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PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Philadelphia District announced it awarded a $9.6 million contract to Cottrell Contracting Corporation of Chesapeake, Va. to conduct dredging of the Lewes & Rehoboth Canal in Sussex County, Delaware. The contract calls for dredging approximately 90,000 cubic yards of sediment from the Lewes & Rehoboth Canal…. Read More
Recently recognized as one of America’s Best Restored Beaches in 2025, by the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA), the Canaveral Sand Bypass project (CSB) in Brevard County, was lauded for effective management of an entire coastal system that supports wildlife, national security, space operations, commerce, tourism, and recreation, while simultaneously demonstrating how multiple… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $710,000 contract to Tunheim Construction, out of Fargo, North Dakota, Aug. 6, for repair of the Grand Forks levee in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and to restore the levee to the original condition. In April 2023, the Red River of… Read More
HUNTINGTON, W. Va. (August 11, 2025) — Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined Governor Patrick Morrisey, Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Hardesty (representing Senator Jim Justice, Representative Carol Miller, Mayor Shane Evans and other state and local representatives today to officially sign the second amendment to the project partnership agreement for the Lower… Read More
ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Army Engineer Association honored two individuals who have made significant contributions to the Engineer Regiment in a ceremony this evening during the 250th Engineer Birthday Gala in Arlington, Virginia. “The most valuable asset of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is its people. Each and every Soldier… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – After spending four weeks learning alongside engineers and scientists at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), 18 teachers are heading back to the classroom with a renewed love for science and technology. Established in 2004, the Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP) provides accessible STEM opportunities that develop and mentor… Read More
MOBILE, Ala. — There is a saying that goes, “I learned the value of hard work by working hard.” A member of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District Water and Wastewater Technical Center of Expertise (WWTCX) within the Engineering Division, Alou Rice, has over 39 years of experience in the engineering field. Another valuable… Read More
This fall, the Army Corps returns to dredge the Petaluma River, clearing years of mud to revive boats, business, and wetlands. For the first time in five years, the Petaluma River’s going to get a good, deep clean. Come fall, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be back with their floating vacuum — officially… Read More
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is setting the record straight after a viral video claimed raw sewage was being discharged into the Ohio River near the McAlpine Locks and Dam. Officials said what viewers saw in the video was not raw sewage, but rather sediment being removed from the bottom of… Read More
EMERALD ISLE, Carteret County — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to begin sidecast dredging in Bogue Inlet on August 8. The work is expected to take place over a two-week period and will result in the shifting of navigation aids to a more central location in the inlet. This maintenance dredging is being… Read More
Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, Louisiana, was awarded a $38,387,500 firm-fixed-price contract, with a total cumulative face value of $41,151,250, for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Savannah, Georgia; Charleston, South Carolina; and Wilmington, North Carolina; with an estimated completion date of April 15, 2026. Fiscal… Read More
Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Washington, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for cutterhead dredging with a total cumulative face value of $14,013,300. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in Morgan City, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 3, 2025. Fiscal 2025 civil construction funds in the amount… Read More
Indian River Inlet, Del. — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company has been awarded an $8.1 million contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District to begin dredging and beach replenishment along the north shore of the Indian River Inlet in Sussex County, Delaware. Under the new contract, crews will dredge about 550,000 cubic yards… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for two proposed routine dredge cuts within Pool 8 of the Mississippi River, near Lock and Dam 7 in La Crescent, Minnesota. Removing river sand from these locations will help aid… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for two proposed routine dredge cuts within Pool 8 of the Mississippi River, near Lock and Dam 7 in La Crescent, Minnesota. Removing river sand from these locations will help aid… Read More