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Officials announced recently that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is receiving $8 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding help to make navigational efficiency improvements to Port of Long Beach. Last October, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed a Chief’s Report showing deepening and widening channels in the harbor would lead to air pollution… Read More
SOUTHEASTERN N.C — The Cape Fear region’s beaches, waterways and inlets will receive millions of extra dollars from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for ongoing and future projects. From $22.81 billion in supplemental funds received from Congress, the Wilmington District was allocated $95.8 million last fall. USACE reviewed requests from seven divisions and… Read More
Port Houston Commission Chairman Ric Campo noted that “with this funding, we are one step closer to building a better port for the next generation of Texans and Americans.” Houston is the only port in Texas to receive construction funding in the USACE investment plan and will allow the terminal and Usace to keep the… Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 28, 2022) – The value of keeping navigation locks on the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers in ship shape multiplies when counting the large number of commodities that are delivered via the Inland Waterway System to communities throughout the region and nation. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District operates and maintains… Read More
PITTSBURGH – When the rivers around Pittsburgh begin to freeze, a committee of experts assembles to respond. Think of them as the “Avengers™ on Ice”, except instead of forming a musical about defeating intergalactic foes, the group strategizes how to overcome the impact ice can have on navigation. Ice blockages at locks and dams… Read More
Millions in federal cash will fund Raritan River dredging, a Cheesequake Creek jetty rehab and Highlands flood control on the bayfront. OLD BRIDGE, NJ — Last Thursday, Rep. Frank Pallone announced this area will get a massive influx of federal cash to pay for dredging and flood prevention along the Raritan River and Raritan Bay,… Read More
The following article, “Restoring a Missouri River Basin Levee,” was originally published in the July-August 2021 issue of The Military Engineer, Vol. 113, No. 734. Reprinted with permission of the Society of American Military Engineers. In March 2019, a “bomb cyclone” hit northeastern Nebraska and southeastern South Dakota, bringing an assault of snow and heavy… Read More
Pomme de Terre Lake received $85,000 and Stockton Lake received $2.1 million in supplemental funding to repair recreation areas damaged in the 2019 flood event that impacted areas along the Missouri River within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District. The Stockton Lake Project Office used $1.6 million of the $2.1 million to… Read More
Thirty years ago, Keith Wozniak, biologist, began his government career at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District’s Regulatory Functions Branch conducting permit application reviews, and compliance and enforcement actions. This month, he retired from the district as the chief of the Regulatory Branch. “It was a rewarding, challenging and sometimes frustrating career,” he… Read More
SAVANNAH, GA. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District hosted USACE Headquarters Command Sgt. Maj. Patrickson Toussaint and USACE South Atlantic Division Command Sgt. Maj. Chad Blansett during a week-long tour of the SAS area of responsibility Jan. 24-28. During their visit, the command sergeants major met with district leaders and employees to… Read More
Lucy Soto, Jacksonville District’s Equal Employment Opportunity Officer, is wrapping up her more than 36-year career this week while looking forward to her retirement. “I am most excited about the opportunity retirement offers me to spend quality time with my elderly parents and give back to the community through the church I attend and other… Read More
Western Alaska is finally set to get a long-sought piece of infrastructure that proponents say will not only benefit the region’s economy, but also emergency preparedness and response and even national security. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District officials announced a $250 million allocation for the first phase of work to expand Nome’s port… Read More
The USACE has released on January 25 a contract opportunity to begin the process for solicitation of a new Medium Class Hopper Dredge (MCHD) that will replace the McFarland. The new dredge will operate out of the Philadelphia district. The released notice is a solicitation seeking comments from the industry with the purpose of assisting… Read More
ESSEX — The Essex River, a federally-managed waterway, will be dredged for the first time in about 35 years. The federal government will spend $4.4 million to do the job. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, announced Friday that Congress approved $273 million in funding for “projects and studies throughout New England,”… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, received $5.3 million to continue work on the Arcadia, Wisconsin, flood risk management project in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Plan released today. This project is intended to provide flood risk management for the central business district of Arcadia. It includes… Read More