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Jacksonville District leads the way in ecosystem restoration, adaptive management and interagency approaches to planning and analysis. A proud member of the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force, the district leads one of the most aggressive environmental restoration programs in the world. A major component, the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), provides a framework for… Read More
Kahlotus, Wash. – Officials at Lower Monumental Lock and Dam are closing dam crossings to the public starting today in order to perform spillway maintenance. Public crossing will be closed until May 30. Normal crossing hours are once an hour, on the half-hour, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Public dam crossings… Read More
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District awarded a $8.4 million contract to Cleveland-based Great Lakes Towing on April 20 for lease of the tugboat Don Raul to serve on the Great Lakes. The boat will primarily be used on Lake Erie between Buffalo, N.Y. and Toledo, Ohio, but may… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, began building emergency temporary levees in Valley City, North Dakota, yesterday, April 24. The Corps of Engineers awarded the nearly $1.6 million contract to Strata Corporation, Grand Forks, North Dakota, to protect low-lying areas within Valley City from flooding following the recent… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has begun preparing for the hurricane season in the Southeast with an extensive schedule of training and safety exercises throughout Georgia. The official Atlantic Ocean hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30 with the peak threat period occurring between mid-August and October…. Read More
SACRAMENTO, California — Two Sacramento area projects were recognized for their excellence during an awards dinner as part of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Region 9 and San Francisco Section’s annual infrastructure symposium April 22 in San Francisco. The Sacramento District took home two prizes amongst 21 categories of California projects including 2021… Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Regulatory Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District is refining its process to emphasize review of Department of the Army (DA) permit applications and requests associated with pending DA permit applications beginning April 22, 2022. As of today, requests not associated with a DA permit application, including standalone… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District will temporarily close Columbia Lock and Dam (L&D) at Mile 117 to navigation on the Ouachita/Black rivers from May 9-17. During this time, district personnel will repair hydraulic lines that services the lock chamber miter gates and tainter valves. Repairs will require the… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is closely monitoring conditions in the Sheyenne River Basin and at Baldhill Dam, located near Valley City, North Dakota, in the wake of the recent winter storm, rain events and forecasted rain. Snowmelt from the historic, late-winter storm along with rain is forecasted… Read More
CONCORD, Mass. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District recently released its online recreation brochure highlighting recreational opportunities at USACE projects, the Cape Cod Canal, and federal flood risk management reservoirs throughout New England. The brochure, entitled “Recreational Opportunities at Federal Flood Risk Management Reservoirs and the Cape Cod Canal 2022,” is… Read More
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded a contract for site preparation on a 1.1-mile segment of the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project. This contract will support the construction of about 17.5 miles of levees that will provide 100-year level risk… Read More
OCEANSIDE, Calif. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District began its annual dredging of the Oceanside Harbor inlet starting April 19. Manson Construction Company of Seattle is dredging the channel to its authorized federal depth of 20 feet. Dredging is expected to be completed prior to Memorial Day weekend. About 250,000 cubic yards… Read More
PHILADELPHIA — PHILADELPHIA (April 19, 2022) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District announced repair work on the Chesapeake City Bridge in Cecil County, Maryland will begin in April 2022 and require periodic single-lane closures over a period of several months. Work includes repairs of the bridge superstructure steel, painting of the main span, and expansion joints. Single lane… Read More
PORTLAND, Ore. — Army planners and Columbia River sponsor ports are hosting five virtual information sessions April 26-28 to update the public on their 20-year plan for managing dredged material from the Lower Columbia River. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) policy requires all federally maintained navigation projects demonstrate there is sufficient dredged material placement capacity… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ dredge Merritt began work on Tuesday to clear critical shoaling in Sloop Channel, just outside the N.C. Ferry Division’s Ocracoke-South Dock Terminal. The shoaling and high wind conditions were the primary factors in schedule disruptions and cancellations on the ferry route over the past weekend. “Getting this urgent dredging operation underway… Read More