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Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/46385 Report Number: ERDC/CHL SR-23-1 Title: US Port Connectivity and Ramifications for Maintenance of South Atlantic Division Ports By Rachel L. Bain, David L. Young, Marin M. Kress, Katherine F. Chambers, and Brandan M. Scully Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited January 2023 https://erdc-library.erdc.dren.mil/jspui/bitstream/11681/46385/1/ERDC-CHL%20SR-23-1.pdf Source
The New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) proposes to perform maintenance dredging of the New York and New Jersey Harbor – Arthur Kill 50 foot Reach Federal Navigation Project to a depth of -50 feet Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) plus 1 foot of allowable over-depth. The proposed maintenance dredging… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is dredging the Mississippi River to maintain passage for ships. Fox News multimedia reporter Madison Scarpino reports from St. Louis, Missouri. Source
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District conducted a series of inspections of Richard L. Schafer Dam and the Tule River Spillway following a magnitude 3.2 earthquake January 10 at Lake Success. “After performing a post-earthquake inspection of the dam and its associated appurtenances, there were no findings of concern to report,” said Charlie… Read More
A contract to restore wetlands, riparian corridors, and fish and wildlife habitat within Ballinger Park in the city of Mountlake Terrace, Washington, was awarded by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials, January 10, 2023. Tunista Construction, LLC of Federal Way, Washington, received the contract award for their $5.498 million bid. The project will create and… Read More
Two decades on, the eternally-delayed plan to rebuild the dunes on 2.6 miles of beach south of the Flagler Beach pier has been delayed yet again, and will not get under way in June or any time this year, as Flagler County government and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had projected. The delay this… Read More
Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Washington, was awarded a $9,778,170 firm-fixed-price contract to construct a beach berm. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Fort Pierce, Florida, with an estimated completion date of May 27, 2023. Fiscal 2022 civil construction funds in the amount of $9,778,170 were obligated at… Read More
Colonel James Booth of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District and Mayor Nancy Sikes-Kline of the City of St. Augustine officially marked the start of a comprehensive study to address ongoing coastal flooding within the city limits. “We recognize that we are entering into a partnership that aims to preserve and protect… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District will sign a partnership agreement with the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) to construct a grit chamber along Spring Garden as part of a $4.3 million environmental infrastructure project in Pittsburgh, Jan. 11. The project will be funded through Section 313 of the Water Resources Development Act… Read More
The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan will close to marine traffic beginning 11:59 p.m. January 15, or until commercial traffic ceases, through 12:01 a.m. March 25 to perform critical maintenance. Federal regulation establishes the operating season based on the feasibility of vessels operating during typical Great Lakes ice conditions. Every year, the Corps… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is adding additional features to the Mississippi River Upper Pool 4 habitat restoration project near Red Wing, Minnesota. The project is being completed in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the project sponsor, and the Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance. Corps officials added two options… Read More
Engineering might be boring to over half the country, but this government agency got creative in imagining the purr-fect way to engage everyone. The new 2023 calendar highlighting the achievements of the US Army Corps of Engineers features giant cats superimposed in photos of their engineering successes. The Portland District of the Corps needed an… Read More
A federal omnibus bill signed by President Joe Biden on Dec. 29 allocated funding to the Army Corps of Engineers, according to Lisa Ashley, director of media relations at the Port of Houston. Now, the port will seek consideration for $80 million in funding from the Corps for the expansion and operation of the Houston… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District has awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Oak Brook, IL for $28.8 million to conduct periodic nourishment of the Townsends Inlet to Cape May Inlet (Avalon & Stone Harbor) dune and beachfill project. The project is a joint effort between the U.S…. Read More
The Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host a public scoping meeting at 4 p.m., January 19, at Comanche County Courthouse – Comanche County Courtroom, 101 W. Central Ave., Comanche, Texas 76442 to provide information and receive public input on the Proctor Lake Draft Master Plan and Shoreline Management Plan revisions and… Read More