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ELIZABETH, Pa. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is adding navigation safety signs and buoys upstream and downstream of Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3 to warn boaters and industry of hazardous conditions during upcoming demolition of a 107-year-old dam. The signs will be in place on the river 1,500 feet upstream and… Read More
Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/48672 Report Number: ERDC/CHL MP-24-3 Title: Application of Coastal Resilience Metrics at Panama City Beach, Florida By Scott L. Spurgeon, Brian C. McFall, Stephanie M. Patch, and Jennifer M. Wozencraft Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited June 2024 20 pages / 5.46 MB Source
VICKSBURG, Miss.—Nick Boone has been selected to serve as the director of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL). As Director of GSL, he will be responsible for leading and executing broad research, development, technology and program management in the areas of science and engineering related to force… Read More
Shorebirds circled overhead while the dredge pumped sand onto an island off Folly Beach. When the hum of heavy machinery stopped, and they spread their legs for landing, the shorebirds found their nesting grounds had grown, and the Bird Key-Stono seabird sanctuary renourished. In less than a month, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston… Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Florida — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, has delayed the maintenance dredging for the federal navigation channel in the vicinity of Sawpit Creek, Nassau County, until early October 2024. The project has been delayed because of active shorebird nests within the beach placement area of Amelia Island State Park. The project was… Read More
BALTIMORE — As part of the Unified Command response to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Navy Supervisor of Salvage and Diving today restored the Fort McHenry Federal Channel to its original operational dimensions of 700 feet wide and 50 feet deep for commercial maritime… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently awarded a contract for elevating 21 residential homes in Vermillion and Calcasieu Parishes. The contract was awarded on June 7, 2024, to Wingate Engineers LLC of New Orleans, Louisiana in the amount of $4,997,880.00. This contract is part of the Southwest Louisiana Coastal project to provide coastal storm… Read More
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON – Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District participated in a ceremony to recognize the start of construction for the Kenai River Bluffs Erosion Project. Col. Jeffrey Palazzini, district commander, gathered alongside several stakeholders and political officials at the Kenai Senior Citizens Center and delivered remarks about the project’s… Read More
Orion Group Holdings, Inc. ORN has won three dredging services contracts within the Marine segment for a combined value of approximately $22 million. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“USACE”) has awarded these contracts for the maintenance of waterways along the gulf coast. The first contract, valued at $8.8 million, includes the removal of up to… Read More
SAUGATUCK, Mich. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) began dredging a section of Saugatuck Harbor for safety improvements between the Kalamazoo River and Lake Michigan. We’re total The King Company, the Holland-based contractor hired for the project, will remove 68,000 cubic yards of sediment from the two-mile-long channel. After dredging operations are finished,… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting an open house to discuss a draft plan to protect Sny Magill-Effigy Mounds. The open house will be held June 25, from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Effigy Mounds National Monument Visitor Center, 151 Highway 76, Harpers Ferry, Iowa. During the open house,… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District is urging boaters to use caution as construction of the submerged stone wall at the entrance to Shipping Slip 3 on the Outer Harbor begins. Buoys that marked the submerged wall have been removed, allowing Ryba Marine Construction Co. to finish placement of additional bedding stone, 4.8… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has announced the publication of the Draft Environmental Impact Study (DEIS) for the Pearl River Basin Mississippi Federal Flood Risk Management Project. This significant step in the project’s development marks the beginning of a 45-day public review period, concluding on Monday, July 22, 2024. The DEIS and its… Read More
SAUGATUCK — A project to dredge 68,000 cubic yards of sediment from Saugatuck Harbor, ensuring safe navigation between Lake Michigan and the Kalamazoo River, will begin next week. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announced its plans for dredging the two-mile federal channel on Tuesday. Work is expected to be finished July 19, although… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District is urging boaters to use caution as construction of the submerged stone wall at the entrance to Shipping Slip 3 on the Outer Harbor begins. Buoys that marked the submerged wall have been removed, allowing Ryba Marine Construction Co. to finish placement of additional bedding stone, 4.8… Read More