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This edition highlights protecting and preserving our environment, in support of Environmental Operating Principle #4. Content includes commentary from Maj. Gen. Kimberly Colloton, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Deputy Commanding General for Military and International Operations, discussing how collaboration is essential to addressing climate change. This issue also features initiatives from across the Army environmental community… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District awarded a contract to Norfolk Dredging Company for $14 million to conduct periodic nourishment of the Brigantine dune and berm Coastal Storm Risk Management project. The project is a joint effort between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and the… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $2 million contract to Red Bison Services, LLC, out of Kenner, Louisiana, May 17, to establish and maintain native vegetation for a wetland restoration project area near Horace, North Dakota, as part of the Fargo Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project. The project,… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, continues its efforts to reopen Blackhawk Park, near De Soto, Wisconsin, and about 30 miles south of La Crosse, Wisconsin. Historic Mississippi River flooding this spring caused a lot of debris to wash up on shore. Corps staff have been actively cleaning up the debris and… Read More
Cottrell Contracting Corp.,* Chesapeake, Virginia, was awarded an $8,941,350 firm-fixed-price contract for Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay maintenance and dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in St. Marys, Georgia, with an estimated completion date of April 5, 2024. Fiscal 2023 operation and maintenance, Army funds in the… Read More
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (May 23, 2023) – Construction of a new navigation lock on the Tennessee River reached a monolithic milestone yesterday as crews and officials held a topping-off ceremony to mark the completion of the first concrete monolith. Officials and employees from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor, Shimmick, assembled… Read More
Mathews supervisors voted Tuesday night to go into negotiations with Michels Construction Inc., a Brownsville, Wisconsin, company, for the first phase of the Hole in the Wall dredge project—dredging and material placement. Michels estimated a $1.7 million cost, but the final price will be decided after negotiations. The board also decided to issue another request… Read More
With hopes high for the summer tourist economy in 2023, the borough is going to have a wide, new beach for visitors to enjoy. Other communities will not be in as good a shape. A federal project just added nearly 600,000 cubic yards of sand to Avalon beaches from Ninth Street to 27th Street. The… Read More
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/47071 Report Number: ERDC TR-23-6 Title: Advances in Dredged Material Evaluations for Inland and Ocean Aquatic Placement: Modernized Processes and Supportive Tools By Alan J. Kennedy, David W. Moore, J. Daniel Farrar, Guilherme R. Lotufo, Burton C. Suedel, Susan E. Bailey, Paul R. Schroeder, Paige M. Krupa, Taylor E. Rycroft, and Trent C. May Approved… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, and the City of Chesapeake, in partnership with the prime contractor, Archer Western LLC, will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the Deep Creek Bridge Replacement project at 9:30 a.m. May 25, at 100 George Washington Highway in Chesapeake, Virginia. The ceremony is open to the public and… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials continue the remainder of the annual refill of Lake Washington to elevation 22 ft the week of May 22. Private and commercial maritime interests along Lake Washington Ship Canal and in Lakes Washington and Union should expect to reach the 22-foot target refill elevation in early June. Vessel owners… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), South Atlantic Division (SAD) program has grown exponentially in terms of the number of projects and funding since 2017. Congress passed supplemental funding bills (BBA 18, DRSAA, and BIL) between 2018 and 2022 that provided powers and appropriations throughout USACE and SAD. The increase was due to the impact… Read More
General Dynamics Electric Boat, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), announced today it has been awarded a $1.076 billion contract modification from the U.S. Navy to provide long-lead-time material and advanced construction for Virginia-class fast-attack submarines. Electric Boat is presently under contract for construction of submarines in Block V of the class. The $1,075,896,000 in advance procurement funds… Read More
Just in time for Memorial Day weekend, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed sand replenishment efforts in Rehoboth Beach. Contractor Weeks Marine finished dredging sand from offshore and piping it onto Rehoboth shores May 18. Work began in Dewey Beach that evening, according to Corps of Engineers spokesman Stephen Rochette. Dewey is likely… Read More
U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Nanette Barragán (CA-44) are leading West Coast members of Congress in applauding the Biden Administration and Department of Labor for closely monitoring the process of contract negotiations for International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) workers, consistently encouraging good faith bargaining, and respecting the effectiveness of and right to collectively… Read More