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Dauphin Island Causeway Shoreline Restoration supplied by Mobile Harbor Dredging Project

AL, United States

MOBILE, Ala. –  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District has partnered with Mobile County to enhance coastal resilience and habitats using dredged sediments. This collaboration highlights the District’s commitment to sustainable dredged material management practices that benefit the environment and the community. In February 2024, the District entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with Mobile… Read More

Memphis District awards $11.5 million contract for vital harbor dredging project to Inland Dredging Co.

TN, United States

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District has contracted with the Inland Dredging Company, LLC, for the rental of a 24-inch hydraulic cutterhead dredge, attendant plant, and discharge pipeline for the annual maintenance dredging of ten Mississippi River harbors this year. “The Memphis District is responsible for the maintenance dredging of 10 harbors within… Read More

USACE Chief of Engineers signs Tampa Harbor Navigation Improvement Study Report

FL, United States

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General and 55th Chief of Engineers, Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon signed the Chief’s Report Aug. 14, 2024, for the Tampa Harbor Navigation Improvement Study in a ceremony at USACE Headquarters in Washington, D.C. today. The purpose of the Tampa Harbor Navigation Improvement Study is to reduce marine… Read More

Geologists and historians trek muddy shores to protect Monongahela River’s cultural heritage

PA, United States

Joe Dunbar and Benjamin Breland, research geologists for the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, working alongside the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, collect soil samples during an archaeologic and geomorphic shoreline survey along the Monongahela River between Elizabeth and Charleroi, Pennsylvania, Aug. 6, 2024. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh… Read More

Deep Creek Bridge Closure for Maintenance

VA, United States

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Norfolk District will close the Deep Creek Bridge on Sunday, August 18th, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. for maintenance. This closure is necessary to repair minor damage to the support beams of the current 90-year-old bridge and to ensure public safety during and after the repair. The bridge will… Read More

Funding Secured to Design Defense Against Erosion at Old Fort Niagara

NY, United States

YOUNGSTOWN, N.Y. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District is planning critical defenses against erosion for Old Fort Niagara, part of a project to stabilize a portion of the Lake Ontario shoreline. With funding recently transferred from the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation – the project’s non-federal sponsor –… Read More

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Awards $32.3 mm Contract to Donjon Marine for Maintenance Dredging of Newark Bay Federal Navigation Project

NJ, United States

Donjon Marine Co. Inc., Hillside, New Jersey, was awarded a $32,334,174 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Newark, New Jersey, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 23, 2024. Fiscal 2010 civil construction funds in the amount of $32,334,174 were obligated at… Read More

Tampa Harbor Navigation Improvement Report Signed Off by USACE Chief Engineers

FL, United States

JACKSONVILLE, Fla (Aug. 14, 2024) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General and 55th Chief of Engineers, Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon signed the Chief’s Report Aug. 14, 2024, for the Tampa Harbor Navigation Improvement Study in a ceremony at USACE Headquarters in Washington, D.C. today. The purpose of the Tampa Harbor Navigation Improvement… Read More

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completes Baltimore Storm Risk Management Study; $77 million identified for city tunnels

MD, United States

BALTIMORE — Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General and 55th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, signed a Chief’s Report for Baltimore Coastal Storm Risk Management Study during a ceremony at USACE Headquarters in Washington, D.C., August 5, 2024. The report recommends Congress fund about $77 million for structural floodwalls to manage coastal… Read More

Building Tomorrow’s Leaders at Buffalo District

NY, United States

Lauren Schifferle, a hydraulics civil engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, started her career at USACE eight years go. Today, among many responsibilities, she’s responsible for providing sound advice and counsel to the International Joint Commission. The IJC is dedicated to peacefully collaborating on unique problems pertaining to the Great Lakes. Why it Matters People are… Read More

Corps to host renaming, dedication ceremony for John P. Murtha Locks and Dam

PA, United States

PITTSBURGH – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District will host a ribbon-cutting and renaming ceremony for Locks and Dam 4 on the Monongahela River near Charleroi, Pennsylvania, Aug. 28. WHO: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District WHAT: The ceremony celebrates the culmination of a 20-year-effort by the district and its partners to… Read More

USACE, GCPD Sign Design Agreement for Coastal Texas Project

TX, United States

GALVESTON, Texas — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District (SWG) and the Gulf Coast Protection District (GCPD) signed a Design Agreement, August 14, 2024, to partner on the design of the Coastal Texas Project (CTX), specifically the Galveston Bay Storm Surge Barrier System and Ecosystem Restoration feature G-28. Authorized for design and construction by the… Read More

More Critical Repairs Started on Vermilion Harbor Piers

OH, United States

VERMILION, Ohio — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District and its contractor, Chicago-based Architectural Consulting Group, Ltd., have started repairs on another section of the Vermilion Harbor West Pier. Vermilion Harbor’s piers ensure the harbor remains economically viable and able to provide safe access for recreation and refuge to boaters on the Great… Read More

Rep. Cuellar Announces $20 million authorization for Water and Wastewater Infrastructure in Zapata County and Falcon Lake Dredging Project

TX, United States

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28) announced a $20 million authorization for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply in Zapata County, as well as the authorization of the Falcon Lake Dredging Project. “Water is life,” said Dr. Cuellar, a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee. “It’s vital that our water infrastructure benefits all South… Read More

Army Corps of Engineers defends dredging in Mobile Bay

AL, United States

MOBILE, Ala. — To maintain certain depths in the shipping channel, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredges approximately 4.1 million cubic yards of sediment from the stretch of the channel in Mobile Bay annually. Since 2014, the majority of that material has been put back in the bay using a method called thin layer… Read More

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