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Raleigh — Efforts to resolve the critical channel maintenance issues at the Port of Morehead City reached a major milestone when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a contract for maintenance dredging. The contract, awarded last week, is worth approximately $7.9 million and was awarded to Marinex Construction Company of North Charleston, SC. The contract… Read More
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Northwestern Division – Seattle District (NWS) is hosting a Virtual Industry Day on 27 AUGUST 2025 to provide additional information and gain feedback from industry on the upcoming Willapa Harbor Maintenance Dredging project in Willapa Harbor, Washington. The Government is seeking qualified, experienced sources capable of performing… Read More
Maintenance dredging of the Quillayute River’s inner and outer navigation channels situated on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, will begin Sept. 1, making it safer for local boaters to navigate. Dredging operations, which will run continuously, 24/7 and are scheduled to conclude no later than Feb. 28, 2026. To maintain authorized depths in the navigation… Read More
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON — Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District awarded a construction contract for the first portion of the Port of Nome Modification Project in Nome, Alaska. Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. of Vancouver, Washington, will construct Phase 1A of the Port of Nome Modification project. Funded by the Infrastructure Investment and… Read More
Maj. Steven LaFave, acting district commander; Randy Bowker, director of programs and project management; and James Sauceda, chief of the Engineering Division, participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for the Barrow Coastal Erosion Project in the community of Utqiagvik on Aug. 11. They joined representatives of the North Slope Borough and the contractor to celebrate the… Read More
CINCINNATI — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Great Lakes and Ohio River Division (LRD) welcomed its new commander, Col. Daniel J. Herlihy, during a Change of Command ceremony today at the John W. Peck Federal Building in Cincinnati. Col. Herlihy assumes command from Maj. Gen. Mark C. Quander, who has led the division since… Read More
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Philadelphia District announced it awarded a $9.6 million contract to Cottrell Contracting Corporation of Chesapeake, Va. to conduct dredging of the Lewes & Rehoboth Canal in Sussex County, Delaware. The contract calls for dredging approximately 90,000 cubic yards of sediment from the Lewes & Rehoboth Canal…. Read More
By JP Rebello, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District Recently recognized as one of America’s Best Restored Beaches in 2025, by the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA), the Canaveral Sand Bypass project (CSB) in Brevard County, was lauded for effective management of an entire coastal system that supports wildlife, national security, space… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $710,000 contract to Tunheim Construction, out of Fargo, North Dakota, Aug. 6, for repair of the Grand Forks levee in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and to restore the levee to the original condition. In April 2023, the Red River of… Read More
HUNTINGTON, W. Va. (August 11, 2025) — Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined Governor Patrick Morrisey, Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Hardesty (representing Senator Jim Justice, Representative Carol Miller, Mayor Shane Evans and other state and local representatives today to officially sign the second amendment to the project partnership agreement for the Lower… Read More
ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Army Engineer Association honored two individuals who have made significant contributions to the Engineer Regiment in a ceremony this evening during the 250th Engineer Birthday Gala in Arlington, Virginia. “The most valuable asset of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is its people. Each and every Soldier… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – After spending four weeks learning alongside engineers and scientists at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), 18 teachers are heading back to the classroom with a renewed love for science and technology. Established in 2004, the Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP) provides accessible STEM opportunities that develop and mentor… Read More
MOBILE, Ala. — There is a saying that goes, “I learned the value of hard work by working hard.” A member of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District Water and Wastewater Technical Center of Expertise (WWTCX) within the Engineering Division, Alou Rice, has over 39 years of experience in the engineering field. Another valuable… Read More
This fall, the Army Corps returns to dredge the Petaluma River, clearing years of mud to revive boats, business, and wetlands. For the first time in five years, the Petaluma River’s going to get a good, deep clean. Come fall, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be back with their floating vacuum — officially… Read More
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is setting the record straight after a viral video claimed raw sewage was being discharged into the Ohio River near the McAlpine Locks and Dam. Officials said what viewers saw in the video was not raw sewage, but rather sediment being removed from the bottom of… Read More