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May 31 is nationally known as Dam Safety Awareness Day, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, stresses the importance of recognizing not only the benefits provided by Jennings Randolph Lake (JRL), but also the risks of living near the dam. Since becoming operational in 1981, JRL has prevented an estimated $400 million in… Read More
The South Carolina-based 841st Transportation Battalion and Virginia-based 597th Transportation Brigade – units of the U.S. Army’s Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command – loaded approximately 750 pieces of military equipment at the Jacksonville Port Authority’s (JAXPORT) Blount Island Marine Terminal on May 19-20. The cargo included multiple helicopters and support equipment in support of the… Read More
Burt Moore has spent most of his life dedicated to the Savannah River. That shouldn’t be a surprise considering generations of his family have done the same. His father, uncles, and grandfather all worked with the Savannah Machine & Foundry company to build ships, including liberty ships, a type of cargo ship used during World… Read More
In exclusive commentary to DredgeWire, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock CEO Lasse Petterson said: “We are pleased to be the contractor for the first phase of this important project. A lot of people have worked long and hard to get to this point and we congratulate the Port leadership, Ric Campo, Roger Guenther, and Charlie… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will begin dredging the St. Paul, Minnesota, Small Boat Harbor this week. The Corps’ contractor, LS Marine Inc., from Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, is scheduled to use a mechanical dredging operation that includes an excavator sitting on a barge to remove nearly 21,000 cubic yards of… Read More
As sea levels rise and storms become more extreme, seawater is increasingly inundating coastal marshes. That can disrupt the ecosystem. And over time, some low-lying marshes may end up completely underwater. So the Army Corps of Engineers is experimenting with ways to increase the elevation of marshes that are at risk. In a pilot project in Georgia, they… Read More
Gov. John Bel Edwards joined the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and other state, local, and federal officials to celebrate the completion of the Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System (HSDRRS) that will defend the Greater New Orleans area against severe storms, including those with a 1-percent chance of… Read More
Work is well underway as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, in partnership with our contractors and sub-contractors, are excavating bed rock from the Florence Bend reach portion of the Missouri River near Omaha. The implementation of the excavation is due to riverbed degradation in recent years, which has lowered water elevation at… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) delivered to Congress its Fiscal Year 2022 (FY 2022) Work Plan for the Army Civil Works program on May 25, 2022, which included an additional $15 million in appropriations for the Rock Island District. On March 15, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022,… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Great Lakes National Program Office, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan (IN-1), and East Chicago Mayor Anthony Copeland will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the completion of the Jeorse Park Beach project WHEN: Thursday, June 02, 2022 WHERE: Jeorse Park Beach, 3301 Aldis Ave, East… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for the placement of dredged material, or river sand, that occurred in 2019 within the Mississippi River in Clayton County, Iowa. The action was a part of dredging needed to keep the Mississippi River 9-foot navigation… Read More
The Tacoma Harbor Navigation Improvement Project reached a major milestone this week with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon’s signing of the project’s Chief of Engineers’ Report May 26. This sets the stage for Congress to consider action to authorize and fund the project to deepen the Blair Waterway enabling the Port of Tacoma to handle… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, is receiving nearly $26.7 million in the Fiscal Year 2022 Work Plan for operations and maintenance of Michigan river and harbor projects. DETROIT- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, is receiving nearly $26.7 million in the Fiscal Year 2022 Work Plan for operations and maintenance of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rep. Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Elmwood Park Mayor Angelo Saviano will hold a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of a water main replacement project in Elmwood Park, IL: WHEN: Monday, June 6, 2022 WHERE: Corner of 73rd Ct and Wabansia Ave TIME: 1:00 PM This project would address… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials at Sam Rayburn Reservoir announce today a partnership with Jasper County, Texas to provide courtesy dock and other enhancements at Sam Rayburn Reservoir. Boat ramp courtesy docks located at Twin Dikes Public, Mill Creek, and San Augustine parks will undergo enhancements making them more viable for persons with disabilities… Read More