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By Sedrick Bolton III and Caroline Christensen TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – A meeting was hosted on Tuesday about a project that aims to clear up a local waterway that has not been dredged for about 20 years. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, held the public meeting in Bristol for the Apalachicola Chattahoochee Flint or ACF Dredging… Read More
By Chuck Walker MOBILE, Ala. — More than two decades after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Mississippi coast, a major restoration project is scheduled to rebuild and strengthen Hancock County’s beaches and dunes. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District, is leading the Coastwide Beach and Dune Ecosystem Restoration Project, a significant effort to restore… Read More
By Annette Kirklin VICKSBURG, Miss.— The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) recently celebrated the distinguished career of Patricia M. Sullivan, Senior Executive Service (SES), who retired after more than 41 years of dedicated service. The ceremony, hosted by Brig. Gen. Kirk Gibbs, deputy chief of engineers and deputy commanding general of the… Read More
By Avery Schneider Avery Schneider (AS): What is value engineering? Emma Crooks (EC): Value engineering, in a broad sense, is a systematic approach to increase a project or product’s value, by analyzing what the functions are of the project or product and what the resource draws are. There’s this value function. For example: a breakwater. The… Read More
Weeks Marine, Inc., Covington, Louisiana, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract to perform maintenance dredging of the Houston Ship Channel in Texas. The amount of this action is $66,499,250 with a total cumulative face value of $95,139,000. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in LaPorte, Texas, with an estimated… Read More
By Phil Diehl Preparations for the annual dredging of the Oceanside harbor channel will start this week after the weekend’s 70.3-mile Ironman triathlon that includes a harbor swim. Work crews will begin setting up pipes and equipment on the beach Tuesday, city officials said. Dredging is expected to start about April 6 and finish May… Read More
By JohnCarl McGrady The town is preparing to dredge Polpis Harbor and Hither Creek, moving over 10,000 cubic yards of sand in an effort to keep both channels clear for navigation. Both bodies of water are dredged occasionally to ensure that both recreational and commercial boats can continue to pass through, and Massachusetts has historically… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $12.8 million contract to Kramer North America, LLC, out of Plain, Wisconsin, March 25, to upgrade lock and dam infrastructure on the Mississippi River. The project will include updating the traveling kevels at Lock and Dam 2, in Hastings, Minnesota, and… Read More
By Shawn Davis POMONA, Calif. — Leaders with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District and California State Polytechnic University, Pomona renewed their longstanding partnership with an updated memorandum of understanding signed March 24 at the university. “We are proud to stand alongside the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in this shared commitment… Read More
By Cameron McLeod Adam Telle, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, visited Nome and met with local officials to observe and discuss the Port of Nome Modification Project on Mar. 25, 2026. Maj. Gen. Jason Kelly, deputy commanding general for Civil and Emergency Operations; Brig. Gen. Joseph Goetz, commanding general of the Pacific… Read More
Weeks Marine, Inc., Covington, Louisiana, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract to perform maintenance dredging of the Houston Ship Channel in Texas. The amount of this action is $66,499,250 with a total cumulative face value of $95,139,000. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in LaPorte, Texas, with an estimated… Read More
Luhr Crosby LLC, Columbia, Illinois, was awarded a $10,219,379 firm-fixed-price contract for dredging of shoals, navigation channels, and approach areas of locks and dams at various locations. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 15, 2026…. Read More
Little Goose Lock and Dam Project Supervisory Mechanical Engineer, Benjamin Feider, in the USACE Walla Walla District provides navigation lock facts from within the lock, during a tour. NWW hosted members of the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association and regional stakeholders, highlighting ongoing efforts to maintain safe and efficient navigation along the Columbia-Snake River System. NWW… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. (KTVE/KARD) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has selected Cody Eckhardt as Chief of Operations Division. The purpose of the Operations Division is to provide quality engineering and other professional services for flood damage reduction, navigation, hydropower production, recreation management, water supply, natural resource stewardship, environmental compliance, emergency operations, and support…. Read More
Cecil County is making great progress in moving forward on the North East River dredging project. The project is scheduled to go out for solicitation at the end of May 2026, with bid opening anticipated around July 31, 2026. A contract award is expected in late August or early September 2026. The project will be… Read More