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CLEVELAND, OH — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District has published the Ohio Dredging Newsletter to inform stakeholders and the public about the nine Lake Erie Harbors it supports across the state. The newsletter provides an update on the status of dredging at the end of fiscal year 2023, and initiatives for FY 2024…. Read More
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WPMI) — The Alabama Marine Resources Division has submitted a permit application with the US Army Corps of Engineers for removal and replacement of the public boat launches on Dauphin Island. The plan as submitted would move the boat ramps north into the channel , using fill material to extend the boat ramps… Read More
ATLANTIC BEACH, Carteret County — Are you interested in the progress of the winter dredging project on the East end of Atlantic Beach? The Army Corp of Engineers now offers a Sand Placement Tracker that shows the progress of the project in real-time. Please click below for both the web and mobile versions. This periodic… Read More
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH — Sand will officially begin being pumped onto Wrightsville Beach starting next month. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, heading up the project, said mobilization and prep work has begun. “While we initially stated that we ‘expected’ actual sand placement to begin by next week, the ongoing preparations are still on track,” spokesperson… Read More
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 the Dredge Goetz, a 225-foot-long vessel with a suction pipe nearly two feet wide, were moving through the river… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC, Houston, Texas, was awarded a $32,412,200 firm-fixed-price contract for shore protection and beach renourishment. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Jacksonville, Florida, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 13, 2024. Fiscal 2023 civil construction funds in the amount of… Read More
Oregon, Ohio – At its Annual Meeting, held this week on the shores of Lake Erie in Oregon, Ohio, the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) elected a new chair and vice chair and passed resolutions calling for reform of U.S Army Corps of Engineers project partnership agreements and increased funding for dredging of small harbors in the Great Lakes basin. “It’s… Read More
Miami-Dade, FL — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District announces the opening of public comment on the Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP) Draft Project Implementation Report and Environmental Impact Statement (PIR/EIS). The purpose of the WERP is to improve the quantity, quality, timing, and distribution of water needed to restore and reconnect the… Read More
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