The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Military Construction team took home the Gold for the American Concrete Pavement Association’s Military Airports award category during a ceremony in Nashville, Tn., Dec. 1, 2022, for the Pope Army Airfield runway reconstruction project that was completed within 120 days at Fort Bragg, N.C. Project design and… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District released today the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement to the “2014 Final Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement for the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction Study” for a 30-day public review. The Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS), which includes… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Portland District (Corps) is asking for public feedback now through Jan. 19 on its proposed 30-year plan for the operation and maintenance of its system of 13 dams and reservoirs across the Willamette River Basin. The plan, referred to as a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, details seven potential… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District released today the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement to the “2014 Final Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement for the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction Study” for a 30-day public review. The Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS), which includes… Read More
Just after noon on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, Steve Coulter, chairman of the Dare County Waterways Commission, called and said “it’s signed, sealed and delivered.” After almost two years, the realignment of Hatteras Inlet is now accomplished. “It’s federal now,” said Coulter. It means that the horseshoe route is now entirely open to federal dredging…. Read More
Representatives for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the state of Missouri signed a cost-sharing agreement Monday to push forward a flood resiliency study in Jefferson City. The goal of the Jefferson City FCSA Missouri River Flood Risk and Resiliency Study will be to find localized solutions that can best help mitigate flooding from… Read More
Plum Island residents will have an unsightly but temporary neighbor that is about to deliver some peace of mind, and a lot of sand, to the people on Reservation Terrace. The U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers has been working with New York-based H&L Contracting to dredge a nine-foot deep channel of sand on the Newburyport… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $324,000 contract today to Togiak Management Services of Anchorage, Alaska, to complete a wing dam modification project in Pool 2 of the Mississippi River downstream of St. Paul, Minnesota. This contract marks the first ecosystem restoration contract awarded under the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability… Read More
The St. Paul District team responsible for developing a solution for managing Mississippi River dredged river sand, removed from the water near Wabasha, Minnesota, reached a major milestone Nov. 11. The team reached the finish line of the plan with the signing of the environmental assessment and planning document, also known as a finding of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, in partnership with non-federal sponsors, seeks public comment for the New York & New Jersey Harbors and Tributaries Study (NY&NJHATS). In cooperation with our partners, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the New York Department of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is moving forward with dredging the entrance to Iliuliuk Bay, a project that has been in the works for years. Once finished, the project would create a channel to pass through a large shoal of glacial moraine that runs across the bay. Currently, those compressed glacial boulders and rocks… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, J. Strom Thurmond Project is extending the closure dates at West Dam Day Use Area for repaving through Jan. 1, 2023. Lake Springs and Clarks Hill Recreation Areas are nearby alternatives for day use activities during the closure. Also, paving activities will prevent access to the Bartram… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, awarded a task order on August 8 for five waterstop replacements at Little Goose Lock and Dam. The contract was originally awarded to Emagineered Solutions, Inc. in July of 2018. Since then, the contract has been utilized to perform a total of eight waterstop replacements at… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, and Mill Creek Flood Control Zone District signed a Project Partnership Agreement for the Mill Creek Section 205 Project on November 21. The agreement defines the shared responsibilities and cost-sharing commitments of the Walla Walla County and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as they jointly… Read More
On November 16, 2022, the Dredge Dubuque departed the Vicksburg Harbor for a critical dredging mission along the Red River in response to low water conditions. Drought conditions throughout the Mississippi River Valley have caused a low water event on the lower Mississippi River and its tributaries. More specifically, troublesome areas were reported near Lindy… Read More