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Norfolk Dredging Co., Chesapeake, Virginia, was awarded a $23,480,000 firm-fixed-price contract for dredging, transporting, placing, planting and shaping beach fill. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received. Work will be performed in Carolina Beach and Kura Beach, North Carolina, with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2026. Fiscal 2022 civil construction funds… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps will begin the largest Great Lakes dredging operation in Toledo Harbor this fall, removing 600,000 cubic yards of material by year’s end. TOLEDO, Ohio — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will launch the largest dredging operation on the Great Lakes this fall, clearing 600,000 cubic yards of material from Toledo… Read More
DETROIT — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District construction to replace timber fenders on the East and West Government Basin Piers in Grand Haven begins May 19, 2025. The wooden fenders, used as bumpers to protect vessels from damage against concrete and steel navigation structures, will be hoisted into place using Corps of… Read More
CLEVELAND — A major dredging project is now underway along the Cuyahoga River and Cleveland Harbor, with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its contractor, New York-based DMYLES, Inc., beginning work to clear out the vital shipping lanes. The $9 million effort is working to remove approximately 180,000 cubic yards of sediment from the federal… Read More
A critical project to preserve water supply and remove sediment at Tuttle Creek Lake will begin this summer. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials are preparing for a first-of-its-kind water injection dredging project. Operations Project Manager Brian McNulty said the technology has been around for while but has never been used at an inland lake…. Read More
We are excited to begin work on the second periodic renourishment of Fernandina Beach, a week from today, with initial construction is projected to start on 2nd St, next Monday, May 12th! Construction will likely occur 24/7 until complete, which may include backup alarms, lights, and other noise associated with active construction projects. Sand will… Read More
Introduction As the 2025 high-water season intensifies, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has mobilized a critical asset to protect one of America’s busiest waterways—the hopper dredger Wheeler. Now operating in the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River, the Wheeler is undertaking essential sediment removal to ensure continued navigation and minimize flood risks. These… Read More
The city of South Haven has applied for an emergency dredging permit from the Army Corps of Engineers to get its recreational harbor ready for boaters this summer. City Manager Kate Hosier tells us recent Army Corps surveying revealed some concerning news. The water isn’t deep enough for boats. “We’ve seen some mounding and some… Read More
MOBILE, Ala. – In 1993, Bill Clinton was President, a new show on MTV started called Beavis and Butthead, and in baseball, the Toronto Blue Jays won their second straight World Series title. It also marked the year that a young woman named Kris Mullins from Meeker, Oklahoma, graduated from Oklahoma State with a degree in… Read More
Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11681/49721 Report Number: ERDC/CHL MP-25-1 Title: Sediment Transport and Morphological Response to Nearshore Nourishment Projects on Wave-Dominated Coasts By Cody L. Johnson, Brian C. McFall, Douglas R. Krafft, and Mitchell E. Brown Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited Source
Dredging of the Cleveland Harbor federal navigation channel by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District and its contractor, New York-based DMYLES, Inc. will begin May 1. Dredging of harbors like Cleveland’s ensures accessible depths for large vessels, the continued flow of commodities across the Great Lakes, and the economic viability of United States… Read More
Baltimore District recently welcomed congressional staff from the offices of Senator Alsobrooks, Senator Van Hollen, Rep. Johnny Olszewski, and Rep. April McClain Delaney for a site visit on Poplar Island with USACE and project leadership, touring the decades-long environmental infrastructure project in the Chesapeake Bay off Talbot County, Maryland. By beneficially re-using dredged material from… Read More
For 18 years and three months, Security and Law Enforcement Chief John Landers has been a steadfast presence at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, greeting and helping employees and visitors alike at the Oxbow Federal Center South Building 1201, located in Seattle. Now, as the calendar turns to April 30, 2025, the U.S…. Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has put a halt to the project’s permit, saying the state “deliberately withheld” crucial information. NEW ORLEANS — Work on the ambitious $3 billion Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project, a plan nearly two decades in the making, has been abruptly suspended. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has put a… Read More
Victory — After lawsuit, agency revokes “Letter of Permission” shortcut, commits to proper environmental assessment of dredging and barge mooring risks Contacts Dustin Renaud, Earthjustice, drenaud@earthjustice.org Jackie Medcalf, Texas Health and Environment Alliance, jyoung@txhea.org Legal document Houston, TX — Today, Texas Health and Environment Alliance (THEA) dropped their lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for shortcutting permitting procedures… Read More