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By Olivia Tempest Ferrovial, a global infrastructure company, has been awarded a $1.08 billion contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to expand and upgrade a section of the Río Piedras channel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The contract is Ferrovial’s second with USACE under the broader Puerto Nuevo flood control program. The project will widen the waterway… Read More
By Shawn Davis LOS ANGELES — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Commander Col. Andrew Baker hosted his farewell town hall and the district’s Second Quarter Awards Ceremony June 3 at the LA District headquarters building in downtown LA. “It’s hard to believe it’s been three years,” Baker said. “It’s been a crazy, very… Read More
By Bill Barlow A third summertime beach replenishment project is expected this year, with the award of a $15.8 million contract to add sand to beaches in Avalon and Stone Harbor. The Philadelphia District of the Army Corps of Engineers announced the contract with Norfolk Dredging Co. on Friday, June 5, with the project to… Read More
By Louis Velasco Saltwater fills the coastal air among the small towns dotting Washington state’s Grays Harbor, located southwest of the Olympic Mountains. The low, steady rumble of motor vessels transiting the harbor is commonplace. For Jacqui Bergner, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers aquatic biologist, the sound meant work, home, relaxing and more work…. Read More
By Kristina Thacker A project aimed at protecting beachfront infrastructure along the Grand Strand is scheduled to be completed by August. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the Grand Strand Renourishment project in Myrtle Beach is back underway. Work resumed on May 29 and is anticipated to wrap up by early July. Then, crews will… Read More
By Rebekah F. Ward The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is scrapping a plan to dump much of the sludge it dredges up from the Houston Ship Channel onto sites near the historically Black Pleasantville neighborhood, opting instead to deposit the waste offshore, according to a letter Port Houston sent local officials this week. The letter, dated June 2,… Read More
By Eric Conklin | NJ.com Several Jersey Shore beaches hit hardest by recent coastal storms — including some that remain closed — are set to be rebuilt before summer ends. In recent weeks, federal officials finalized beach replenishment projects in Ocean City, Avalon, Stone Harbor, Sea Isle City and Strathmere. The push accelerated this week when the… Read More
By Tim Renaud CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District is studying potential changes to how it maintains the federal navigation channel in Charleston Harbor and is seeking public input as part of the process. The agency has announced plans to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate proposed… Read More
By Lillian Putnam REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville plays a central role in advancing the Army’s energy resilience efforts through the Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program, ERCIP, a Department of Defense initiative designed to ensure reliable power and water for mission-critical operations. ERCIP funds projects that strengthen installation… Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The US Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District is kicking off an Environmental Impact Statement that could change Operations and Maintenance Dredging and Placement Activities in the Charleston Harbor. Charleston Harbor is one of the deepest ports on the East Coast at 52 feet deep. Keeping it that way takes constant… Read More
Mike Hooks LLC, Westlake, Louisiana, was awarded a $17,868,250 firm-fixed-price contract for pipeline dredging of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $26,454,250. Bids were solicited online, with four received. Work will be performed in Corpus Christi, Texas, with an estimated completion date of April 16, 2027. Fiscal… Read More
PORTLAND, Ore. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, has finalized a 20-year plan to maintain the lower Columbia River’s deep-draft navigation channel, a critical artery for the nation’s economy. The Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) provides a long-term strategy for managing sediment dredged from the river bottom to maintain the channel’s 43-foot depth and 600-foot width. Without regular maintenance dredging, sections of the river can… Read More
USACE and County sign “historic agreement” By JEFF ROSENFIELD Pinellas County and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have signed an agreement that resolves a yearslong standoff over property easements and restores federal funding for most of the county’s beach renourishment. County commissioners, local leaders, U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and several U.S. Army officials… Read More
By Staff Reporter The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed excavation work to remove petroleum-contaminated soil from the beach and dunes at the Buxton Naval Facility, a Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) property within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, according to an update released Wednesday. As of May 28, crews had finished excavations, sand replacement,… Read More
By: Brian White OCEANSIDE, Calif. — A major dredging project aimed at keeping Oceanside Harbor safe for boaters and protecting local beaches from erosion has been completed just in time for the busy summer season. The annual maintenance project, which often goes unnoticed by beachgoers, plays a critical role in ensuring safe navigation through the harbor… Read More