Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC, Houston, Texas, was awarded a $19,180,000 firm-fixed-price contract for shoreline renourishment. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Delray Beach, Florida, with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2026. Fiscal 2025 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act and county funds in… Read More
Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, Louisiana, was awarded a $28,128,150 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging of the Kings Bay Entrance Channel in Camden County, Georgia, and Nassau County, Florida. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in St. Marys, Georgia, with an estimated completion date of March 30, 2026. Fiscal… Read More
Mike Hooks LLC, Westlake, Louisiana, was awarded a $23,771,500 firm-fixed-price contract for dredging services at Galveston Harbor and Channel. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed in Galveston, Texas, with an estimated completion date of July 23, 2026. Fiscal 2025 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount of… Read More
Cottrell Contracting Corp.,* Chesapeake, Virginia, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for $8,255,950 to perform maintenance dredging of the Coast Guard Pier Papa and Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Charleston, South Carolina, with an estimated completion date of March 13, 2026. Fiscal 2025 civil… Read More
TOLEDO, Ohio — The City of Toledo along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District hosted a signing ceremony for the Project Partnership Agreement that will deliver the Toledo Ohio Environmental Infrastructure 594 project. The purpose of the Toledo OEI 594 project is to create the interconnect between the planned 1-billion-gallon reservoir… Read More
South Bay, Fla. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District, along with federal, state, and local partners celebrated the completion of Contract 10A for the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Reservoir Project, a critical milestone in the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP). This moment highlights years of dedicated partnership and progress toward restoring… Read More
SANDUSKY — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers indicated it plans to dredge Sandusky’s harbor next month and do it again in October 2026. But there’s a big hitch. The federal agency noted that for its work to go forward, it needs to have a place to deposit the dredged materials — and it doesn’t… Read More
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has unveiled plans to undertake significant construction work aimed at replacing the locks at the deep-draft crossings near Baton Rouge and New Orleans. These locks have long served as crucial gateways for shipping companies, enabling them to efficiently and safely reach various parts of the United States…. Read More
Southern Dredging Co.,* Charleston, South Carolina, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. The amount of this action is $12,904,430 with a total cumulative face value of $14,448,605. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Charleston, South Carolina, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 27, 2026…. Read More
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District has published the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Ohio Dredging Newsletter to inform stakeholders and the public about the about the status of dredging of Lake Erie harbors and initiatives for the coming year. Dredging of harbors across Ohio ensures accessible depths for large vessels, the… Read More
NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded contracts for constructing two segments of the Comite River Diversion project. The Channel Segment 2b contract will construct approximately 2,427 feet of the diversion while the Comite River Diversion Structure contract will construct approximately 2,500 feet. The Channel Segment 2b and… Read More
NEW YORK – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has awarded a contract for the Lake Montauk Harbor Navigation, N.Y. Improvement Project, which is located within the Town of East Hampton. When complete, the project will deepen the channel to 17 feet to ensure continued safe access for commercial, recreational, and Coast… Read More
Beach preservationists and coastal communities are sounding the alarm over federal spending cuts for money allocated for sand erosion and replenishment projects across the country. The federal 2024-25 fiscal year budget included no beach erosion renourishment money for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “They provided no funding for beaches,” said Howard Marlowe, president of… Read More
MANISTEE— The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District will begin maintenance dredging of the Manistee Harbor federal channel as early as Sunday, Sept. 21, weather permitting, to clear seasonal shoaling that can impede commercial traffic, according to a Corps news release issued Thursday. State-certified dredged sediment will be pumped through a submerged pipeline to… Read More
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has announced construction plans to replace the locks at the deep-draft crossings near Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The locks have been in operation for many years and provide shipping companies the opportunity to reach parts of the United States efficiently and safely, and the Army Corps… Read More