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Dredging in the Swinomish Channel will begin Sept. 9 and continue until mid-February, says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Last dredged in 2018, the 11-mile long, 100-feet wide, 12-feet deep federal navigation channel is dredged every four to six years because “navigation through the channel is essential for commerce in the area,” said Sara… Read More
NEWARK, NJ – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, is pleased to announce the awarding of the contract for the Minish Park Project Reach 1, also known as the Joseph G. Minish Passaic River Waterfront Park and Historic Area, located in Newark, New Jersey. The contract, valued at $13,416,051.00, was awarded to… Read More
Today, Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Commanding General and 55th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, signed the Chief’s Report for the Miami-Dade Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) Feasibility Study, propelling the study to the next phase of Congressional authorization and funding. The Miami-Dade Back Bay CSRM Feasibility Study… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – Researchers from seven U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Districts have been selected for the 2024 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U). Jake Edwards, a Biologist with the USACE Jacksonville District, has been chosen as a participant for this detail program, now in its ninth year. ERDC-U Program Lead Antisa… Read More
The Albany Field Office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ New York District ─ located in Troy, New York, on the Hudson River 150 miles north of New York City ─ recently took delivery of a new 45’ x 15’ tow boat that will significantly improve operations and maintenance activities and remove hazards to… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, in partnership with the Kaskaskia Regional Port District, is seeking public input on a new navigation improvement project aimed at enhancing the efficiency of Terminal 2 at the Kaskaskia Regional Port District. This project, authorized under the Corps’ Continuing Authorities Program, proposes to dredge the river… Read More
Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Washington, was awarded an $11,079,650 firm-fixed-price contract to furnish a hopper dredge for removal and satisfactory disposal of shoal material. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Venice, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2025. Fiscal 2024 civil operation and maintenance… Read More
Norfolk Dredging Co., Chesapeake, Virginia, was awarded a $19,045,750 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in Southport and Wilmington, North Carolina, with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2025. Fiscal 2024 civil operation and maintenance funds and operation and maintenance, Army funds… Read More
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Commanding General and 55th Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon has signed a Chief’s Report recommending the Hatchie–Loosahatchie Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Study to Congress for authorization. “Achieving this milestone for the Hatchie-Loosahatchie Ecosystem Restoration Study is historic for Memphis and the Lower Mississippi,” U.S. Army… Read More
Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/49182 Report Number: ERDC/TN RSM-24-1 Title: Application of Existing Tools to Systematically Identify Nearshore Placement Sites for Beneficial Use of Navigation Sediments in Lake Michigan By Jennifer A. Miller, Doug R. Krafft, Sean P. McGill, Kaitlyn E. McClain, Cara Pattullo, Brian C. McFall, Joseph P. Miller, James P. Selegean, Jonathan M. Waddell,… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District, has published the final General Reevaluation Report and Environmental Impact Statement (GRR/EIS) for the Tampa Harbor Navigation Improvement Study in Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties, Florida. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the GRR/EIS and related documents will be available for public review period… Read More
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON – Although the project development team was thousands of miles from home, the scenery felt strangely familiar. The peaks and glaciers of their daily lives in Alaska had been replaced with similar features in the central European nation of Switzerland, where staff from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District… Read More
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Commanding General and 55th Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon has signed a Chief’s Report recommending the Hatchie–Loosahatchie Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Study to Congress for authorization. “Achieving this milestone for the Hatchie-Loosahatchie Ecosystem Restoration Study is historic for Memphis and the Lower Mississippi,” U.S…. Read More
USAG Humphreys, Republic of Korea – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) –Far East District (FED) held a change of command ceremony on August 21, 2024, during which Col. Heather A. Levy relinquished command to Col. Jeremiah J. Willis. Brig. Gen. Joseph C. “Clete” Goetz II, USACE Pacific Ocean Division commander, presided over the… Read More
Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, Louisiana, was awarded a $58,252,000 firm-fixed-price contract for dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Houston, Texas, with an estimated completion date of June 23, 2025. Fiscal 2024 civil construction funds in the amount of $58,252,000 were obligated at the time of the… Read More