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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District reflects on the hard work and dedicated efforts of their state partners as well as the scientist and engineers within USACE and their unwavering commitment to Everglades restoration. USACE, and its state partners are making strategic efforts to restore, rehabilitate and reverse the damage inflicted in the past…. Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will continue repairing its Duluth southern Vessel Yard Pier with Phase 2 beginning in July. Repairs this year are estimated to end around November and resume Spring 2025 with completion in the Spring of 2026. The repairs will take place weekdays from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. “Area home… Read More
Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, Louisiana, was awarded a $27,235,265 firm-fixed-price contract to deepen and widen Mobile Harbor. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed in Irvington, Alabama, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 5, 2025. Fiscal 2020 civil construction funds and fiscal 2024 civil operation and maintenance funds… Read More
Some eagle-eyed wildlife biologists have made a surprising discovery at Poplar Island. That’s the island in Maryland’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Maryland Port Authority have been rebuilding over the last 25 years, using dredge spoils from the Port of Baltimore’s shipping channel. What was once almost… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is cautioning those planning to hit the lake about possible storm debris on Beaver Lake following Sunday morning’s storms, according to a news release. Officials are urging boaters to take extra safety measures as some areas may have floating debris such as trees and docks that would not be… Read More
The Beluga Slough Wetlands is a popular birding spot and is also a go-to site for the City of Homer’s stormwater discharge. But this year the area has been flooded all spring. The slough normally releases water into Kachemak Bay through Bishop’s Beach, but tides can fill that opening with sediment and keep water from… Read More
Kankakee County Board Chairman Andy Wheeler said it’s been a long wait to get the necessary approval from regulatory agencies to go ahead with the dredging of the Kankakee River at Aroma Park. “It may seem like a hundred years in the making from just this board working on it, but it truly has been… Read More
Preparing for a future of bigger ships and more cargo was the focus of three announcements Wednesday —including a project to dredge the Kill Van Kull five feet deeper beneath the Bayonne Bridge — at the ports of New York and New Jersey. Rick Cotton, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey,… Read More
The New York District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, Section 404 (33 U.S.C. 1344) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (amended in 1977 and commonly referred to as the Clean Water Act), and Section 103 (U.S.C. 1413, 86 Statute 1052) or Marine… Read More
The US Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Jacksonville District has awarded a US$6.9 million contract to Southwind Construction of Evansville, Indiana, for maintenance dredging of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) federal navigation channel in the vicinity of Sawpit Creek, Nassau County, Florida. The contract calls for the dredging of approximately 550,000 cubic yards (421,000 cubic… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, in collaboration with the Lee County Conservation Board, invites the public to attend an open house June 3 to learn more about an ecosystem restoration project planned in Lee County on the Mississippi River. The event will take place from 5:15-7:00 p.m. at the Lee County… Read More
Tuttle Creek Lake is the largest reservoir in the Kansas River Basin. But due to sediment accumulation, water supply has dropped significantly in the last 60 years. Over 40 percent of Kansas, including Manhattan, Topeka, Lawrence, and Kansas City get their drinking water from the lake. There are five reservoirs for drinking water in all… Read More
TOWN OF DAUPHIN ISLAND Aloe Bay Living Shorelines Project Notification of Upcoming Project Notice is given to prospective Bidders that the Town of Dauphin Island, Alabama intends to advertise for bids by qualified Contractors to construct the “Town of Dauphin Island Aloe Bay Living Shorelines Project.” The following information is provided for consideration and general… Read More
Quality Enterprises USA Inc., Naples, Florida, was awarded an $8,119,666 modification (P00007) to contract W912EP-20-C-0016 for Everglades restoration. Work will be performed in Naples, Florida, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 14, 2024. Fiscal 2024 operation and maintenance, Army funds in the amount of $8,119,666 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S…. Read More
Morrish-Wallace Construction Inc.,* Cheboygan, Michigan, was awarded a $16,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2025. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo, New York, is the contracting activity (W912P4-24-D-0001).