MYRTLE BEACH, SC – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began offshore equipment mobilization this weekend, marking the start of a $72 million Grand Strand beach renourishment project. The beach renourishment comes after damage from hurricanes Ian and Debby along the Grand Strand coastline. The Army Corps of Engineers plans to restore 2 million cubic… Read More
Curtin Maritime Corp., Long Beach, California, was awarded a $22,631,733 firm-fixed-price contract for Baltimore Harbor and channels maintenance dredging. Work will be performed in Baltimore, Maryland, with an estimated completion date of April 15, 2026. Fiscal 2024 and 2025 civil operation and maintenance funds; and fiscal 2025 civil construction funds in the amount of $22,631,733… Read More
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — More than 100,000 San Juan residents kept their drinking water flowing in late October when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Caribbean District relocated a critical 30‑inch water main — a milestone in Puerto Rico’s massive Río Puerto Nuevo Flood Risk Management Project (RPN). By timing the work with an emergency shutdown already… Read More
RICHLAND, Wash. — In a major milestone, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Walla Walla District, in partnership with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), the Yakama Nation, the Washington Department of Ecology, and the Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group has awarded a $1.2 million construction contract to PIPKIN INC. for the Bateman… Read More
Carolina Beach, NC – Bulldozers and pipes laying on the beach signal the start of Carolina Beach’s renourishment project. After months of planning, Sunday marked the first day that workers would begin to reshape the coastline. The project will start off in the north side of Carolina Beach and will work its way south, more… Read More
The 38th Aerial Port Squadron welcomed a new commander to its ranks Nov. 15, 2025, during a change of command ceremony at the Air Base Commons here. Master Sgt. Elizabeth Guerrisky, Special Handling Supervisor assigned to the 38th Aerial Port Squadron, officiated the ceremony, which signaled the passing of the squadron guidon to new commander,… Read More
WILMINGTON, NC — Work is set to begin on the coastal storm risk management (CSRM) project at Carolina Beach next week. Sand placement work will take place along Carolina Beach, N.C., beginning mid-November 2025, and will continue for approximately four to five weeks, weather permitting. Here is the information you will need to know when navigating which… Read More
Middlesex County Planning Director David Kretz brought some good news to the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, Nov. 5, in that the Mill Creek Landing in Wake may be dredged in the next three to four weeks. Kretz indicated he had communicated with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Virginia Marine Resources… Read More
The state agency that manages coastal resources will accept public comment until Dec. 5 on the draft environmental impact statement for a proposed project to deepen and widen portions of the Wilmington Harbor navigation channel. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District submitted to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal… Read More
OCEAN CITY, Md. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Baltimore District plans to remove about 5,000 cubic yards of dredged material from the Ocean City Inlet beginning Nov. 20. Officials say the dredge MURDEN will work in Priority Area No. 1 – the entrance to the Sinepuxent Channel – from Nov. 20 through Nov…. Read More
BALTIMORE — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, is scheduled to remove approximately 5,000 cubic yards of dredged material from the Ocean City Inlet beginning Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. The dredge MURDEN will begin dredging Priority Area #1, which includes the entrance to Sinapuxent Channel, on Nov. 20 and continue through Nov…. Read More
City, State and County officials joined community members and harbor stakeholders at Marina Park on Tuesday, November 4 to celebrate the launch of the Newport Harbor Dredging Project — the largest and final major dredge planned for the harbor. The project, a partnership between the City of Newport Beach and the U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DREDGING AND DREDGED SEDIMENT PLACEMENT LORAIN HARBOR LORAIN COUNTY, OHIO This Public Notice has been prepared pursuant to Section 404(a) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). It is being administered in conformance with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) regulation, “Practice and Procedure: Final Rule for Operation and Maintenance of Army Corps… Read More
A major federal beach replenishment and dune building project for the Wildwoods has collapsed after years of planning because two key communities have withdrawn support. That’s bad news for North Wildwood, which desperately needs reinforcement for its battered beaches. And it marks another blow to erosion projects at the New Jersey Shore, which received zero federal… Read More
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management (DCM) is accepting public comment on a request for review of a federal consistency submission from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) associated with the proposed Wilmington Harbor 403 Navigation Project. The public may comment… Read More