The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District awarded a total of $9.3 million in contracts to Michigan-based Walsh Service Solutions, LLC on May 13 to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channels in Conneaut and Fairport harbor this summer. Dredging of harbors like these ensures accessible depths for large vessels, the continued flow of… Read More
BALTIMORE — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, received more than $218 million in funding for numerous infrastructure improvement, dredging, and environmental projects benefiting Maryland, Pennsylvania, southern New York, and the District of Columbia, including $62 million towards Baltimore Harbor operations and maintenance and $71.9 million for the Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island project. This funding is… Read More
WILMINGTON, N.C. (May 19, 2025) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Wilmington District has awarded an $18.6 million contract to Norfolk Dredging Company for the crucial maintenance dredging of the Wilmington Harbor Inner Ocean Bar. With the inclusion of all options, the total contract value is estimated at $25.3 million. This essential project will… Read More
The Charleston District welcomed its newest Operations Division Chief, Scott Hyatt, this winter. Hyatt took the reigns from his predecessor, Scott Glass, who retired at the end of December 2024. Hyatt brings a wealth of experience and passion to his new role. With a career spanning over two decades, his journey with the Corps began… Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 19, 2025) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District has received $205 million in the fiscal year 2025 Work Plan for Army Civil Works, supporting infrastructure, navigation, flood risk management, hydropower, recreation and environmental stewardship within the Cumberland River Basin in Tennessee and Kentucky. “This significant investment empowers us to… Read More
Chicago, Ill. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District will receive a total of $255.3 million in funding under the Army Civil Works Programs. The amount covers costs for construction and operation & maintenance on projects on the FY25 work plan. The Chicago District’s area of responsibility includes water resource development in the Chicago… Read More
Army Civil Works Program FY 2025 Work Plan – Operation And Maintenance
MID-MICHIGAN – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning more than $17.5 million worth of maintenance at five harbors along the Lake Huron shore in Mid-Michigan. The dredging and repair projects are part of more than $290 million worth of harbor maintenance planned around the western Great Lakes over the summer. The Mid-Michigan projects… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that South Louisiana waterway projects will receive robust funding in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FY 2025 Army Civil Work Plan. “Maintaining our ports and waterways is an investment in our future,” said Congressman Higgins. “My office will continue to work closely with the U.S. Army… Read More
The NC Ferry Division expects the Army Corps of Engineers to arrive on May 21 to further dredge Big Foot Slough, a channel just outside Ocracoke that both Pamlico Ferry route ferries must traverse on their respective routes. Because of this, the Ferry Division is keeping in place the spring schedule until dredging can be completed and… Read More
Friday, during an interview with Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) reacted to images of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-sanctioned dumping of dredging sediment into Mobile Bay. Those images have raised red flags for environmental watchdogs and residents living along the bay shoreline. Britt voiced her commitment to ensuring the sediment was “responsibly disposed.”… Read More
After months of holdup due to environmental regulations, there is now a glimpse of hope that portions of Grand Haven’s inner harbor could still be dredged this year. According to Scott Dean, spokesman for the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, the agency is working with the United States Army Corps of Engineers… Read More
From its humble beginnings in the wake of the devastating 1949 floods that inundated Fort Worth to the support of the recovery efforts after the Hawaii and Los Angeles wildfires, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District has successfully met every mission head-on. The district was established on April 16, 1950, and called… Read More
Vicksburg, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District was scheduled to begin work on the trash rack repairs at Narrows Dam at Lake Greeson in Arkansas in mid-April but due to seasonal rainfall and unexpected changes to the design and scope, some repairs were delayed. Work is now progressing and includes… Read More
More than three dozen recreation sites across Green Country will be closed this summer. ROGERS COUNTY – The Army Corps of Engineers will close or reduce services at more than three dozen recreation areas across Green Country this summer. The Corps says they don’t have the staff to maintain all the sites, including parts of Keystone Lake,… Read More