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By Bill Shull A large dredge is now parked in Delaware Bay near Roosevelt Inlet as a Lewes Beach nourishment project gets underway. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers started pumping beach fill Dec. 14. Steve Rochette, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District spokesman, said the contract is for $4.9 million. He said 104,000 cubic… Read More
ERIE, Pa. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District awarded a $682,000 contract to Michigan-based Ryba Marine Construction Co. on Dec. 6 to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel in Erie Harbor. Dredging of harbors like Erie’s ensures accessible depths for large vessels, the continued flow of commodities across the Great Lakes,… Read More
Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/48019Report Number: ERDC/CHL MP-23-2 Title: Ranking Ports by Vessel Demand for Depth By David L. Young, Brandan M. Scully, Sean P. McGill, Ashley J. Elkins, and Marin M. Kress Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited December 2023 17 pages / 1.6 MB Contact ERDC Library 601-634-2355 erdclibrary@ask-a-librarian.info Release no. 23-173 Source
Boone BowlingMiddlesboro, Ky. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, local officials, and residents are celebrating the completion of clearing the Middlesboro Flood Protection Project’s levee channel. The work restores the levee’s capacity to protect Kentuckians, their homes, and local businesses and infrastructure from flooding after more than a decade of sediment build-up in Yellow Creek…. Read More
Edwina Smalls started working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, in 1982 as a student aide in Human Resources while studying at Savannah State University. Smalls moved into the Word Processing Department shortly after and later transitioned to Savannah Technical College to earn a diploma in word processing. After graduation in 1985,… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New Orleans District has been pumping sediment out of the Calcasieu Ship Channel to help create new marsh lands as part of the Louisiana Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority (CPRA) Long Point Bayou Marsh Creation Project near Hackberry, La. At various stages, this project involved both federal and… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers spends tens of millions to maintain a shipping channel for barges on the Mississippi. Historic low flows turned the Mississippi River into a construction area in 2023, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredged huge quantities of sand to keep the channel open for barge traffic. Massive machines like… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District completed $19.5 in maintenance and repairs to Cleveland Harbor in 2023. This year’s work included annual maintenance dredging in the Cuyahoga River and significant repairs to the harbor’s more-than century old breakwater, ensuring safe access for vessels, the flow of commodities across the Great Lakes, and the… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces that the Rockland Recreation Area at Old Hickory Lake is closed until further notice due to damage sustained from the tornado on Saturday night. “Rockland Recreation Area sustained substantial damage from the tornado on Saturday, December 9,” said Dylon Anderson, natural resource manager, Old Hickory Lake,… Read More
Some of the most significant oil spills in Washington State’s history happened in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Salish Sea. An Emergency Response Towing Vessel (ERTV) stands ready 24/7 on the northwestern Olympic Peninsula point in the Port of Neah Bay to quickly respond. However, challenging tides affect its readiness and the ability… Read More
The latest dredging program for the Wicomico River is underway, the Baltimore District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said. USACE just released this amazing photo from the Deal Island dredging area, an important part of the Baltimore District’s maintenance dredging effort for the Federal Ship Canal in Wicomico County, Maryland. “When the Wicomico… Read More
The Port of Tacoma (POT) and the Port of Seattle (POS) joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in ceremonies marking design agreements for the Seattle Navigation Improvement Project and the Tacoma Harbor Navigation Improvement Project. These projects are part of a comprehensive modernization initiative for The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) gateway that began… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District has begun Stage 13 of a periodic beach nourishment project at Surfside-Sunset Beach. The construction contract was awarded to Manson Construction in October, and work began in late November. The cost of the project is $23.13 million. For Stage 13, about 1.1 million cubic yards of… Read More
The Soo Locks’ MacArthur Lock will close for the Navigation Season at 7 a.m. on December 17 through April 24, 2024, to perform dam safety inspections and routine maintenance. The Poe Lock will remain open until January 15, 2024, or until commercial traffic ceases, whichever occurs first. The Soo Locks operating season is fixed by… Read More
The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers is spearheading a major effort to save Orange County‘s world-famous beaches from a natural threat: erosion. The problem of disappearing sand is nothing new but has become more alarming in recent years. In March, the U.S. Geological Survey released a report predicting that rising sea levels could erode 25% to… Read More