North Texas officials on Tuesday formally broke ground on a $223 million project to improve the Trinity River floodway in Dallas. The Army Corp of Engineers is overseeing work to raise certain sections of the levees along the river by 2 to 6 feet and reduce the slope on some portions along the 23-mile network… Read More
Freeport (Brazoria County) — The recently announced U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) fiscal year (FY) 2022 work plan includes $73,156,000 in funding for the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project (FHCIP). To date a total of $117 million has been allocated to the project for construction since receiving a “new start” designation and initial construction funding in FY 2020. “The inclusion… Read More
SOUTH HAVEN, MI — The U.S. Army Corps is shoring up eroded beaches this summer along Lake Michigan using dredged sand from harbor mouths. The Army Corps will dredge 18,000 cubic-yards of sand starting this week in St. Joseph from the St. Joseph River channel mouth. The Black River channel mouth in South Haven will… Read More
Mike Hooks LLC, Westlake, Louisiana, was awarded a $15,066,000 firm-fixed-price contract to furnish a fully crewed and equipped hydraulic pipeline cutterhead dredge. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in New Orleans, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 8, 2022. Fiscal 2019 and 2022 civil operation and… Read More
WASHINGTON —The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, along with the non- federal sponsor, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG), have published for public review and comment a draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment (EA) to determine whether the implementation of coastal storm risk management (CSRM) measures would reduce coastal flood… Read More
The City of Alamogordo is excited to announce the completion of the McKinley Channel Project, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at 1:00 pm. Lt. Col. Patrick M. Stevens, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Albuquerque District said, “I couldn’t be more pleased with the partnership between the City of Alamogordo and… Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 2, 2022) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Lake Cumberland Resource Management Office is holding two public workshops for its shoreline management plan update. The public workshops are 6 to 8:15 p.m. EDT, Monday, June 20, 2022, at Southern Middle School located at 200 Enterprise Drive, Somerset, Kentucky, 42501;… Read More
GRAPEVINE, Texas —The Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host a public meeting at 6 p.m., June 9, at The REC of Grapevine, 1175 Municipal Way, Grapevine, TX 76051 to provide information and receive public input on the Draft Grapevine Lake Master Plan and Environmental Assessment. The meeting will begin with a… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District recognized personnel excellence with its annual Engineers Day awards ceremony at district headquarters yesterday. Employees received a variety of honorary individual and team awards. The hybrid ceremony allowed field office personnel across the district’s area of responsibility to participate. Most notably, recent retiree… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. —The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District recognized recent retiree Kent Parrish at its annual Engineers Day awards ceremony on Wednesday. Parrish, who retired in December 2021, was awarded the Bronze Order of the de Fleury Medal for his inspirational leadership to USACE throughout his 38-year career. This high honor recognized… Read More
SACRAMENTO, California —With more than 200 job vacancies to fill, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will host a job fair in Sacramento June 9 to share hiring opportunities and help prospective applicants navigate the application process. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 9, 2022, at the… Read More
HERMATIGE, Mo. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Pomme de Terre Lake is responding to a toxic blue-green algae bloom with site-specific sampling and posting public health advisory signs around the lake as recommended by state health agencies. On May 31, potentially toxic blue-green algae blooms were observed from Lindley Creek Arm mile marker… Read More
WARSAW, Mo. – The public comment period for the revision of the Harry S. Truman Dam & Reservoir Master Plan has been extended to July 1, 2022. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun the process of revising the Harry S. Truman Dam & Reservoir Master Plan, which was last updated in October 1988. The… Read More
Chicago IL —Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Chicago District, the U.S. EPA’s Great Lakes National Program Office, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan (IN-1), and East Chicago Mayor Anthony Copeland marked the conclusion of the Jeorse Park Beach project. “We cannot underestimate the importance of environmental restoration actions that create an immediate improvement for… Read More
Army officials recently announced a $5.3 million contract award for dredging the Rogue River at Gold Beach. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains navigation channels along the Oregon coast and dredging is an important component of keeping the Rogue River Harbor open for recreational vessels, including jet boats, fishing guides and sport fishermen. Corps… Read More