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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded a contract for constructing the ninth reach including levee, floodwall and a gate on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project. This contract will construct approximately 1.1 miles of the 18.5-mile-long levee system that will provide 100-year level… Read More
The city of North Wildwood released new details Monday morning about when an emergency project will begin to replenish its beaches. The city announced the emergency beach nourishment dredging project is expected to begin in the next seven to 10 days and be completed by the July 4 holiday. “We’ve had some struggles, especially in the last two years,” Mayor… Read More
GALVESTON, Texas — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) allocated the first installment of federal funding toward the USACE Galveston District’s (SWG) Coastal Texas Project (CTX). The U.S. Army Civil Works Program Fiscal Year 2024 Work Plan will provide $500,000 to support the preconstruction, engineering, and design of the first segment of CTX’s Bolivar Peninsula… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers paused operations for its months-long beach renourishment project in Jacksonville Beach because of mechanical issues. A spokesperson from the Army Corps of Engineers said there is no exact date for restarting the dredging and sand placement. Beach access will be closed at 16th Avenue and at nearby entrances as needed… Read More
Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/48550 Report number: ERDC/CHL TR-24-10 Title: Site Selection and Conceptual Designs for Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Sites for Habitat Creation in the Lower Columbia River By Chanda J. Littles, David A. Trachtenbarg, Hans R. Moritz, Douglas C. Swanson, Ryan W. Woolbright, Kathryn M. Herzog, and Amy B. Borde Approved for public… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced it has allocated $500,000 to Galveston’s Coastal Barrier Project, also known as Ike Dike, a crucial project that aims to mitigate crippling flooding from catastrophic storm surges in vulnerable communities along the coastline. The first round of funding will facilitate the preconstruction engineering and design phase of… Read More
The largest union at Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works in Maine overwhelmingly approved a new three-year contract, the union said Sunday, averting another strike like the one three years ago that contributed to delays in delivering ships. The contract, which takes effect Monday, raises pay a range of 2.6% to 9.6% in the first year… Read More
While Hatteras Inlet is currently enjoying a respite from crisis mode, members of the Dare County Waterways Commission are keeping an eye on the horizon to ensure that the channels are maintained, and the agencies are prepared with permits and funding. “I’m glad to hear Sloop Channel is holding up there,” Joen Petersen, U.S. Army… Read More
In the aftermath of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in late March 2024, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers mobilized and began working with a unified team of federal, state, and local agencies with the goals of assessing the damage and, ultimately, restoring maritime navigation. The challenge has been historic as an… Read More
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/48511 Report Number: ERDC/TN DOER-24-3 Title: Rolling Prairie, Minnesota, Beneficial Use Area: A 100-Year Plan for Multiuse Land Management and Restoration Using Dredged Sediment By Chuck Theiling, Eric Hanson, Dan Adams, and Burton Suedel Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. May 2024 14 pages / 1.29 MB Source
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District will receive $5.3 million in federal funding to advance the Louisville Metro Flood Protection System Reconstruction Project. The funds, which were included as part of the Fiscal Year 2024 Work Plan for the Army Civil Works program, will be used to initiate the construction phase of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, will begin maintenance projects at the Grand Haven Government Basin and North Pier in Grand Haven, Michigan beginning Wednesday, May 22. About $1 million will be spent to replenish stone at the rubble mound revetment wall on the eastern edge of the basin, replace aging timber fenders… Read More
Visitors to Sacramento District’s Black Butte Dam and Lake in Orland, California, had the opportunity to catch more than fish and scenic lake views from April 29-May 3. On one stretch of lake, visitors also caught a glimpse of how the California Army National Guard can create a floating, mobile bridge in a matter of… Read More
The Chicago District is geared up to put an additional $27.8 million to work from the Fiscal Year 2024 Civil Works appropriations. Congress allocated a hefty $8.681 billion for the Army Civil Works Program, spreading across various crucial areas like Investigations, Construction, Operation and Maintenance, Mississippi River and Tributaries, and Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, awarded a $6.9 million contract yesterday to Southwind Construction of Evansville, Indiana, for maintenance dredging of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) federal navigation channel in the vicinity of Sawpit Creek, Nassau County, Florida. The contract calls for the dredging of approximately 550,000 cubic yards of shoaling from IWW… Read More