The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, held a press conference Sept. 15, 2023, at their headquarters in New Orleans, La., to discuss planned efforts to address continued low-water conditions on the Mississippi River. Col. Cullen Jones, USACE […]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded a contract for constructing the fifth levee reach on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project. This contract will construct approximately 1.0 miles
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The contract calls for dredging approximately 517,000 cubic yards of sand from a borrow area approximately 2.6 miles south of the Cape May Inlet jetties. The sand will be pumped onto the beach at two locations: The sand is then
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Four rivers, four counties and nine levees. One of the busiest emergency levee repair seasons meant to safeguard life and property in Western Washington is nearing its end, but work remains before the start of the fall flood season. Repairs
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Most people who picture a lake think of a unified body of calm water. Yet, from the sky, Stonewall Jackson Lake resembles a series of lightning bolts striking in different directions than a traditional lake. What seems like endless creeks,
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and its partners, the cities of Fargo, North Dakota; Moorhead, Minnesota; and the Metro Flood Diversion Authority, are working cooperatively to implement this critical project. According to NAC, the award highlights
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The district awarded the dam removal contract to the Joseph B. Fay Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The work is part of the Lower Monongahela River project, which includes the construction of the larger lock chamber at Locks and Dam 4
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The Galveston District is directly responsible for monitoring more than 1,000 miles of channel along the Texas Gulf Coast. This navigation mission sometimes requires getting help from some friends in the USACE Wilmington District (SAW). A 10-person crew of USACE
MPV Brandy Station Brings Dredge, Heavy Lift, Disaster Relief Capabilities to District Read More »
The district is partnering with power preference customers, the Southeastern Power Administration, and Tennessee Valley Authority to construct a cryogenic facility downstream of the dam and install 50,000 linear feet of oxygen diffuser lines that reach into Lake Cumberland. When
NR 23-30 Wolf Creek Dam Oxygen Diffuser Project Contract Awarded Read More »
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District welcomed industry, community and political leaders for the ceremony, digging shovels into a pile of dirt at the Montgomery Locks and Dam facility Aug. 11. The event marked the start of a
