigid borders but as dynamic systems where engineering works in sync with nature. On April 20, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Charleston District, marked a milestone on the Isle of Palms by completing two forward-thinking dredging and sand placement efforts. Through the… Read More
Preparations are beginning to rebuild James Island, all but lost years ago beneath the waves of the Chesapeake Bay. The Baltimore District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $53.83 million contract in early April to a firm based in Gloucester, VA, for the first phase of the island’s restoration as a nature… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers terminated its Collier County Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study, ending a yearslong effort to evaluate hurricane and storm surge protection options along the county’s Gulf coastline. The study, reinitiated after Hurricane Ian in 2022, focused on vulnerable areas including Vanderbilt Beach, Park Shore, Naples and Marco Island. Officials examined… Read More
Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel Co., White Hall, Arkansas, was awarded a $141,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for maintenance dredging. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 5, 2029. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans, Louisiana, is the contracting activity (W912P8-25-D-0001). (Awarded Oct. 30, 2024).
ANNOPOLIS, MD – May 4, 2026 – Arcadis, a global leader in intelligence-driven sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets, today announced that it has been awarded the Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) pilot application contract by Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The contract is valued at $2.4 million with a target completion in… Read More
By Kaylee Wendt The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District awarded a $1.78 million contract to Michigan-based Ryba Marine Construction Co. on April 28th to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel in Rochester Harbor this year. Dredging of harbors like Rochester’s ensures accessible depths for large vessels, the continued flow of commodities across… Read More