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A stone’s throw away from downtown St. Paul, Minnesota, along a Mississippi River backwater area lies a somewhat hidden area that is brimming with construction activity this summer. Pigs Eye Lake, a 500-acre backwater lake created by the Mississippi River locks and dams, is ground zero for an environmental enhancement project that is innovating the… Read More
On October 5, the Coast Guard Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) Program awarded Birdon America Inc. of Denver, Colo., an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity firm fixed price contract with economic price adjustments for the detail design and construction of its river buoy and inland construction tenders. The initial award is worth $28.49 million. The contract includes options for the construction… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, seeks public input for updating the Libby Dam Master Plan which guides land management and development of recreational, natural and cultural resources associated with the dam. An open house is scheduled for October 18, 2022, from 4-6 p.m. Mountain Time, where attendees will receive information about the… Read More
The Coast Guard has awarded Denver-based Birdon America, Inc. a subsidiary of Australia’s Birdon Pty Ltd, a contract for the detail design and construction of its Waterways Commerce Cutters (WCC) program’s river buoy and inland construction tenders. The initial award is worth $28.49 million. The contract includes options for the construction of a total of 16… Read More
USACE Galveston District Commander Rhett Blackmon Tours the Lorraine Hooks On October 3 at Southwest Shipyard in Galveston, Texas, the Mike Hooks, LLC family and members of its leadership team had the esteemed honor of giving USACE Galveston District Commander Colonel Rhett Blackmon and his navigation leaders a full hands-on tour of its state-of-the-art vessel… Read More
By Judith Powers The Corps dustpan Dredge Hurley has removed shoaling from the Mississippi River that had shut down navigation in the river. Scores of towboats and barges moving in both directions had been halted and were moored along the riverbanks. On Friday, September 30, the U.S. Coast Guard closed the Lower Mississippi River to… Read More
San Rafael approved a $3.46 million project complementing the effort to dredge San Rafael Creek for the first time in 20 years. The City Council voted 3-0 this week to approve a contract with the Dutra Group to complete dredging of private harbors and marinas of the creek’s inner channel. The San Rafael-based marine construction… Read More
Map shows the Two-Mile federal navigation channel and placement area, along the Apalachicola coastline MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District and non-Federal partner Franklin County, Florida will begin the $6 million dredging of two federal navigation channels, Eastpoint and Two Mile, in Apalachicola, Florida, Oct. 17. The dredge contractor is… Read More
Ocean Ships, Inc. of Houston, Texas, (N3220517C3100) is awarded an $8,172,595 modification under a previously awarded firm fixed-price contract to fund the six-month option period for the operation and maintenance of six Oceanographic Survey ships (T-AGS) and Navigation Test Support ship USNS Waters (T-AGS 45). The previously awarded contract includes a 12-month firm period of… Read More
Today, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works announced additional U.S. Army Corps of Engineers studies, projects, and programs funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. These actions will invest almost $800 million to address urgent issues facing Americans, including supply chain resilience, flood mitigation, and coastal storm damage protection…. Read More
The federal government wants to build a massive system of storm surge gates and seawalls to protect the New York harbor region from flooding and has put forth a much-delayed plan that would remake coastal areas from upper Manhattan down to Jamaica Bay. The Army Corps estimates construction on the $52 billion project would begin… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been tasked by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist eligible homeowners with temporary roof repairs. The Operation Blue Roof program will begin on Oct. 3 to provide a temporary blue covering with fiber-reinforced sheeting to help reduce further damage to property until permanent repairs can be… Read More
President Biden appointed the newest commissioner to the Mississippi River Commission (MRC), Sept. 28. He is the first African American civilian member appointed to the MRC in its 143-year history. Dr. Robert Miller is a professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering and assistant director of the Watershed Flood Center at the University… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, announces the second contract award for the major coastal-storm risk management project known as the Fire Island to Montauk Point (FIMP) Project. The $24,498,050 contract was awarded to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company LLC, of Houston, TX. This contract will hydraulically dredge more than… Read More
The City of Rye will proceed with the dredging of Milton Harbor in two stages at a cost of over $5 million. In a departure from the original plan, the dredge will now take place over two years versus one – the Milton Harbor channel will be dredged this year and the boat basin will… Read More