Thu October 09, 2008
Army Corps Awards Hensel Phelps Ft. Bragg Project
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $288 million contract to a Virginia firm to build the new headquarters for two new commands that are relocating to Fort Bragg. The commands are scheduled to move to North Carolina by 2011 after the Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) voted in 2005 to relocate them....
Thu June 19, 2008
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’s Final Report on MRGO Heads to Congress
NEW ORLEANS (AP) The Army Corps of Engineers is closer to shutting down a navigation channel blamed for much of the flooding during Hurricane Katrina. On June 5, the corps’ report on de-authorizing the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) was forwarded to Congress, allowing the corps to start construction on an earthen dam to plug the channel, said Rene Poche, a spokesman of the corps....
Cain Burdeau and Michael Kunzelman - ASSOCIATED PRESSS - Thu February 14, 2008
Judge Dismisses Katrina Lawsuit, Rebukes Army Corps
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Saying his hands were tied by law, a federal judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over levee breaches after Hurricane Katrina, but rebuked the agency for failing to protect the city....
Dorinda Anderson - Tue July 03, 2007
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rehabilitates Wolf Creek Dam
Wolf Creek Dam on the Cumberland River in south central Kentucky, is in the beginning stages of a $309 million repair project to control dangerous seepage under the structure’s mi.-long earth embankment....
Thu May 03, 2007
JLG Presented Award From Letterkenny Army Depot
JLG Industries Inc. was presented an award from Letterkenny Army Depot. Co1. Robert A. Swenson, Letterkenny Depot commander presented the award to Peter Bonafede Jr., senior vice president of Manufacturing and Global Supply Chain....
Wed November 09, 2005
Army Corps Slow to Clean Up Bayous, Canals, Officials Say
PASCAGOULA, MS (AP) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is slow to clean up bayous and canals filled with debris from Hurricane Katrina, a Jackson County supervisor said. More than 50 days after Katrina hit the Mississippi Gulf Coast, some Jackson County officials were wondering if debris would have been removed sooner if they had hired private contractors rather than relying on the Corps of Engineers....
Wed November 02, 2005
JCB to Manufacture High-Speed Backhoe Loaders for U.S. Army
JCB has been awarded a contract, expected to be worth up to $140 million, to supply the U.S. Army with a high-speed backhoe loaders for military engineering tasks. The high mobility engineer excavator (HMEE) vehicle has been designed to meet the requirements specified by U.S....
Pete Sigmund - Tue October 04, 2005
Army Corps Chief Outlines Steps to Build Cat 5 Levees
By Pete SigmundCEG EDITORIAL CONSULTANTIn the following exclusive interview with Construction Equipment Guide, Donald Basham, chief of engineering construction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Washington, D.C., discussed important facets of protecting New Orleans against a Category 5 hurricane....
David S. Chartock - Fri September 09, 2005
Army Corps Seals Fourth Major Breach
People who knew about the New Orleans levee system feared the thought of a major hurricane making landfall near the city. They only hoped that time was on the Crescent City’s side. Lt. Gen. Carl A....
Wed August 17, 2005
Army Corps Gives Thumbs Down to Southeastern Parkway
NORFOLK, VA (AP) Citing environmental and practical concerns, the Army Corps of Engineers has given a thumbs down to the proposed Southeastern Parkway and Greenbelt, a move which could sideline the long-awaited project....
