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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
DETROIT- With warm weather approaching, many will spend summer in or around the water. As Great Lakes stewards, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reminds visitors and residents the importance of practicing safe, sensible and thoughtful activities. Great Lakes water levels are below last year’s record levels but will continue rising before peaking in the… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Valley Division, recently selected Woodbury, Minn. resident and St. Paul District security technician, Robert Altmann for its 2020 Lt. Col. Ronald C. Francis Best Antiterrorism Program Manager Award and its 2020 Antiterrorism Honor Roll. Altmann was nominated for his work on the St. Paul District antiterrorism program during… Read More
COVINGTON, Va – The Norfolk District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) conducted a semi-annual inspection of the Gathright Dam on May 10-14 as part of the District’s comprehensive dam safety program ahead of yearly pulse releases scheduled to begin in June. The inspection team, which consisted of geotechnical, structural, mechanical and electrical engineers from… Read More
After taking a helicopter trip over the algae-spattered Lake Okeechobee Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis made it clear how he thinks the federal government should manage it. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers should keep Lake O’s level lower in the dry winter season to reduce harmful discharges that can carry toxic algae to coastal estuaries, DeSantis said from Jonathan… Read More
“The Memphis District is responsible for maintaining a safe and dependable Mississippi River navigation channel to a minimum of 9 feet deep and 300 feet wide at all times and at all river stages,” Project Manager Mark Mazzone said. That’s why projects like this, the Mississippi River Channel Improvement Stone Repairs Task Order – Forked… Read More
CONNEAUT — The Army Corps of Engineers has announced that Conneaut’s harbor will not be dredged this year, because there is no place to dump the material, according to a press release from the Corps of Engineers. The Corps of Engineers handles dredging in eight Ohio ports. Conneaut is one of three Ohio ports that… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District has awarded a $7.8 million contract to Ryba Marine Construction Co. for the repair of 750 feet of the north end of the Buffalo North Breakwater using rubble mound repair to the lakeside of the structure, with construction to start by mid-summer. The approximately 2,200 foot Buffalo… Read More
If one were to stand along the banks of the Mississippi River for just an hour or so, they would see how valuable that reliable navigation is to our nation’s economy. Barges of grain, lumber, coal, soybeans and other commodities float by all day pushed by towboats. An 88-year-old floating dustpan dredge the size of… Read More
The challenges and complexities of any Mega-Project are great, and the Next NGA West – known as N2W – project is no different. From the beginning of this military construction program for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USACE’s leadership wanted to attract a diverse and talented group of professionals. Leadership knew they needed flexibility to attract… Read More