In March, Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, Chief of Engineers for the U.S. Army and 54th Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was getting ready for a well-deserved retirement after having served in the high-profile position since 2016. Then the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic came into focus. “I was going to… Read More
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand are calling on the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers to direct available funding toward an emergency dredging of Barcelona Harbor in the town of Westfield. Citing recent storms that have washed sediment over the break wall, the channel has increasingly shallowed. Schumer and… Read More
Rochester, N.Y. – Repairs on Rochester’s Summerville Pier are expected to resume this month. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says repairs to pier lighting and the concrete cap should be completed by next month. The agency is using funds that are currently available to repair about 600 feet of the Rochester Harbor east pier…. Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District has begun 24-hour surveillance of flood control structures at Arkabutla Lake due to high water. High water levels have also closed the following roads and areas at the lake: the dam road; Baker Road; Highway 51 Landing; Highway 51 East Access; Dietchman’s Road Access;… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. — Making its way through the murky waters and swift current of the Mississippi River at the Vicksburg riverfront, the Research Vessel Martin looks like any other U.S. Army Corps of Engineers survey boat. However, there is one major difference. The inland survey vessel has been converted into a semi-autonomous craft, making it… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $67 million contract to Industrial Builders Incorporated of West Fargo, North Dakota, to complete the Interstate 29 grade raise portion of the Fargo, North Dakota / Moorhead, Minnesota, Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, April 9. This project consists of a grade raise of… Read More
Boaters may use the shoreline on the left side of the boat ramp to load and offload safely. From the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce: April 7, 2021 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will temporarily close the courtesy dock adjacent to the boat ramp at the W.P Franklin Lock and Dam… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (CBS12) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will stop advance releases starting Saturday that it has been making under the Lake Okeechobee Regulation Schedule Harmful Algal Bloom deviation. Releases to the Caloosahatchee will be reduced to 1,000 cubic feet per second as measured at the W.P. Franklin Lock and Dam… Read More
East Pasadena consulting and engineering provider Tetra Tech Inc. has been awarded a $49- million, multiple-award, architecture and engineering services contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District. Under the five-year contract, Tetra Tech will provide environmental services for the protection and restoration of the natural environment, including designs, studies, surveys, and application… Read More
FREEPORT, TX (April 8, 2021) – Port Freeport celebrated a historic milestone on April 8, 2021 with a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project, a federal cost-shared initiative with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Distinguished guests and members of the community were present for an open-air event commemorating the commencement of… Read More
PASADENA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tetra Tech, a leading provider of high-end consulting and engineering services, announced today that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District awarded the Company a $49 million, multiple-award, architecture and engineering services contract to support facilities throughout the United States. Under this five-year contract, Tetra Tech will provide environmental services for the… Read More
The American Society of Civil Engineers 2021 infrastructure report card released in March was less than perfect for the nation’s inland navigation system. According to the report, they gave the Inland waterway infrastructure a D+. The ASCE report said the infrastructure “includes locks and dams as well as navigation channels” but added that shipping delays… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District, in partnership with the Fulton County Board of Levee Commissioners (FCBLC), is nearing completion of two maintenance projects, the Island 8 Parcel 1 Relief Well Ditch Restoration Project and the Lake No. 9 Collector Ditch Erosion Repair Project, both located along the Mississippi River Mainline Levee south… Read More
CONCORD, Mass. (April 7, 2021) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announced today upcoming temporary road closures on Netherlands Road as dredging activities continue to progress on Phase 2 of the $36.5 million Muddy River Flood Risk Management project in Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts. Temporary road closures will take place April… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is placing dredged sand on the North Reach section of Brevard County beaches. The Brevard County Shore Protection Project will put about 465,000 cubic yards of sand on the southern four miles of beach from Patrick Space Force Base to North 2nd Street in Cocoa Beach. They are presently… Read More