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PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh District added horizontal safety buoys to two locks and dams locations, one on the Ohio and one on the Allegheny River, to increase visibility and warn boaters away from the dams. “The last thing we want is to have any type of casualty or fatality out here. We’re doing it because… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District and its contractor Michigan-based Great Lakes Dock & Materials, L.L.C have completed the repair work to the east breakwater in Great Sodus Harbor, located in Sodus Bay, Village of Sodus Point, Wayne County, NY. Work was completed May 19th, of the $3.86 million contract which covers repairs… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, is helping to revitalize a former industrial area along the Lower Passaic River in the downtown area of Newark, N.J. In partnership with New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the City of Newark, the construction of Joseph G. Minish Park will reduce riverbank erosion and… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District recognized exceptional service during annual Engineers Day Awards Ceremony held at district headquarters in Vicksburg, Mississippi, June 10. Employees were recognized with a variety of honorary individual and team awards. The hybrid ceremony afforded those working remotely the ability to participate in the… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting an open house June 22, from 5:30 – 8 p.m., to gather the public’s input on its Mississippi River dredged material management plans near Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. The event will be held at the Prairie du Chien City Hall,… Read More
CONCORD, Mass. — With the release of the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Civil Works program on May 28, 2021, the New England District received vital funding for continued operations and maintenance of projects and programs for the next fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2021.The… Read More
Col. Jonathan S. Stover will assume command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, during a 1 p.m. Change of Command ceremony June 9 at the Fort Worth Convention Center. Colonel Kenneth N Reed, courtesy photo Stover takes over the district from Col. Kenneth N. Reed, who assumed command in July 2018…. Read More
COVINGTON, Va. – The Norfolk District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is hosting a virtual stakeholders public meeting on June 15 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. to learn more about the Gathright Dam and the upcoming scheduled pulse releases. Members of the public are encouraged to attend and ask questions. The virtual meeting… Read More
The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1through November 30, is expected to be “above-average” according to the latest forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The agency predicts between 13 and 20 named storms in the 2021 season in the Atlantic, with six to 10 becoming hurricanes, with top winds of… Read More
It is unclear when the Laurel River Lake Spillway Beach will reopen to the public. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announced Friday the immediate closure of Spillway Beach due to E.coli detected in the water. High water levels and geese are suspected to be the cause, according to an announcement by the… Read More
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Fred Upton is calling on key committee leaders in Congress to support President Joe Biden’s proposed budget request to fund the dredging of Holland Harbor and others in Michigan. Upton, R-St. Joseph, sent a letter June 4 to the leaders on the House Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies… Read More
The Corps of Engineers is asking the Southern Illinois District Court to dismiss a request for summary judgment in a lawsuit filed by several environmentalist groups. The groups claim that Corps practices in promoting navigation in a 195-mile stretch of the Mississippi River between St. Louis, Mo., and Cairo, Ill., contribute to flooding and environmental… Read More
San Rafael Creek could be dredged — at least in part — next summer. The Biden administration’s proposed budget sets aside $6.75 million for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin working on the $13 million project. The budget must be approved by congressional committees and is expected to be finalized in October, according… Read More
RESTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Janus Global Operations, a Caliburn International company, has been awarded one of nine contracts under the Multiple Award Military Munitions Services contract through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District. The multiple award task order will have a shared capacity of $240 Million. Under MAMMS III, Janus Global Operations teams will help… Read More
Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chicago District, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan (IN-1), and Hobart Mayor Brian Snedecor marked the end of a sanitary sewer infrastructure improvement project in Hobart, Indiana. “Thank you to Mayor Snedecor and his incredible team with the City of Hobart and all of the leaders at the Army Corps… Read More