Berkshire Eagle - Tue March 12, 2024
Pittsfield, Mass., Likely to Remove Dangerous 192-Year-Old Dam in 2025 or 2026
One way or another, the 192-year-old Bel Air Dam's days are numbered. The Pittsfield, Mass., barrier's practical use as a power generator ended long ago, and it is now an active public safety and environmental hazard silently threatening the city's North End and West Side....
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District - Tue January 16, 2024
USACE Awards Next Contract for 'New Lock at the Soo'
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District's New Lock at the Soo project in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., awarded a $213.8 million contract Option 1B (Chamber Wall Monoliths) to Kokosing Alberici Traylor LLC (KAT) of Westerville, Ohio....
WAMC Northeast Public Radio - Thu August 31, 2023
After Building Massachusetts City's Flood Controls, USACE Returns for Its Modernization
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) kicked off a three-year feasibility study on modernizing the crumbling flood control system in North Adams, Mass., with a site visit Aug. 25. The USACE first built the concrete chutes that channel the Hoosic River through the western Massachusetts city between 1950 and 1961....
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District - Wed August 16, 2023
USACE Kicks Off $900M Upgrade to Aging Upper Ohio River's Navigation System
A groundbreaking ceremony near Pittsburgh Aug. 11 set the stage for upgrading the Ohio River's oldest navigation system in 2024 at a cost of more than $900 million. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Pittsburgh District, welcomed industry, community and political leaders for the event at the Montgomery Locks and Dam facility....
Army Corps of Engineers - Wed July 12, 2023
Granite Selected for $48M Texas Flood Control Project
Granite has been awarded an approximately $48 million contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to mitigate flood risk and damage in Wharton, Texas. Project funding will come from the USACE's fiscal 2023 civil construction funds and is expected to be included in Granite's second quarter CAP....
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Wed July 05, 2023
Army Corps of Engineers' Building Projects Bring West Point Into 21st Century
A robust military construction mission at the U.S. Military Academy, along the banks of the Hudson River at West Point, N.Y., is being conducted by the New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to provide more modern academic and living space for cadets....
CEG - Tue June 20, 2023
Three Aging Dam/Lock Systems on Upper Ohio River in Pa. to Be Rehabbed in 2024
More than $857 million from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) will help fund the repair of Pennsylvania's three aging locks on the upper Ohio River to prevent failures that could result in a halt to river traffic....
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Wed June 14, 2023
Army Corps of Engineers Wants to Deepen 445-Mi. Stretch of Arkansas River
The Little Rock and Tulsa districts of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are seeking input for a project to deepen a 445-mi. section of the Arkansas River, increasing the amount of cargo that can be shipped along the waterway....
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District - Thu June 01, 2023
Contractor Repurposing Items From Renovation of Georgia's Fort Stewart Army Post
Fort Stewart's Building 633, a 46-year-old Volunteer Army barracks at the base in Savannah, Ga., is undergoing extensive internal renovations, and the old doors, cabinets and other hardware items that were removed are being repurposed at various locations on the installation and throughout Georgia....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu May 04, 2023
Repairing Saint George's Bridge
Everyone likes short cuts. It saves time. It saves fuel and it saves aggravation. Business leaders in the late 1700s envisioned such a short cut slicing through a narrow strip of land to build a waterway linking the Chesapeake Bay with the Delaware River....
