By Chris Gray Hundreds of millions of dollars in potential additional development on Pelican Island is prompting Galveston officials to increase their efforts to find an alternative to the aging Seawolf Parkway bridge, which the Texas Department of Transportation currently estimates will cost more than $350 million and require nearly a decade to complete. Last Tuesday, the Galveston… Read More
By Henry Brannan The federal agency that maintains the Columbia River’s shipping channel is proposing to build seven giant in-water pens as part of a $377 million project to manage dredge spoils over the next 20 years. Meanwhile, the river’s shipping industry is working to get local ports off the hook for part of the… Read More
By JoAnne Castagna New York City, the cultural and economic power we know today grew from the waterways that run through it. Over the years, the deepening and widening of the Port of New York and New Jersey allowed ships to bring in goods, foster trade, and carry in immigrants who established communities, industries and… Read More
By Timothy O’Hara Florida sea turtles in the past five years have laid over 14,000 nests on two St. Lucie County beaches currently undergoing massive sand replenishment projects, which are occurring during the start of nesting season. Crews with heavy equipment and portable lights are working day and night, seven days a week, to finish…. Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District announces the appointment of Mr. Richard (Rich) Feibelman, Jr., P.M.P. as the new Deputy District Engineer for Programs and Project Management (DPM). A native of Vicksburg, MS, Mr. Feibelman most recently served as the Civil Works Office of Strategic Engagement Leader at the… Read More