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KUTTAWA, Ky. (May 20, 2021) – The Barkley Powerplant is transforming its switchyard with the delivery of two 90-ton transformers Wednesday via a barge on the Cumberland River. The special payload completes a very long journey from factory in Lubliniec, Poland, where they were manufactured by EthosEnergy. The transformers were shipped across the Atlantic Ocean… Read More
From my office building in downtown Portland, I have a beautiful view of a national treasure: the Willamette River. I am reminded of how fortunate our nation is to have such a tremendous natural resource and how we have used it over the decades. I think of a resource that supports yet can threaten life… Read More
LOS ANGELES – Amid dense vegetation and boulders at the foot of the Santa Fe Dam Spillway, the Operations Division with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District is clearing tons of litter and debris from a homeless encampment in Irwindale, California. The use of the Corps’ project lands for homeless encampments is… Read More
One of the Memphis District’s major mission areas includes flood risk management. Throughout its history, the Lower Mississippi River Flood Plain has been besieged by floodwaters. The Memphis District proudly serves as the first line of defense for the entire lower Valley. In support of this mission, the Memphis District regularly plans and executes projects… Read More
For researchers at the U.S. Army Research and Development Center (ERDC), long-term strategic partnerships with industry and academia are essential in executing ERDC’s mission in support of Army modernization and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works, as well as the needs of other sponsors and stakeholders. One of those longstanding partnerships is with the… Read More
The new Dredging Information System (DIS) public website is now available. The DIS website will have the latest information regarding upcoming dredging projects, the USACE dredging schedule, and the USACE 5-year schedule. This website can be accessed at https://dredging.usace.army.mil/lpwb/f?p=116. Source
Three construction companies were tapped by the U.S. Army to compete for individual orders of architect-engineer vertical design services under a five-year, $45 million firm-fixed-price contract. The Department of Defense said Monday the Army Corps of Engineers held an online solicitation for the contract and selected Jacobs (NYSE: J), Huitt-Zollars & Michael Baker joint venture… Read More
Erosion at Snow’s Cut isn’t a new issue. “It’s been going on since 1929,” said Tara Duckworth, parks director for New Hanover County. That’s when work began to create a navigation channel between the Cape Fear River and Myrtle Grove Sound. Duckworth said she’s been a part of ongoing conversations about the area for more than 10 years, as… Read More
WHO: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District WHAT: The Pittsburgh District will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony and an open house at the East Branch Clarion River Lake to mark the completion of the cutoff wall construction and dam repairs that began in 2014. The event also marks the district’s plans to return normal… Read More
HAMILTON – The Hamilton boat ramp, at the end of Raimi Drive, will be temporarily closed for dredging work by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. According to Monroe County Road Manager Daniel Williams, dredging work was scheduled to begin May 17. The boat ramp could potentially be closed for five days. Source
ST. JOSEPH. Mich. — The U-S Army Corps of Engineers is providing funds to help dredge the St. Joseph Harbor. The harbor is not only essential to water travel but it might also affect road travel, soon. Officials weren’t originally going to dredge the river this year but low lake levels are stopping freighters carrying… Read More
The U.S. Army has awarded a five-year, $90 million firm-fixed-price contract under which Benaka, H.V. Collins, J&J Contractors, P&S Construction, Structural Associates Inc. and Tantara Associates will compete for individual order of general construction work in Massachusetts. Each order will determine specific work location, which is within the New England District of the Army Corps… Read More
You might as well forget the term “shared adversity.” The Army Corps of Engineers is adopting a new strategy with the next Lake Okeechobee Regulation Schedule that should be termed “redistribution of adversity to the Caloosahatchee” instead. The new Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual or LOSOM, will determine when and how much water is released… Read More
By The Chronicle staff Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, on Friday sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers asking that the position of the retiring Southwest Washington section chief be filled. With the upcoming retirement of Bob Thomas, Herrera Beutler wrote that a replacement is needed to continue working on issues… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announces additional reopenings starting May 14, 2021, at Corps-managed recreation areas along the Okeechobee Waterway that were closed in March 2020 to protect against the further spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). W.P. Franklin North The campground gate will be open to the public from sunrise to… Read More