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OXNARD, Calif. —U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials met with residents April 30 at Hollywood Beach Elementary School to discuss impacts from the Channel Islands Harbor dredging project when it returns in fall 2026. The meeting brought together representatives from the LA District, U.S. Navy, Ventura County, and the city and port of Port Hueneme…. Read More
President’s Budget for the Corps Has Surprises – In last month’s edition we reported the President’s proposed 36 percent cut in the Corps’ budget and what we predict Congress will try to due to make up the difference. Under that number there is a major departure from budget practices in the past. It’s the new Salaries,… Read More
By Charles Swenson Federal and state regulators are reviewing comments on a proposal to dredge a new channel for Pawleys Inlet and restore the beach at Prince George, including one from the National Marine Fisheries Service that the work be done in the fall rather than the summer. A spokesman for the Army Corps of Engineers… Read More
The USACE and Navy team is moving this one step closer to reality. Restoring hundreds of acres of salt marsh using dredged material is no small feat. Source
BALTIMORE — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, is scheduled to remove approximately 15,000 cubic yards of dredged material from the Ocean City Inlet beginning Friday, May 8, 2026. The dredge MURDEN will begin dredging Priority Area #1, which includes the entrance to Sinapuxent Channel, as well as a secondary area directly outside… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Nashville District terminated the lock chamber contract with Shimmick Construction Company, Inc. (SCCI), at the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, effective Friday. Officials said, “This decisive action is necessary to get the project back on track and protect taxpayer dollars.” The decision to… Read More
By Jeremy Murray MOBILE, Ala. – With hurricane season approaching, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, is continuing to strengthen its hurricane preparedness efforts through a planned tabletop exercise designed to bring personnel and partners together ahead of the 2026 season. The exercise emphasizes coordination, planning, and decision-making during a simulated storm, allowing participants to tackle… Read More
By Erin Jimenez The James W. Trimble Lock and Dam is one of 18 navigation locks and dams that make up the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. Authorized by Congress through the River and Harbor Act of 1946, the MKARNS was built to make the Arkansas River commercially navigable from the Mississippi River to the Port… Read More
Innovation is changing how we approach coastlines, redefining them not as rigid borders but as dynamic systems where engineering works in sync with nature. On April 20, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Charleston District, marked a milestone on the Isle of Palms by completing two forward-thinking dredging and sand placement efforts. Through the… Read More
Preparations are beginning to rebuild James Island, all but lost years ago beneath the waves of the Chesapeake Bay. The Baltimore District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $53.83 million contract in early April to a firm based in Gloucester, VA, for the first phase of the island’s restoration as a nature… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers terminated its Collier County Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study, ending a yearslong effort to evaluate hurricane and storm surge protection options along the county’s Gulf coastline. The study, reinitiated after Hurricane Ian in 2022, focused on vulnerable areas including Vanderbilt Beach, Park Shore, Naples and Marco Island. Officials examined… Read More
Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel Co., White Hall, Arkansas, was awarded a $141,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for maintenance dredging. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 5, 2029. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans, Louisiana, is the contracting activity (W912P8-25-D-0001). (Awarded Oct. 30, 2024).
By Kaylee Wendt The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District awarded a $1.78 million contract to Michigan-based Ryba Marine Construction Co. on April 28th to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel in Rochester Harbor this year. Dredging of harbors like Rochester’s ensures accessible depths for large vessels, the continued flow of commodities across… Read More
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Volunteers from Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola and the local community planted more than 2,500 native wetland plants on White Island May 2, in celebration of the installation’s 200th birthday and as part of a shoreline restoration project. “Forming this island as part of the project and getting it planted so that… Read More
By Kathryne Gest One missed step, one missed connection, and one split second can turn a routine task at height into a life-changing event. Falls from height remain the leading cause of death in construction, often during routine tasks where gaps in planning can turn into serious accidents. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,… Read More