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FAIRPORT HARBOR, OHIO — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District awarded a $39.3 million contract to Michigan-based Walsh Service Solutions, LLC on Sept. 25 to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel in Fairport Harbor from 2027 through 2029. The contract was funded, in part, by $33.3 million in fiscal year 2026 earmark funds… Read More
By Thad Randazzo The City of Venice and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will hold a ribbon-cutting Friday to mark the completion of the third periodic renourishment of Venice Beach. The project restored approximately 3.2 miles of shoreline from just south of Venice Inlet to just south of the Venice Fishing Pier,… Read More
By Haley Brown NORFOLK, Va. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District continues to assess coastal impacts and support recovery efforts following the September 2026 nor’easter. The Norfolk District Emergency Operations Center was activated Sept. 25 to enhance monitoring and coordinate response activities. District personnel are working with federal, state and local partners,… Read More
By J. Paul Bruton Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District project teams were honored with awards on Sept. 17 by the American Society of Civil Engineers Sacramento Section for outstanding engineering achievements that are helping protect two California communities. One project will make Marysville one of the most flood-resilient communities in California’s Central… Read More
By Gareth Havelock Walsh Services Solutions of Kalamazoo, Michigan, has secured a US$39.3 million maintenance dredging contract at Fairport Harbor, Ohio, the US Department of War said on Friday, September 25. The $39,304,987 firm-fixed-price award drew four bids. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District is the contracting activity, with work expected to… Read More
By Maj. Avery Schneider The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, completed dredging Tuesday of approximately 45,000 cubic yards of sediment from Lorain Harbor in just over one week, ensuring safe and navigable waterways for Great Lakes commercial vessels, recreational boaters and other harbor users on Lake Erie. The work was completed 33% sooner… Read More
Early Native Americans along the Apalachicola River left behind large temple mounds as visible signs of their passing. Unfortunately, our modern legacy along the river for future generations to behold will likely include Sand Mountain, a gargantuan three-story mound of sand just south of Wewahitchka that is easily visible from satellites. The view from the… Read More
By Josephine Woolington The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has transformed the estuary and robbed the river of sediment over the last century. The story of people and the lower Columbia River has always centered around canoes. Varying shapes and styles were built to navigate the river’s varying shapes and elements. There were canoes for… Read More
By Andrew Byrne JULY 21, 2026 – EARLY MORNING – PITTSBURGH Volume: 2,084,447,059 cubic feet | Inflow: 192.99 CFS Matt Foltz begins his mornings at 6 a.m. with coffee and computer screens. Matt works in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District’s water management section. He runs numbers on water information within the district’s… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, today announced the award of a contract for construction of the North Bypass Channel, a major feature of the Modified Central City Flood Risk Management Project. The firm-fixed-price contract, valued at $169,431,703.00, was awarded to WALSH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY II, LLC. USACE is delivering the federally… Read More
Matthews Brothers Dredging LLC, Pass Christian, Mississippi, was awarded a $16,148,700 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Harris County, Texas, with an estimated completion date of April 9, 2027. Fiscal 2026 civil construction funds in the amount of $16,148,700 were obligated at… Read More
Curtin Maritime Corp., Long Beach, California, was awarded a $9,201,595 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging in the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal inland waterway. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in Middletown, Delaware, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 30, 2027. Fiscal 2026 civil operation and maintenance funds… Read More
Norfolk Dredging Co., Chesapeake, Virginia, was awarded an $11,213,334 modification (P00003) to contract W91278-26-C-A015 for additional maintenance dredging and disposal. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $56,955,071. Work will be performed in Irvington, Alabama, with an estimated completion date of June 11, 2027. Fiscal 2026 Civil operation and maintenance… Read More
NOTICE OF INTENT ANNOUNCEMENT The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published the Notice of Intent (NOI) for the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the evaluation of reinstating Operations and Maintenance Dredging on the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Rivers Navigation Channel in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, which was authorized by the 1945 River and Harbor Act (House Document 342,… Read More
Mike Hooks LLC, Westlake, Louisiana, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract to perform maintenance dredging of a waterway. The amount of this action is $22,146,860 with a total cumulative face value of $31,233,110. Bids were solicited via the internet with six received. Work will be performed in Port Neches, Texas, with an estimated completion date of… Read More