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MITCHELL — The Mitchell City Council will consider awarding a contractor’s bid on Monday for the construction of a jetty and first phases of a marina along Lake Mitchell. A total of four bids were submitted to the city. City officials are recommending the council award Sioux Falls-based Soukup Construction’s $2.6 million bid. The council… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ employees in the New York District’s Survey and Mapping Branch, Operations Division, have been recognized with the 2023 Innovation of the Year Award from Army Corps Headquarters in Washington, D.C., a national honor recognizing outstanding accomplishments in engineering forwarding the mission and serving the Nation. A team of 36 employees… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District will host a public meeting regarding upcoming repairs and construction at the Indian River Inlet in Sussex County, Delaware. The meeting will be held April 12 from 11:00-12:30 at the Hyatt Dewey Place (1301 Coastal Hwy, Dewey Beach, DE 19971). The meeting will focus on upcoming repair… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District is seeking lease proposals for office space as part of their plan to move the district headquarters further into the heart of the Central Business District in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. “Relocating our district headquarters is not just about changing our address; it’s about positioning ourselves to better… Read More
After closing just two years ago, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Belton Lake Project Office announced it is permanently closing the Belton Lake Overlook, effective immediately. The overlook, located on FM 2271 on the northwestern side of the Belton Dam, was designed to be a flood risk management mission asset, allowing USACE staff… Read More
Mobilization for the next phase of San Jacinto West Fork dredging is underway. The City of Houston and its contractor DRC (a subsidiary of Callan Marine) are already staging equipment in two places on the West Fork. The program, funded by FEMA, will remove an estimated 800,000 cubic yards of silt and sediment between the… Read More
The goal of the project is to help alleviate flooding in key areas around the city. Source
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractor began hauling debris from commercial properties impacted by the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfires in the town of Lahaina, Hawai’i, March 22. This begins Phase 2 of the debris removal process that includes removal of remaining structural ash and debris, as well as soil testing. USACE is responsible for… Read More
The city of San Clemente is being asked to contribute $2.6 million toward the cost of resuming a project to add sand to the beach around the pier area that was halted after a dredger hired by the US Army Corps of Engineers pumped out more rocky material than expected. City and congressional leaders are asking the… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has completed its Summary Report of site visits occurring from September 2023 through February 2024 on a section of shoreline in Buxton, N.C., at the former U.S. Navy facility. The Army Corps of Engineers Summary Report recommends continued coordination with the National Parks Service to study what… Read More
In a ceremony held at the Hart Senate Office Building, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Director of Planning and Policy, Eric Bush, was presented with the American Shore & Beach Preservation Association’s (ASBPA) Corps of Engineers Coastal Summit Award. The award, which was first handed out in 2004, recognizes an employee of the U.S. Army… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), along with the eight Great Lakes states, will host several virtual public meetings to provide updates on the Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study (GLCRS) and to hear the public’s feedback on a shared vision for the study. Each meeting will feature the same core presentation on the study… Read More
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON – Today, representatives with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District and City of Unalaska conducted a signing ceremony for an agreement that advances the construction of the Unalaska Channel project. Officially known as a “project partnership agreement,” the document was signed by Col. Jeffrey Palazzini, district commander, and Bil… Read More
Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pacific Ocean Division announced that it has issued a permit to IPOP, LLC to dredge and dispose of material in U.S. waters near Nome, Alaska. Alaska District will administer the permit. To view the permit, visit https://www.pod.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/Appeals. For information about the USACE regulatory process, visit https://www.pod.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory. Queries regarding the permit… Read More
Less than a year ago the US Army Corps of Engineers finalised a Chief’s Report for Baltimore harbour. The report does not predict the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge this week. But it does help explain it. The product of four years of study with the Maryland Port Administration, the report recommends that… Read More