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PITTSBURGH – The newest navigation lock on the Monongahela River is massive. It can fit nine barges and hold 20 million gallons of water, and it is now finally empty. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District pumped out so much water from the chamber that it could fill 30 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Put… Read More
The bay is one of the most popular tourists towns along Oregon’s coast. But for fishermen, the bay means their livelihood. DEPOE BAY, Ore. — Depoe Bay is known as the whale watching capital of the Oregon Coast and a project is underway by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to protect it. They want… Read More
The Hamburg Ditch 6 levee project east of the city is currently about 80 percent complete, with work expected to be completed late next month, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. U.S. Army Corps of Engineeers, Omaha, District, Public Affairs Specialist Frederick Hoyt said there were some minor delays due to issues procuring metal… Read More
Within the entire length of the Ohio River, there was only one place where rock reef extended across the river for a stretch of three miles – The Falls of the Ohio. This area of water was a low water slope, dropping around thirty feet over the three miles and made it practically impassable by… Read More
The Crab Bank Restoration project uses compatible material dredged from the Charleston Harbor Deepening Project. The project will add 32 acres to the historic shorebird habitat and is slated to complete in the next few months. Video by Adam Boozer Source
A tentative plan developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers calls for a large portion of Charleston, S.C., to be ringed by a storm-surge wall to defend the city’s downtown against future floods. The Corps estimates the cost of the entire project at $1.1 billion. Officials say the “optimized” plan is cheaper, adds more… Read More
The Omaha District’s Lower Yellowstone irrigation project in south eastern Montana is on budget and on schedule at approximately 85 percent completion. This civil works construction project began in early 2019 after the Bureau of Reclamation reached out to the District to replace an existing, outdated diversion dam. District personnel from the Missouri River Resident… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Yesterday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $10.2 million contract to Newt Marine Service out of Dubuque, Iowa, for Mooring Dolphin replacement and an $18.6 million contract to Kraemer North America out of Plain, Wisconsin, for the design-build of a straight-line mooring solution at the district’s… Read More
USACE US Army COE-Baltimore Ocean City Assateague Bypass dredging Source
CONCORD, Mass. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announced today that contractors will begin construction work Oct. 12, 2021 at Edward MacDowell Lake in Peterborough, New Hampshire, to replace drainage structures and re-pave the Wilder Street access road. The project, led by primary contractor Classic Site Solutions out of Wilbraham, Massachusetts,… Read More
NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 225th Engineer Brigade is working nonstop to fill a breached levee in Grand Isle. Grand Isle is Louisiana’s only inhabited barrier island, with a little more than 1,000 occupants. The people there are used to the damaging effects of hurricanes. On average, the town is impacted by tropical… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is in the process of updating the Lake Okeechobee regulation schedule. The Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual (LOSOM) will determine how the lake is managed and prescribes how freshwater releases are made to the Everglades and Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie estuaries. LOSOM development began in 2019 and is… Read More
MOBILE, Ala. – When Hurricane Michael devastated Panama City, Fla. and Tyndall Air Force Base in particular, it was decided to rebuild the base because it’s a strategic asset for the Air Force and the DoD to ensure air superiority. The challenge of rebuilding the base then fell to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,… Read More
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville ended the fiscal year with more than 4,100 contract actions totaling more than $1.9 billion in obligations for global stakeholders. Due to ongoing COVID-19 safety precautions, Huntsville Center completed the fiscal year virtually for the second year in a row. Despite the challenges, the… Read More
From WaterLog by Dan Ginolfi $1.5 billion for projects in states with a major disaster declared due to Hurricane Ida and Section 902 limits are waived In the Continuing Resolution passed by the Senate and House yesterday, there is additional funding for the Corps as follows: Investigations: For the initiation and/or completion of flood and storm… Read More