VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District partnered with Inland River Ports and Terminals to host a We Work the Waterways event on Feb. 15 at The Jesse Brent Lower Mississippi River Museum. The event is an immersive interaction day to educate high school students in the area on the… Read More
Concord, Mass. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permit application to conduct work in waters of the United States from the City of New Haven Engineering Department for proposed work in New Haven Harbor at Long Wharf Park on Long Wharf Drive in New Haven, Connecticut. The proposed work… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss.— The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) celebrated the career of Bartley (Bart) Durst, director of ERDC’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL), upon his retirement from federal service. Durst began his career with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1983 as a research civil engineer intern in the Environmental Laboratory,… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded two, $2 million contracts to Togiak Management Services LLC of Anchorage, Alaska, to construct bulkhead slots on the intermediate wall and river wall upstream of the miter gates in the auxiliary lock chamber at Lock and Dam 3 located in Welch, Minnesota,… Read More
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – The St. Johns County Commission awarded the North Ponte Vedra Beach renourishment project to a company and work is expected to begin on March 1. The project will cover nine miles of beach from the Duval County line and down south to the Guana Preserve. Weeks Marine was awarded the bid… Read More
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