Luhr Crosby LLC, Columbia, Illinois, was awarded a $10,219,379 firm-fixed-price contract for dredging of shoals, navigation channels, and approach areas of locks and dams at various locations. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 15, 2026…. Read More
Little Goose Lock and Dam Project Supervisory Mechanical Engineer, Benjamin Feider, in the USACE Walla Walla District provides navigation lock facts from within the lock, during a tour. NWW hosted members of the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association and regional stakeholders, highlighting ongoing efforts to maintain safe and efficient navigation along the Columbia-Snake River System. NWW… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Jen Kiggans (VA-02) spoke before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water during Member Day, highlighting two important issues directly impacting Virginia’s Second District: advancing the Chincoteague Inlet feasibility study to address erosion challenges on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, and strengthening federal support and cooperation with the Army Corps of Engineers… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. (KTVE/KARD) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has selected Cody Eckhardt as Chief of Operations Division. The purpose of the Operations Division is to provide quality engineering and other professional services for flood damage reduction, navigation, hydropower production, recreation management, water supply, natural resource stewardship, environmental compliance, emergency operations, and support…. Read More
Boskalis recently mobilized a second trailing suction hopper dredger for the coastal protection project in Avlékété, Benin. Our trailing suction hopper dredger Causeway has been dredging along the West African coast since November last year, and our Shoreway recently joined it. Together, the vessels dredged more than 3.5 million cubic meters of sand to make… Read More
