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ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters, selected St. Paul, Minnesota, resident and recently retired St. Paul District Regional Planning Division North plan formulation branch chief Craig Evans for its Corps of Engineer’s Lifetime Planning Achievement Award. This award recognizes personnel whose careers have made outstanding contributions to civil works planning… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters, selected Rock Island, Illinois, resident and St. Paul District environmental specialist Jesse Ray for its 2025 Planning Excellence Award. The Planning Excellence Award, or Planner of the Year Award, recognizes personnel exhibiting exceptional job performance. Ray received the award for his work on the Upper… Read More
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 15, 2026) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District has scheduled a drawdown of the lake for November 2026. Nashville District’s water management specialists plan to hold the lake within the 443 to 443.5 mean sea level (MSL) range, which is approximately one to two feet lower than normal pool… Read More
MECHANICAL DREDGING (STRIKE REMOVAL) USACE PATHFINDER Kaskaskia River Mile 0 – 0.6 Mechanical dredging will commence on 16 September at the Kaskaskia River Mouth to Costello Lock and Dam, river mile 0 to 0.6, on the Kaskaskia River. Dredging will be performed from 0600 to 1800 hours daily, and is estimated to be complete by… Read More
Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Washington, was awarded a $9,387,750 firm-fixed-price contract to perform maintenance dredging of the Brazos Island Harbor entrance and jetty channel. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Port Isabel, Texas, with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2027. Fiscal 2026 civil construction funds… Read More
Marinex Construction Inc., Charleston, South Carolina, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract to renourish approximately 5.5 miles of beach and dune. The amount of this action is $28,400,000 with a total cumulative face value of $32,373,000. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed in Anna Maria Island, Florida, with an… Read More
Orion Government Services LLC, Houston, Texas, was awarded a $26,727,470 firm-fixed-price contract to perform Phase II major maintenance of the North Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Ilwaco, Washington, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2028. Fiscal… Read More
Ahtna Construction & Primary Products Co. LLC, Anchorage, Alaska, was awarded a $9,669,500 firm-fixed-price contract to perform a dike raise and outfall rehabilitation at Placement Area 14 along the Houston Ship Channel. Bids were solicited via the internet with six received. Work will be performed in Anahuac, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Nov…. Read More
The United States Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District announced Thursday it wrapped up dredging of the Conneaut Harbor in ten days. The annual cycle had approximately $4.1 million allocated to dredge around 75,000 cubic yards of material from the Conneaut harbor. Work started Sept. 1. Army corps Buffalo District Lieutenant Colonel Aaron Anderson said… Read More
A September 10, 2026, memo from DNREC Secretary Gregory Patterson and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District Commander Lt. Col. Ryan Baum tells four Delaware Bay communities that large-scale beach nourishment will not go to bid or construction in fall or winter 2026. Construction is now targeted for fall 2027, after the agencies failed… Read More
Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11681/50463 Report Number: ERDC/CHL MP-26-44 Title: Evaluating the Impact of Installation of Coastal Structure on Sediment Transport By Honghai Li, Holly N. Berckenhoff, Joseph W. McMahon, and Megan A. Wood Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited September 2026 9 pages / 4.46 pages *Conference: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-15477-4_61 Source
Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11681/50462 Report Number: ERDC/CHL MP-26-43 Title: Decadal Data Set of Hourly Beach Profile Evolution in Duck, NC By Katherine L. Brodie, Annika O’Dea, Dylan Anderson, Elizabeth R. Holzenthal, Nicholas T. Cohn, Jeremy Braun, Brad Johnson, and Pat Dickhudt Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited September 2026 8 pages / 1.84 MB… Read More
Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Washington, was awarded a $22,755,475 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Kings Bay, Georgia, with an estimated completion date of March 19, 2027. Fiscal 2023 supplemental civil works funds and fiscal 2026 Naval funds in the amount of… Read More
By Hannah Hall NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH, N.C. (WECT) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Wilmington District, is seeking public feedback on a newly released draft environmental study outlining strategies to manage the shore at New River Inlet in North Topsail Beach. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement, published Sept. 4, addresses the environmental impacts of… Read More
JACKSON, Ala. – Old Lock 1 Park in Jackson, Alabama, will be temporarily closed to the public from September 8, 2026 – November 5, 2026, to accommodate scheduled dredging operations in the area. The closure is necessary to provide a safe work environment for personnel and the public while dredging operations are conducted. During this time,… Read More