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DETROIT — A $3 million construction project to improve the lakeshore near the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center in Duluth, Minnesota is set to begin in late fall 2024. The project will construct a shoreline protection system comprised of a concrete tee-wall armored by a stone revetment to decrease the adverse… Read More
Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Washington, was awarded an $11,160,000 modification (P00009) to contract W9127N-23-C-0005 for dredging. Work will be performed in San Clemente, California, with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2025. Fiscal 2025 civil construction funds in the amount of $11,160,000 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
SARASOTA, Fla. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 56th chief of engineers, Lt. Gen. William H. Graham, visited the Sarasota, Florida, area to meet with leaders and volunteers involved with USACE’s Hurricane Milton response. During his visit, Graham stopped into the USACE Hurricane Milton Emergency Field Office (EFO), to receive briefings and recognize employees… Read More
As the effects of a changing climate continue to be felt along our nation’s coastlines, civil works and military planners face mounting obstacles. Coastal resiliency and flood risk management are at the forefront like never before, but as conditions change, planners need help assessing these areas to ensure the measures they put into place will… Read More
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Philadelphia District shared an update regarding periodic nourishment of the Absecon Island dune and beachfill project in New Jersey. USACE awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Houston, Texas for $38.2 million to complete periodic nourishment of the project. The contract calls… Read More
PALATKA, Fla. — St. Johns Ship Building, owned by Americraft Marine, proudly announces a landmark agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to construct two (2) 140′ x 32′ x 7′ Stop Log Barges. This pivotal contract represents St. Johns Ship Building’s first new construction project for the U.S. Government, marking an exciting new… Read More
Twelve years ago, Hurricane Sandy forever changed the landscape of New York and New Jersey’s coastlines, leaving behind more than $50 billion in damages. In the aftermath, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, embarked on a mission of monumental importance: to rebuild, restore, and protect the vulnerable shorelines. Today, those efforts stand… Read More
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Two excavators are loading soil into dump trucks at the bottom of the Conemaugh River. One load at a time, the trucks are removing sediment and vegetation to restore the Johnstown Local Flood Protection Project, safeguarding lives and property. With each scoop, the work uncovers more of the sloped concrete walls hidden beneath… Read More
DUBLIN, Va. – Debris removal operations at Claytor Lake have intensified as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), in partnership with the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), deploys additional resources to accelerate recovery from Hurricane Helene. While local organizations, including Friends of Claytor Lake, had begun initial cleanup efforts, the arrival… Read More
RICHLAND, Wash.-The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its feasibility report on removing the Bateman Island causeway. The USACE released the Yakima Delta ecological restoration feasibility report, a study concerning the ecological impact and outlining actions to restore the Yakima River Delta on Oct. 28. “USACE is excited to finalize this feasibility report and we look forward to the next… Read More
CENAO-WRRE NAO-2010-00404 FEDERAL PUBLIC NOTICE The District Commander has received a joint permit application for Federal and State permits as described below: APPLICANT Jeff Fisher, Chief Engineer Virginia Port Authority 600 World Trade Center Norfolk, VA 23510 PROJECT LOCATION: Norfolk International Terminals (North and South), 7737 Hampton Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23505 PROJECT SIZE: 234.33 ACRES NEAREST WATERWAY: Elizabeth… Read More
Southwind Construction Corp.,* Evansville, Indiana, was awarded a $7,559,168 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Hubert, Holden Beach, Ocean Isle Beach, Carolina Beach, Newport, and Sneads Ferry, North Carolina, with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2025. Fiscal 2022, 2023 and… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District Public Affairs Chief David Connolly announced the award of a debris removal contract at a Town Hall meeting in Lake Lure, N.C., on October 24. The contract calls for the removal of 350,000 cubic yards of debris within Lake Lure and associated shorelines. Personal property such as boats… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District held a Groundbreaking Ceremony to celebrate the beginning of Federal levee construction for the Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico Storm Risk Reduction System, Reach A. The Morganza to the Gulf Project is a hurricane and storm damage risk reduction project and part of the Mississippi… Read More
MOBILE, Ala. – When he was a plebe at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in the early to mid-1980’s, Pete Taylor never dreamed his career and life would be where it is currently. His thoughts then were to serve five years in the Army and then get out and pursue a civilian career. A… Read More