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Boston (April 16, 2022) – This Wednesday, April 13th, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) held a meeting to discuss the Cape Cod Bridges Replacement Project with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MA DOT) and other local, county and state officials. During the meeting, the Federal Delegation reviewed billions of dollars… Read More
Alternative project evaluation to compensate for environmental impacts associated with the construction of WSLP Project. NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District re-released the “Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement to West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Risk Reduction Study, Draft Mitigation Plan Update” for public review and comment. Outdated information was discovered… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District will reduce releases from Lake Okeechobee to the Caloosahatchee beginning Saturday, April 16 in an effort to support the ecology of the estuary and Lake Okeechobee, slightly slow the recession of the lake, and sustain beneficial conditions through the remainder of the dry season. The releases… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 14, 2022) – The Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has begun dredging operations in sections of the Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) in St. Johns County, Florida, within the Palm Valley North Reach. An Operation and Maintenance (O&M) dredging contract is under way which will address problematic shoaling occurring within this reach… Read More
WINCHESTER, Va. — The Transatlantic Middle East District (CETAM) awarded the Navy P974 Electrical Systems Upgrade contract March 24 to Contrack Watts Inc. for $34,030,929.00. This project constructs services to support operational requirements at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain by providing a more resilient medium-voltage distribution system. USACE is supporting the U.S. Navy with Facilities… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District awarded a $3.85 million contract to Illinois-based Great Lakes Dock and Materials, L.L.C. on March 31 for repairs to the Rochester Harbor East Pier in Rochester, New York. Repairs will ensure the pier, along with its adjacent federal navigation channel, continue to provide safe passage and… Read More
BEAUFORT — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has federal funding this year to dredge around Beaufort Harbor, but town commissioners are concerned once a year isn’t enough anymore. The board of commissioners met Monday for its regular meeting at the Beaufort Train Depot and online via Facebook streaming video. During the meeting, USACE representatives… Read More
State transportation officials say that shoaling in the channel navigated by the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route is critical and limiting travel just as the busier spring schedule begins. The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division said Monday that the number of scheduled runs increases Tuesday from 18 to 26 daily departures from each side. The schedule… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan (IN-1), and Portage Mayor Sue Lynch will hold a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of a sewer rehabilitation project: WHEN: Monday, April 18, 2022 WHERE: Corner of Central Avenue and Swanson Road, Portage, IN TIME: 1:30 p.m. The project will reduce excess flow in… Read More
The San Francisco District Flood Risk Management Program is partnering with experts, external agency staff, academics and other practitioners with a story to tell to help its personnel and others learn how to integrate equity and environmental justice into their work affecting historically marginalized or overburdened communities. “In our district Flood Risk Management Program, we are… Read More
EDMONTON, Alberta and NEW YORK, April 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TSX, NYSE:STN Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has been awarded a five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity multiple award task order contract with a capacity of US$18 million by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Alaska District to provide architecture and… Read More
MOBILE, Ala. – When feasible, dredged material can be used as a resource rather than treated as a waste product. Beneficial uses can include habitat creation and restoration, beach nourishment, landfill cover, and land site remediation. “Beneficial use of dredge material provides a sustainable solution to managing the Federal Navigation Channels,” said Herbert M. Bullock,… Read More
CANYON LAKE, Texas –U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials at Canyon Lake will close the dam service road for herbicide application beginning on April 19. An agency contractor will spray the rip rap and the downstream embankment for woody plants and other unwanted vegetation. The dam service road is expected to be closed for two… Read More
OGDENSBURG — The Army Corps of Engineers has withdrawn a $10 million funding commitment for a project that would have dredged the Port of Ogdensburg. The Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority Board of Directors made the announcement during its Thursday full board meeting, during which the board passed a resolution acknowledging the funding withdrawal. The… Read More
RIVERDALE, N.D. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District announced that based on current runoff conditions in the Missouri River Basin, including the lack of plains snowpack, below-average mountain snowpack, and dry upper basin conditions, it has moved forward with plans to facilitate access to Lake Sakakawea. District personnel began working last year… Read More