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Little Rock, Ark. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District is extending the public comment period for the draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment and draft Finding of No Significant Impact for the MKARNS 12-foot Channel Deepening Project. Comments will now be accepted until March 10. The comment period is being extended due to… Read More
Maintenance dredging is ongoing at Manasquan Inlet this week, with the dredger Murden performing the work. Murden is owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. On Thursday night, the boat was continuing dredge operations at the inlet well after dark, using its spotlight to guide the vessel along the edge of the north jetty in… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Florida — USACE Jacksonville began equipment mobilization yesterday for the re-nourishment of the St. Johns County, St. Augustine Beach, federal shore protection project. The USACE contractor began establishing a staging area at the Pope Road access point and will continue deploying equipment in the week ahead. Beach placement of dredged sand is expected to start… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – Victoria “Vickey” Moore began her career at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) over 24 years ago as a computer scientist with a master’s degree from Mississippi State University. Today, she is the associate technical director of the Engineered Resilient Systems Research and Development Area in the Information Technology… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $12.8 million contract to Hendrickson Transportation, LLC, of Hamburg, Iowa, yesterday, Feb. 22, to complete the Oxbow-Hickson-Bakke Ring Levee portion of the Fargo, North Dakota/Moorhead, Minnesota, Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, also known as the FM Area Diversion. The… Read More
The five-month-long dredging of the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal wrapped up during the week of Feb. 12. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District spokesman Steve Rochette said demobilization was underway Feb. 20. A large crane was brought in to remove the dredging equipment at Roosevelt Inlet. The canal was dredged from the inlet to just south… Read More
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host public scoping meetings for the Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study (LMR Comp) at venues throughout the study area between Feb. 27 and March 11. The meetings will consist of a remote overview presentation and followed by an on-site open house to meet with… Read More
WASHINGTON — I look forward to flipping my calendar to February each year because nestled among this month’s observances – Black History Month and Washington’s Birthday among them – is National Engineers Week. This week, which celebrates and promotes opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), has a special meaning to me as the… Read More
Weeks Marine has been awarded the Hudson River Ground Stabilization Project by the Gateway Development Commission. Our scope of work, which is the first heavy construction component of the Hudson Tunnel Project, includes design-build services for modifying and stabilizing the soil in the shallow area of the river near the Manhattan shoreline. This will prepare… Read More
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer was joined by Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) and other local officials on Monday to reveal $7.5 million of secured federal funds as part of the Senate’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 appropriations bills to make long overdue repairs to Barcelona Harbor in Chautauqua County. The senator says the funding will… Read More
Mention Westside Creeks to most people in Texas and you will get that bewildered “what did you say?” sideways glance, wanting more information to know what is being referenced. But speak the same to those who live in the nation’s seventh most populated city of San Antonio, and hopefully, you’ll receive a much more positive… Read More
What is Water Management? Here in the Nashville District, crisscrossed by the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers, water management is a constant and ever-changing balancing act. Following great national floods in the early 20th century, along with periods of extreme drought, legislation was passed to spur the construction of various flood control projects. The first were Wolf… Read More
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — Lula Cole assumed duties as the equal employment opportunity manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District in December. In her new position, Cole provides leadership and direction in creating and sustaining a diverse workforce and an environment free of discrimination at the district. She will facilitate the goals… Read More
This proposed rule establishes Agency Specific Procedures (ASPs) for the Corps’ implementation of the Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines for water resources investments. It provides a framework to govern how the Corps would evaluate proposed water resource investments, including identification of which Corps programs and activities are subject to the Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines. The Corps… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District has awarded a $1.9 million contract to Northbank Civil & Marine, Inc. to conduct a rehabilitation and improvement project on Russell Creek Canal, part of the Mill Creek Flood Control Project near Walla Walla, Washington. Russell Creek Canal is vital to the operation of Bennington Lake… Read More