2024 will mark five years since the historic flood of 2019 in Kansas City and the surrounding region. Water levels on the Missouri River reached heights not seen for decades and caused an estimated $2.9 billion in damages across the […]
Missouri River Navigation Restoration Efforts Hit Major Milestone Despite Challenges Read More »
In early 2020, while the rest of the Sacramento region headed to their homes to ride out the COVID-19 pandemic, a long line of construction equipment under contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District was instead heading
Wave of Construction Kicks Off at Folsom Dam Read More »
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, awarded a $29.1 million contract to Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting Co. LLC, out of Quincy, Massachusetts, for Baltimore Harbor and channels maintenance dredging for Fiscal Year 2024. In coordination with
Corps of Engineers to Complete $29M Dollars in Baltimore Harbor and Channels Dredging Read More »
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District’s New Lock at the Soo project in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, awards $213.8 million contract Option 1B (Chamber Wall Monoliths) to Kokosing Alberici Traylor, LLC (KAT) of Westerville, Ohio. Contract Option 1B includes
Chamber Wall Monoliths Option 1B Awarded for New Lock at the Soo Read More »
For the second consecutive year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District takes on the challenge of keeping commerce moving on the navigable waterways in the central part of the United States. Collaborating with the River Industry Action
Mississippi River Drought Affects Navigation Read More »
In the week leading up to Hurricane Hilary – the first tropical storm to make landfall in Southern California in more than 80 years – the wheels were already in motion for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Los
LA District Preps for Hurricane Hilary, Keeps Public Safe, Captures Water from Storm Read More »
Under normal conditions, the downstream flow of the river prevents significant upriver progression of the salt water. However, in times of extreme low volume water flow, unimpeded salt water can travel upriver and threaten municipal drinking water and industrial water
Torrential downpours in mid-July inundated New England with massive amounts of rainfall. Vermont and New Hampshire received the largest impacts and the water levels rose behind all of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) dams in the Upper Connecticut
USACE Team Fights Floods in New England Read More »
Natural disasters leave little room for control, but preparation and a ready response can help minimize loss of life and damage to property. This is where the Emergency Management (EM) division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort
SWF Hosts Emergency Management Public Law 84-99 Outreach Session Read More »
A major goal of the Fort Worth District’s Office of Small Business Programs is to support the government’s policy of placing a fair portion of contracts with eligible small businesses. Another point of emphasis is to assist small businesses in
