Port City Daily - Tue August 25, 2020
Surf City Expects to Spend $25M on 10-Mile Berm and Dune System
The town of Surf City on North Carolina's Topsail island is looking to finally attain its coveted status as a "Corps-engineered beach" at an estimated cost of nearly $25 million. Surf City is expected to pay approximately $24.9 million for its 6-mi.-long portion of a 52,150-ft....
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Tue August 18, 2020
Army Corps of Engineers Awards Contract to Dredge Maumee Bay
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District has awarded a $2.1 million contract to Ryba Marine and Construction to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel in Maumee Bay, located along Lake Erie in Toledo Harbor, in the city of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 05, 2020
USACE's $453M Kansas City Levees Project
The final phase of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Kansas City Levees Project is under way at various stages of design and construction to start in the Fall with the investment of $453 million to cover levee and floodwall raises; replacements and repairs to existing pump stations; improvements to aging infrastructure; and seepage and stability improvements....
American Journal of Transportation - Mon August 03, 2020
Louisiana, Army Corps of Engineers to Deepen Lower Mississippi River
Gov. John Bel Edwards and other top Louisiana officials signed a formal agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on July 31 to begin construction on the deepening of the Lower Mississippi River from 45 to 50 ft....
CEG - Mon July 13, 2020
Anna Maria-Wide Beach Renourishment Under Way in Florida
Sometimes the beach needs a boost. The first of two phases of beach renourishment, approved by the Manatee County (FL) board of commissioners in October 2019, got under way July 2 to restore sand lost through erosion....
StMaryNow.com - Tue July 07, 2020
Bayou Chene Project Contractor Wins National Engineering Award
Sealevel Construction of Thibodaux, La., the company that has been awarded two major contracts for the state's Bayou Chene Flood Control Project, has now earned a National Excellence in Construction (EIC) award for its Falgout Canal Flood Control Structure in Dularge....
Maritime Logistics Professional - Thu June 25, 2020
Port of Mobile, Ala., to Be Deepened by Army Engineers
The state of Alabama and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have entered into a Project Partnership Agreement to deepen and widen the Port of Mobile to 50 feet by late 2024 or early 2025. Army Col....
Associated Press - Wed June 17, 2020
Army Corps Awards $618M to Expand Alaska Port of Nome Maritime Facility
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved a $618 million plan to expand the Port of Nome. Congressional approval is now the final hurdle for a long-sought plan for a deep-water port in Western Alaska, The Alaska Journal of Commerce reported Wednesday....
USACE - Tue June 09, 2020
USACE Announces New Lock at 'The Soo' Construction Set to Begin
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Detroit District, announced that the New Lock at the Soo project is on schedule as construction for phase one of the project is under way. Trade West Construction Inc....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 27, 2020
North Dakota Spends $1B on Mouse River Project
The Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection Project (MREFPP) is a continuing project in North Dakota that is designed to reduce the risk of future flooding throughout the entire Mouse River Basin. The Mouse River, or the Souris River in Canada, originates in southeast Saskatchewan and travels 357 mi....
