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By Kip Tabb | Outer Banks Voice The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced on June 13 that it will perform additional testing for contaminants in the soil at the former Buxton Naval station. According to the press release, the USACE will “conduct geophysical work to identify any potential fuel distribution components remaining at… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District entered into a feasibility cost sharing agreement with Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) and the Red River Waterway Commission (RRWC) on June 11, 2024, to study the deepening of the J. Bennett Johnston (JBJ) Waterway to accommodate vessels with a 12-foot draft. The… Read More
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – With more than 8,000 comptroller professionals in attendance, both in-person and virtually, Elizabeth McCullough, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville’s Resource Management director, earned exemplary service recognition for outstanding accomplishments and dedication within the financial and resource management fields. McCullough received the Chapter Leadership Award from the… Read More
Arcadis, a leading global design and consultancy organization for natural and built assets, will lead the implementation of Enterprise Decision Analytics for digital asset management for the City of Henderson, the second largest city in Nevada. The three-year commitment with a two-year renewal option, showcases Arcadis’ commitment to being a global leader in asset management. Furthermore, the… Read More
The Portland City Council voted Monday to fund its share of a long-awaited project to clear sediment from the city’s working waterfront after more than a decade of planning and delays. The city will spend $4 million from tax increment financing — which was laid out in the fiscal year 2025 budget — to clear… Read More
Alabama Shipyard LLC,* Mobile, Alabama, is awarded an $11,339,193 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220524C4220) for a 106-calendar day shipyard availability for the mid-term availability of Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196). This contract includes a base work package and four unexercised options for additional work and time which, if exercised, would increase the… Read More
ELIZABETH, Pa. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is adding navigation safety signs and buoys upstream and downstream of Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3 to warn boaters and industry of hazardous conditions during upcoming demolition of a 107-year-old dam. The signs will be in place on the river 1,500 feet upstream and… Read More
Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/48672 Report Number: ERDC/CHL MP-24-3 Title: Application of Coastal Resilience Metrics at Panama City Beach, Florida By Scott L. Spurgeon, Brian C. McFall, Stephanie M. Patch, and Jennifer M. Wozencraft Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited June 2024 20 pages / 5.46 MB Source
VICKSBURG, Miss.—Nick Boone has been selected to serve as the director of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL). As Director of GSL, he will be responsible for leading and executing broad research, development, technology and program management in the areas of science and engineering related to force… Read More
Shorebirds circled overhead while the dredge pumped sand onto an island off Folly Beach. When the hum of heavy machinery stopped, and they spread their legs for landing, the shorebirds found their nesting grounds had grown, and the Bird Key-Stono seabird sanctuary renourished. In less than a month, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston… Read More
Mammoet is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement with DHO (Dragados/Hawaiian Dredging/Orion JV) to perform transportation and lifting services for the construction of Dry Dock 5 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This initiative stems from the Navy’s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP), which aims to support Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance… Read More
KANKAKEE — A project that started nearly two years ago is preparing for its final stages of completion, as the bid letting for dredging of the Kankakee River at the Aroma Park boat launch was approved at Tuesday’s Kankakee County Board meeting. “The project will extend from just near the Bridge Street bridge to about… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Florida — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, has delayed the maintenance dredging for the federal navigation channel in the vicinity of Sawpit Creek, Nassau County, until early October 2024. The project has been delayed because of active shorebird nests within the beach placement area of Amelia Island State Park. The project was… Read More
BALTIMORE — As part of the Unified Command response to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Navy Supervisor of Salvage and Diving today restored the Fort McHenry Federal Channel to its original operational dimensions of 700 feet wide and 50 feet deep for commercial maritime… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently awarded a contract for elevating 21 residential homes in Vermillion and Calcasieu Parishes. The contract was awarded on June 7, 2024, to Wingate Engineers LLC of New Orleans, Louisiana in the amount of $4,997,880.00. This contract is part of the Southwest Louisiana Coastal project to provide coastal storm… Read More