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MOBILE, Ala. – Allan Annaert, Mobile District lead cost engineer, was awarded the Cost Engineer of the Year for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during an annual national awards ceremony on Nov. 29 at USACE Headquarters in Washington. Professionals across USACE were recognized for their hard work and accomplishments for the year. This accolade is… Read More
SEATTLE — A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers team is providing direct assistance to the City of Hamilton, Washington and work began Monday evening to temporarily raise a threatened levee. The Seattle District’s Emergency Operations Center and Reservoir Control Center (RCC) are continuing their response to multiple atmospheric rivers and ongoing heavy precipitation impacting the… Read More
ST. LOUIS – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chief of Engineers and Commanding General Lt. Gen Scott Spellmon honored employees during the 2023 National Awards Ceremony at the Corps of Engineers headquarters in Washington, D.C., November 29, 2023. Brian Ragsdale, St. Louis District’s Dredge Potter master, was presented with the 2023 Chief of Engineers Operations and… Read More
The Saco City Council has directed the City Administrator to enter into a project partnership agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers for a $45 million project that will mitigate coastal erosion caused from the Saco Jetty. The unanimous vote on Monday from the City Council received a loud round of applause from members of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $347,400 contract to LS Marine, Inc., out of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, Nov. 16, for bank stabilization at Wilds Bend, near Fountain City, Wisconsin, in Pool 5 of the Mississippi River. Wilds Bend is a temporary dredged material, or river sand, storage site. The… Read More
Erik Blechinger, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Deputy District Engineer for Planning, Programs and Project Management, received the 2023 Lt. Gen. John W. Morris Civilian of the Year Award during the USACE National Awards Ceremony in Washington D.C., Nov. 29, 2023. The award is presented each year by the USACE Commander to a… Read More
Marinex Construction, Inc. started the dredging of Morehead City Inner Ocean Bar and placement of beach quality sand onto Atlantic Beach this week. Dredging the Inner Ocean Bar will help keep one of NC’s two deep water ports open. This project also features our “beneficial use” program. Beneficial use allows us to place the beach… Read More
The Port of Redwood City says it is currently unable to move vessels fully laden in and out of the Port due to a sediment ‘bump” in its ship channel that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), San Francisco Division failed to expeditiously address by contracting for sufficient dredging capacity, according to Kristine Zortman,… Read More
By the end of this post-pandemic year, it was apparent that we would finish strong, and we did. In fiscal year 2023, we had total obligations of over $625 million and 1,354 total contracts. “Our entire team has worked with national, state, regional and local partners to support the Heartland in many critical ways. I… Read More
Col. James J. Handura assumed command of the US Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division in a ceremony held today at the Bay Model Visitor Center in Sausalito, Calif. The ceremony was hosted by Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, commander of the US Army Corps of Engineers. Handura assumed command from Col. Chad Caldwell,… Read More
The Grand Isle Port Commission award a $4.3 million contract to Sea Level Construction for the pier and bulkhead project. The project will consist of repairing the pier and bulkhead along Bayou Rigaud on both the east and west end of the GIPC commercial dock area. The GIPC commercial dock is located on the bay… Read More
After multiple delays, Wrightsville Beach’s renourishment is slated to begin Dec. 17, according to town officials. The project will place 1 million cubic yards of sand from the south of the Blockade Runner on Seashore Street to the north of the Holiday Inn Resort Lumina at beach access number 8. The United States Army Corps… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District conducted a “Clean Marina” inspection of Rock Harbor Marine which evaluates marinas for their standards for clean water and environmental stewardship in the Cumberland River Basin. At Cheatham Lake July 23, 2023, Resource Manager Tadd Potter applauded Rock Harbor Marine for their efforts to earn such recognition…. Read More
AROMA PARK — The long-awaited and much-anticipated dredging of the Kankakee River at the Aroma Park boat launch is slowly progressing through its process. Actual dredging could begin as early as summer 2024. At Wednesday’s Kankakee County Board’s Highways and Waterways committee meeting an update was given on work at the boat launch that is… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announced today that a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held Nov. 29, 2023, to mark the completion of Phase 2 of the Muddy River Flood Risk Management project in Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts. Phase 2, at a cost of $38 million, is the final phase of work… Read More