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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, recently hosted an enriching Engineer Week, showcasing the diverse talents and innovative spirit of its engineers. The week was packed with events that not only celebrated engineering achievements but also honored cultural heritage, reflecting the Corps’ commitment to diversity and inclusion. The Engineer Week Roundtable was… Read More
The President’s proposed budget for the Army’s Civil Works program for fiscal year 2025 was released today, March 11, 2024, and provides $280 million in federal funding to advance the Rough River Dam Safety Modification Project in Falls of Rough, Kentucky. The funds will be used to initiate Phase 2 of the project which includes… Read More
Dredging of the Muskegon Channel that is underway and expected to last until the end of June will supplement the beach at Pere Marquette. Dredging to remove about 133,000 cubic yards of sediment began on Friday, March 8, according to a press release from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Operations are expected to conclude… Read More
Callan Marine, a Galveston-based dredging contractor, has been awarded a $136 million contract by the Port of Houston to dredge segment 1C of the Houston Ship Channel Expansion, under the port’s Project 11 program. Callan will use its newly named 32-inch cutter suction dredger, General Arnold, one of the newest, largest and most environmentally friendly… Read More
The President’s Budget request for Fiscal Year 2025 includes $500 million for construction of a downstream fish passage facility at Howard A. Hanson Dam on the Green River. This U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District project will restore the biological connection to more than 100 miles of high-quality salmon spawning habitat upriver from the… Read More
The President’s Budget for fiscal year 2025 released yesterday includes more than $7.2 billion in discretionary funding for the Civil Works program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, with just over $155 million set aside for Buffalo District projects. Of great significance for the region is $101.35 million in funding for projects within the… Read More
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham announced this week that the inner harbor in Georgetown will receive $6.5 million as part of this year’s spending package. Georgetown County leaders said the money will allow the harbor to be deepened for the first time since 2008, which is when the Army Corps of Engineers announced they’d no longer dredge the… Read More
Another sign of spring along the Lakeshore is the annual dredging of Lake Michigan harbors. This is the first full week of the 2024 Detroit District season to clear commercial pathways onto the big lake, with Holland-based King Company once again handling the chores for the US Army Corps of Engineers. Crews began last Friday… Read More
The Village of Bald Head Island has announced that it is receiving $4.5 million for its beach renourishment efforts thanks to the signing of six appropriations bills over the weekend. The funds will go to the village’s 2025 Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project, which aims to dredge sand from Jay Bird Shoals and place it on… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $42.2 million contract to R.J. Zavoral & Sons, Inc. of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, yesterday, March 11, to complete the Southern Embankment Reach SE-2B portion of the Fargo, North Dakota/Moorhead, Minnesota, Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, which is also known as the FM… Read More
Fenwick Island’s long-awaited channel dredging project in the Assawoman Bay continues to move forward, with town officials preparing to take bids for the project. Dredging Committee Chair William Rymer said at the Friday, Feb. 23, town council meeting that the Town would finalize the “request for proposals,” or RFP, for the project this week and… Read More
Browns Lake will undergo a dredging project following an endorsement from state regulators on a preliminary permit submitted by the Browns Lake Sanitary District. The Browns Lake Sanitary District, known as BLSD, began discussions about dredging the popular destination spot for tourists and residents alike following years of preliminary talks. “We have been working on… Read More
COTUIT 03/07/24 Barnstable County dredge crews prepare their gear at the town dock in Cotuit ahead of dredging the Cotuit Bay entrance. The dredge material will be used for beach nourishment at the east end of Dead Neck. Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times COTUIT 03/07/24 Crews ready the Barnstable County Dredge, at left, along the Town… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District recently named Vilonia native Gabriel Knight, as the 2024 Engineer of the Year. The Engineer of the Year Award is the district’s top award given to a Department of the Army Civilian to recognize their excellence and outstanding engineering contributions to the organization’s missions. Knight’s multiple… Read More
A collaboration between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Folly Beach with hopes of repairing beaches in the area after storms created erosion is beginning within the month. The Folly Beach renourishment project was announced back in January with the price tag of $18 million to protect future coastal storm damage, dredge the Folly River… Read More