U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Wed February 02, 2022
USACE Wins $561M for Midwest Projects
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Detroit District is receiving $561 million in fiscal year 2022 of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (DRSAA) funds for work in Michigan and on the Great Lakes....
Houma Courier - Wed January 26, 2022
Louisiana's Morganza Levee System Crosses Hurdle With USACE Involvement
A levee system that protects about 200,000 residents in Louisiana's Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes from Gulf of Mexico storms reached a milestone in mid-January with an agreement that kicks off federal-led construction on the project....
The Day - Tue January 04, 2022
Connecticut Port Authority Still Supports $235M Cost of Upgraded State Pier
A delay in permitting has pushed some of the construction work at the State Pier in New London into late this year, but the Connecticut Port Authority (CPA) said recently that the project remains on its projected $235 million budget....
CEG - Wed December 22, 2021
Major Flood Risk Management Project Kicks Off on New York's Long Island
New York state officials, along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and project partners, gathered Dec. 17 at Fire Island Lighthouse to mark the start of construction works for a major coastal-storm risk-management effort....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed November 17, 2021
SSC Underground, Coffman Specialties Take On Massive Boring Project
Cave Buttes Dam is an earthen flood control dam built on Cave Creek Wash in northern Phoenix, Ariz. The dam was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1980 with the Flood Control District of Maricopa County serving as the local sponsor....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 28, 2021
USACE Expands Chickamauga Lock in $757M Project to Solve Structural Issues
Construction crews work to complete final foundation preparations while concrete placement activities are on-going on the $757 million Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project that will have capacity for nine jumbo barges — nine times the capacity of the existing Chickamauga Navigation Lock....
Lane Construction - Tue October 26, 2021
Lane Breaks Ground On Kansas City Flood Protection Project
The Lane Construction Corporation, the United States subsidiary of Webuild Group, has broken ground on the Kansas City Levee Flood Risk Management Project. The $258 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) contract will reduce the risk of a levee breach and overtopping during future flooding events in the surrounding area....
Department of Veterans Affairs - Wed September 01, 2021
VA, USACE Announce Contract for New $840M Louisville Medical Center
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District, will build a new 104 bed, full-service hospital in Louisville, Ky. An $840 million contract was awarded to Walsh-Turner Joint Venture II headquartered in Chicago, Ill., on Aug....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu July 08, 2021
Crews Begin Important Dredging Project at Charleston Harbor
One hundred and fifty years is worthy of a celebration, and the Charleston District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) probably couldn't have planned a more fitting tribute than the display put on for the Charleston Harbor Post 45 project....
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Tue June 22, 2021
USACE's New Soo Lock 2021 Construction Under Way
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New Lock at the Soo project is on schedule as construction resumed on phase one and is initiated on phase two. Trade West Construction Inc. and joint venture Kokosing-Alberici began moving equipment to the site in April....
