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John Bass, Senior Engineering Technical lead for Civil Works at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, has been named the 2024 MACE Young Engineer of the Year, marking a significant achievement in his distinguished career. “It means a lot. I am humbled to be recognized amongst my peers, considering I work with several… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has completed closeout of the habitat restoration along the Buffalo River near Katherine Street. The $2.7 million project, funded by the EPA’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, was the final habitat restoration project required to complete management actions before delisting… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Memphis District, congratulates its Operations Division Chief, Andrea L. Williams, for winning a Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) Global STEM Conference Award for Career Achievement in Government. This extraordinary win is representative of Williams’ exceptional contributions to USACE and her dedication to advancing the Science, Technology,… Read More
New York state will step up funding for beach replenishment and repairs after recent storms caused severe erosion on Long Island’s south shore. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced $5 million to fund projects in Suffolk County on Monday. $3 million will fund sand replenishment at Fire Island’s Cherry Grove and Fire Island Pines. Another $2 million from… Read More
A jetty in the Indian River Inlet is slated for repairs and stabilization in spring 2024. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District says tidal currents have undermined the slope of the “stabilized” shoreline and landward infrastructure. The agency says a 5.3 million dollar project will fix a portion of bulkhead and better secure a… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a new lieutenant colonel among its ranks. Former Maj. Nathaniel Weander, deputy commander of the USACE New Orleans District, pinned on the rank of lieutenant colonel during a promotion ceremony held Jan. 22, 2024, at the district headquarters in New Orleans, Louisiana. Family and friends alike attended the… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, will conduct two public meetings to present and discuss its Key Biscayne Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) Feasibility Study for residents and interested parties. Public meetings will take place Wednesday, Jan. 24, and Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, from 6-8 p.m. at the Key Biscayne Community Center, 10 Village… Read More
Solana Beach and Encinitas have begun the process of growing their shorelines. Crews are now working on the Coastal Storm Damage and Reduction & Beach Replenishment project, a 50-year, $32 million initiative that will increase the size of the shoreline in partnership with US Army Corps of Engineers and California State Parks. The project aims to address decades… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers has changed its policy, regarding sand dredged from the Cape Cod Canal. The routine dredge work saw the Corps dispose of the sand in Cape Cod Bay. Now the Corps will deposit the sand on Town Neck Beach in Sandwich. Town Manager Bud Dunham says the sand will be used… Read More
A decades-long battle to restore navigable access on the Currituck Sound off Corolla appears to have taken a more upbeat tone at a recent meeting between representatives from Currituck County and Army Corps of Engineers staff. County Manager Ike McRee and state Sen. Bobby Hanig, R-Currituck, met with Corps officials Jan. 12 in Wilmington to… Read More
The city of Wabasha announced Monday it is partnering with the United States Army Corps of Engineers to manage the Mississippi River’s dredged sand. The moment the partnership became public, trucks began to move piles of dredged materials to a sand pit owned by Kohner Materials, a Wabasha-based company. Wabasha Port Authority President John Friedmeyer… Read More
2023 was a busy year for advancing cleanup of the Bellingham waterfront, and 2024 promises more of the same as dredging of contaminated sediment is expected to begin later this month at the Bellingham Shipping Terminal. With federal funding, the Port of Bellingham is making improvements to the terminal, including dredging about 22,000 cubic yards… Read More
In a competitive tender process that attracted many international bidders, Damen Shipyards has won the contract to build and supply four, fully electric, passenger car ferries for BC Ferries. These will be used for short-range services in the coastal waters of the Canadian province of British Columbia (BC). This order will take the total number… Read More
In partnership with the City of Newport News, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District has set a date to begin dredging the Deep Creek Navigation Channel. Dredging is expected to begin in the entrance channel Feb. 15 and start making way to the harbor. The work is set to be completed by mid-June…. Read More
A long-awaited project to restore the beaches along Solana Beach and Encinitas’ coastline has officially started. It is called the Solana Beach and Encinitas Coastal Storm Damage and Reduction & Beach Replenishment project. It began on Wednesday with the closure of the Fletcher Cove parking lot, the nearby overlook — both of which have reopened —… Read More