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Lewes and Rehoboth Canal, Del. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Philadelphia District shared an update regarding upcoming dredging along the Lewes & Rehoboth Canal in Sussex County, Delaware. USACE previously awarded a $9.6 million contract to Cottrel Contracting Corporation of Chesapeake, Va. to conduct dredging from the Route 9 Bridge south to the… Read More
Colonel Kenneth P. Rockwell assumed the duties as the deputy commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division on August 26, 2026. As deputy commander of the “Pacesetter” Division, Rockwell provides leadership and direction to five districts headquartered in Fort Worth and Galveston, Texas; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Little Rock, Arkansas; and Winchester, Virginia. Together,… Read More
By Sarah Perkel A dredging project in Broward County has been paused after environmental groups said the work may have been doing more harm to threatened staghorn coral than initially anticipated. The Corps paused authorization for Broward County’s Sand Bypass Project until an updated environmental consultation is concluded, according to Miami Waterkeeper, after it was determined the project… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District announced today a 25-year lease agreement with the Grenada County Board of Supervisors for the operation of the Dam Area Central recreation area and the Thunder Field Area at Grenada Lake, effective September 1, 2026. Under the agreement, Grenada County assumes operations and maintenance responsibilities… Read More
Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11681/50439 Report Number: ERDC/CHL MP-26-40 Title: Sand Nourishments: Review of Research and Introduction of the SOURCE Project By Jebbe van der Werf, Geert Campmans, Johan Damveld, Trang Minh Duong, Robert-Jan den Haan, Erik M. Horstman, Bas Huisman, Douglas Krafft, Wietse van de Lageweg, Bjarke Larsen, Juul Limpens, Quirijn Lodder, Maaike Maarse, Brian C…. Read More
Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11681/50438 Report Number: ERDC/CHL MP-26-39 Title: Eco-Morphodynamic Dune Response to Beach Nourishment Along the Northern Outer Banks Coast, North Carolina, USA By Elizabeth H. Davis, Christopher J. Hein, Nicholas Cohn, Julie C. Zinnert, and Emily A. Hein Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited August 2026 9 pages / 2.16 MB *Journal: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-15477-4_31 Source
By Emily Dothage ST. LOUIS — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District’s Dredge Potter returned to the water last week following routine dry dock maintenance and has begun its 2026 dredging season on the Mississippi and Illinois rivers. The vessel helps maintain the navigation channel used by commercial traffic moving through the region. River… Read More
By Ian Kayanja CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — South Carolina Ports may soon be deepening the North Charleston Terminal, allowing all container terminals to handle the largest ships at any tide, officials said. A feasibility study for the project was signed Friday with the South Carolina Ports and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Officials with the… Read More
By Stas Margaronis The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) San Francisco District and the Port of Oakland commemorated the signing of the inaugural Design Agreement for the Oakland Harbor Turning Basins Widening Project. The ceremony took place on Aug. 27 aboard the USS Potomac, the presidential yacht used by the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt…. Read More
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that the US Army Corps of Engineers is awarding a $38.3 million contract to Weeks Marine to begin a targeted sand replenishment project in Monmouth County, including sections of the towns of Monmouth Beach, Sea Bright, and Long Branch. With this funding, the Army Corps of Engineers will… Read More
By Brandon Beach OAKLAND, Calif. – Leaders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District and Port of Oakland signed a milestone design agreement Aug. 27 paving the way for construction of the Oakland Harbor Turning Basins Widening Project. The $642 million project aims to widen both the inner and outer harbor turning basins at the… Read More
NEW ORLEANS — As part of Assistant Secretary of the Army’s “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork in Action: Gulf of America Week,” a groundbreaking ceremony was held Aug. 27, 2026 to mark the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ start of construction for 31 breakwaters along Grand Isle’s shoreline. Grand Isle is Louisiana’s largest and last inhabited barrier… Read More
Absecon Island, NJ — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District announced that it has awarded a $19.695 million contract to Agate Construction Co. of Egg Harbor Township, N.J. to repair multiple ocean outfall pipes along Absecon Island. The contract calls for the repair or extension of the following outfall pipes in Atlantic City, Ventnor… Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, will soon begin maintenance dredging in the lower Charleston Harbor to ensure the federal navigation channel remains safe, reliable, and fully operational for commercial and military vessels. Dredging operations are scheduled to commence this month, with estimated completion by next fall. The Charleston District recently… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, will soon begin maintenance dredging in the lower Charleston Harbor to ensure the federal navigation channel remains safe, reliable, and fully operational for commercial and military vessels. Dredging operations are scheduled to commence this month, with estimated completion by next fall. The Charleston District recently awarded a… Read More