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For years, the Otter Creek area has been considered one of the most environmentally degraded areas near the Great Lakes. Protecting Lake Erie is the goal. TOLEDO, Ohio — Now that it’s springtime, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is launching a dredging project. The goal is to clean up a stretch of Otter Creek that… Read More
Buffalo, NY— The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District has awarded a $6.5 million contract to Great Lakes Dock and Materials, L.L.C. for the construction of a beneficial use of dredged material placement area designed to handle approximately 400,000 cubic yards of dredged material. The contractor has been given the approval to immediately start… Read More
Shoaling near Ocracoke has forced the state to alter the schedule starting Friday for the Pamlico Sound ferries from the mainland to Ocracoke. The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division will be running an alternate schedule on Pamlico Sound between Cedar Island, Swan Quarter and Ocracoke because of critical shoaling issues in the ferry… Read More
A study under the Rivers and Harbor Act of 1968 authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to investigate the impact federal structures have on adjacent shorelines. Duluth Mayor Emily Larson has requested the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers investigate the environmental impact federal harbor structures have on Park Point’s shoreline. “We have a very… Read More
EASTON — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, and federal and non-federal partners will resume construction of oyster reefs in early April in the Tred Avon River Oyster Sanctuary, ushering in the final stage of initial oyster restoration for the sanctuary. USACE awarded a $3.76 million contract March 9 to BlueForge, LLC, to… Read More
CONCORD, Mass. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announced today that lane restrictions will begin mid-April on the Sagamore Bridge spanning the Cape Cod Canal in Bourne, Massachusetts, due to scheduled maintenance work. Beginning April 12, 2021, vehicle travel over the bridge will be reduced from the current two lanes in… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. — Along the Florida coastline, forests of trees with a dense tangle of prop roots appear to be standing on stilts above the water. These trees, or mangroves, are not only magnificent to see, but are a key element in protecting coastlines and communities during coastal storms. Researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer… Read More
Most U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) districts have projects that can stretch hundreds of miles from their district’s physical location. Ensuring these projects are delivered on time, while upholding the high standards that USACE’s mission partners expect, can be a challenge. The USACE Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM) is no exception. TAM projects are… Read More
Butomus umbellatus may conjure up images of a hippopotamus belly, but in reality, it is flowering rush, an aquatic invasive plant species that poses a grave threat to the Columbia River Basin’s aquatic ecosystems. Flowering Rush is not native to the Pacific Northwest and its eradication is a focus for the US Army Corps of… Read More
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia district is still accepting public and agency comments on a draft report that addresses the need for storm protection along a portion of the existing Cape May seawall, in the vicinity of Wilmington and Beach avenues. According to a release, in late February, the Army Corps… Read More
Targeted work includes historic masonry wall, eastern shore bluff areas The U.S., Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, has released its project findings for the Old Fort Niagara Streambank and Shoreline Erosion Protection Study. A 735-page report represents the federal government’s response to the Lake Ontario shoreline erosion problems that threaten historically significant structures at… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will present at the Small and Disadvantaged Business Opportunities Council government procurement fair on April 26 at 1 p.m. This presentation will be part of a week-long virtual government procurement fair hosted by the Small and Disadvantaged Business Opportunities Council. The procurement fair… Read More
Move to allow EPA to conduct review required by Clean Water Act REGIONAL— Another major permit for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine near Hoyt Lakes has been suspended until further notice as a result of a court ruling. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has pulled the project’s wetland impact permit after the Environmental Protection… Read More
Maj. Gen. William H. Graham, deputy commanding general of civil and emergency operations for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, visited the Moose Creek Dam on Feb. 19 while touring the organization’s northernmost flood control project. Col. Kirk Gibbs, USACE Pacific Ocean Division commander, and Col. Damon Delarosa, USACE Alaska District commander, accompanied the general…. Read More
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., – The Detroit District’s Soo Area Office will open the Poe Lock noon, March 24, marking the 2021 Great Lakes shipping season start. The shipping industry requested an early season opening to ensure safety of the vessels. “We believe a 1200 EST opening on 24 March 2021 provides a safer timeframe… Read More