On May 18, 2022, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District (USACE) performed a condition survey of the Federal Navigation Project at Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, in response to the weather system that the entire North Carolina coast was subjected to the week of May 8, 2022. The Oregon Inlet condition survey indicates that… Read More
Two recreation areas will be temporarily closed to visitors while construction efforts are underway at the Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project in North Pole. Currently, the Silt Blanket Parking Area is off-limits due to work on the Moose Creek Dam Modification Project. Located near the entrance station and accessed by the second ramp on Laurance… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, wants to remind everyone to play it safe on the water as we near the start of the boating season. Recent rain events throughout the region are causing numerous flood concerns within many communities. These flood waters are also causing lakes and rivers to become more dangerous…. Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard has established a new navigational channel, the Hatteras Connector, in Hatteras Inlet that replaces the former “South Ferry Channel.” The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers created the new waterway after the dredge Merritt finished a two-week dredging project there on May 6, the Coast Guard said in a press release. In recent months,… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District prepared a new environmental assessment for maintenance dredging at the Anchorage Harbor and encourages public comment on the draft document. USACE proposes to continue its annual maintenance dredging operations of the Anchorage Harbor basin to minus 35 feet and dispose of the dredged material in the… Read More
On 17 May 2022, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission signed an agreement to begin aquatic ecosystem restoration design and construction work at Harlan County Lake, Nebraska, under Section 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986. The agencies have been working together over the past several… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $7.7 million contract to HSG Park Joint Venture, LLC, of Harvey, North Dakota, to complete a fish passage structure at Drayton Dam, located around 60 miles north of Grand Forks, North Dakota, on the Red River of the North. This project is being constructed… Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that Rear Admiral (Rear Adm.) Ann Phillips, USN, Ret., has been confirmed and sworn in as the 20th Administrator of the Maritime Administration (MARAD). Nominated by President Biden on October 21, 2021, Rear Adm. Phillips was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 10, 2022. She is the… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on its draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment, or supplemental EA, released today, May 11, for proposed modifications to the Pierce County Islands in Upper Pool 4 of the Mississippi River. Corps officials initiated a feasibility study in 2017 to identify steps that could… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District awarded a $4,565,000 contract to Michigan-based Ryba Marine Construction Company on May 17 to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel in Toledo Harbor and the Maumee River. Dredging of harbors like Toledo’s and rivers like the Maumee ensures accessible depths for large vessels, the continued… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District has posted a new Civil Works Public Notice: https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Portals/39/docs/Civil/Public%20Notice/Prompton-Master-Plan-Public-Notice-May-2022.pdf The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District posted a Public Notice regarding a revision of the Prompton Dam & Reservoir Master Plan. The Prompton Dam and Reservoir is located on the West Branch Lackawaxen River, a tributary… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District and its partner the Velasco Drainage District, will be hosting two public information sessions for the Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay (S2G) Freeport Project. These sessions will include an overview of the S2G Program and the status of the Freeport Project specifically, including details on construction… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District announces it will release higher than normal flows of water through Cherry Creek Dam on May 24 as part of its annual sediment flushing to allow proper operation of the dam’s outlet gates. USACE owns and operates this dam located in Aurora, Colorado, south of Interstate 225…. Read More
The Baltimore District of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to award up to eight positions on a potential five-year, $200 million contract to procure architect-engineer services for environmental support projects nationwide. USACE said Monday in a solicitation notice the multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will have spots for both large and small businesses. Proposals are due June 17… Read More
When days become longer and temperatures get warmer in the interior region of the state near Fairbanks, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District uses snow survey data to forecast potential flood conditions on the Chena River during the spring breakup season. The organization partners with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources… Read More