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The work up the Lake Michigan shore to dredge harbors continues. Holland-based King Company, a long-time contractor for the US Army Corps of Engineers, began on Friday to remove over 59,000 cubic yards of material from the navigation channel in Pentwater, from the pierheads upstream to Pentwater Lake. That material will be moved between 800… Read More
If you’re out on the water or swimming in the Gulf of Mexico, you may notice some barges out by Bowditch Point. The US Army Corps of Engineers is clearing sand out of the water, not because of Hurricane Ian. “From what we’ve seen there are some large floating pipes that they’re kinda moving around… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District announced the start of dredging operations which began on Aug. 4 at two Lake Michigan harbors. The projects in Ludington and Pentwater represent about $1.25 million aimed at keeping “the federal navigation system safe and open for commercial and recreational traffic,” according to a press release. Ludington… Read More
WINCHESTER, Va.-Two staff members assigned U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division traveled to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, May 21- 25, 2023 to participate in Eagle Resolve 2023, a Combined Joint All-Domain exercise which improves interoperability on land, in the air, at sea, in space, and in cyberspace with the U.S. military and partner… Read More
Nicole Bohaczyk, a Geotechnical Engineer in the Geotechnical Design Section of the Geosystems Branch at the Jacksonville District w, as announced as the 2023 Government Engineer of the Year by the Florida Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) at their annual conference held in Orlando, Florida on Friday, July 14, 2023. The… Read More
U.S. Army Colonel Calvin A. Kroeger assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, during an Assumption of Command ceremony, Aug. 3, 2023, at the Fort Worth Club. Kroeger took command from Maj. Joshua Haynes, who led the district since June 2023. Haynes will return to his assignment as the deputy… Read More
OMAHA, Neb. — A draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment (IFR/EA) has been prepared for the Willow Creek, Missouri Valley, IA Section 205 Feasibility Study is available for public comment. The feasibility study is being conducted under Section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 which allows the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to… Read More
Colonel Ron Sturgeon took command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, from Col. Joseph Geary, in a formal ceremony at 10 a.m., today, Aug. 4, 2023. Brig. Gen. Daniel Hibner, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ South Atlantic Division, officiated at the formal change of command ceremony in The DeSoto, Cumberland Ballroom, in… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District (USACE), will host a virtual informational meeting Friday, August 25 to inform stakeholders and the public regarding USACE and South Florida Water Management District progress on implementation and all phases of the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP), a key project of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP)…. Read More
Maj. Gen. William Graham, deputy commanding general for Civil Works and Emergency Operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, presents the Engineer Regiment flag to Col. Nicholas Melin, the incoming Pittsburgh District commander, during the district’s change of command ceremony at the Senator John Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, Aug. 4, 2023. The change of command… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, will begin mobilization for the renourishment of the St. Johns Co., Vilano Beach, Coastal Storm Risk Management project on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. The USACE contractor will start with mobilizing equipment to the Surfside Park staging area. A significant section of the parking area will be closed and… Read More
Sand is one step closer to being deposited on Wrightsville Beach after months of stalling and back of forths on action plans. Yesterday, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works approved emergency funding for the Wrightsville Beach renourishment. USACE Wilmington District requested an emergency exemption… Read More
Orion Marine Construction Inc., Tampa, Florida, was awarded a $40,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for Atchafalaya Basin, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of July 27, 2025. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans, Louisiana,… Read More
DETROIT — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District (USACE) will begin dredging operations in Ludington and Pentwater harbors on Lake Michigan on Friday, Aug. 4. The projects represent about $1.25 million in dredging to keep the federal navigation system safe and open for commercial and recreational traffic. Ludington Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan-based MCM Marine,… Read More
Dare County commissioners voted last month to provide about $1.5 million to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study the feasibility of a beach nourishment project in Rodanthe, where five oceanfront houses since 2020 have succumbed to the sea, with more still at risk. North Carolina 3rd District Republican Rep. Greg Murphy told the county that the… Read More