Last week, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works announced the work plans for two recently enacted laws — the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; and the 2022 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act– which will provide the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with an additional $328 million for fiscal… Read More
The Suffolk Department of Public Works announced Tuesday that the dredging of Bennett’s Creek was completed this January. The operation took 11 days to complete, with 14,881 cubic yards of dredged material removed and deposited at Craney Island. A 3,350-foot channel was dredged to a depth of 8 feet. The work was completed by the… Read More
It is still a time of “firsts” for women breaking through glass ceilings. During a recent Port of Long Beach Women’s Leadership Circle, two female Army engineer commanders discussed how they were able to achieve those goals, while also balancing their military careers and family life. Col. Antoinette Gant, commander of the U.S. Army Corps… Read More
Following the January 19 release of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s distribution plan per the Biden administration’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)’s 60-day enactment requirement, the American Great Lakes Ports Association (AGLPA) announced that the plan will fully fund the remainder of the Soo Lock project. The legislation, which was signed into law… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss.— The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Information Technology Lab (ITL) held a ribbon cutting for two new, state-of-the-art Supercomputing Research Center (SRC) facilities in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on Thursday, January 20, 2021. The Supercomputing Research Center (SRC) provides world-class high-performance computing (HPC) to help the Department of Defense (DoD) solve its most challenging and complex problems…. Read More
SALEM — A nearly $3 million effort to dredge Salem Harbor will help usher in a transformation of the city’s port. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently announced a $14 billion wave of funding for projects tailored “to strengthen port and waterway supply chains and bolster climate resilience.” That includes more than $20 million… Read More
CONCORD, Mass. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District will receive more than $273 million in additional funding for projects and studies throughout New England as a result of two recently enacted laws — the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the 2022 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act. On Jan. 19, 2022,… Read More
BOSTON — Several communities north of Boston will be receiving a windfall of federal money this year to dredge local rivers and coastal waterways. On Friday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it will send $20.8 million to Massachusetts in the current fiscal year to strengthen port and waterway supply chains and bolster climate… Read More
Wolf Creek Dam is in line for some major upgrades as part of the Fiscal Year 2022 Work Plan that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced last week. The Corps’s Nashville District has set aside nearly $689 million in total for Kentucky projects this year through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act… Read More
MILFORD — Milford will receive a $5 million federal grant to dredge the Milford Harbor, which has not been done since 1988. Mayor Ben Blake was joined by U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal Tuesday at Lisman Landing for the announcement of the funding the dredging work, which will be done by… Read More
2021-00650-46 Expiration date: 2/19/2022 The applicant, Brigantine Marina and Paddle Club, proposes to conduct mechanical dredging, bulkhead reconstruction, boardwalk construction, and pier reconstruction at 4401 Atlantic-Brigantine Boulevard, City of Brigantine, Atlantic County, New Jersey. More details are available in the “Public Notice & Plan Details” document. Comments are requested by Feb. 19, 2022. Public Notice… Read More
In October 2018, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, in partnership with the non-federal sponsor, Walla Walla County, began a General Investigation (GI) study on the Mill Creek Flood Control Project. The purpose of the study was to address the risks Mill Creek presents to the community of Walla Walla, Washington, and… Read More
Congressional transportation policymakers recently announced plans to kick off consideration of legislation aimed at improving the country’s transportation waterways. An update of the Water Resources Development Act, or WRDA, would pave the way for the approval of billions of dollars for programs centered on flood protection, port dredging and environmental protection. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.),… Read More
(AP) – The Biden administration on Wednesday announced the release of $14 billion to the Army Corps of Engineers to fund 500 projects, with a focus on easing supply chain problems and addressing climate change. The spending stems largely from President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure deal, and the administration is trying to show how… Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 20, 2022) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operates locks across 14 dam projects crisscrossing the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers and their reservoirs. The Tennessee River flows for 652 miles, with locks providing safe passage for barges and other commercial vessels from Knoxville, Tennessee to the Ohio River at Paducah, Kentucky…. Read More