Headquarters U.S. Army Corps of Engineers News Releases

Statement by Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works on the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget

Press Operations — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 20:59:00 GMT

The Biden-Harris Administration today released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. The Budget details a blueprint to grow the economy from the bottom up and middle out, lower costs for families, protect and strengthen Medicare and Social Security, and reduce the deficit by ensuring the wealthy and big corporations pay their fair share—all while ensuring no one making less than $400,000 per year pays more in taxes.

Army Civil Works Studies, Projects and Programs to Be Accomplished with Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

Press Operations — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 12:58:00 GMT

The U.S. Army announced today the Civil Works studies, projects and programs that the Corps would implement in Fiscal Year 2022 with the $22.81 billion in supplemental funding provided in two recently enacted laws — the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; and the 2022 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act.

Automated Construction of Expeditionary Structures (ACES): Materials and Testing

Press Operations — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 18:51:00 GMT

Abstract: Complex military operations often result in U.S. forces remaining at deployed locations for long periods. In such cases, more sustainable facilities are required to better accommodate and protect forward-deployed forces. Current efforts to develop safer, more sustainable operating facilities for contingency bases involve construction activities that require a redesign of the types and characteristics of the structures constructed, that reduce the resources required to build, and that decrease the resources needed to operate and maintain the completed facilities. The Automated Construction of Expeditionary Structures (ACES) project was undertaken to develop the capability to “print” custom-designed expeditionary structures on demand, in the field, using locally available materials with the minimum number of personnel. This work investigated large-scale automated “additive construction” (i.e., 3D printing with concrete) for construction applications. This report, which documents ACES materials and testing, is one of four technical reports, each of which details a major area of the ACES research project, its research processes, and its associated results. There major areas include System Requirements, Construction, and Performance; Energy and Modeling; Materials and Testing; Architectural and Structural Analysis.

$57.4 million in additional FY 21 appropriations for area’s water resource infrastructure projects

Press Operations — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 19:59:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, announces its Fiscal Year 2021 Work Plan includes an additional $57.4 million for the civil works program.

Williams County Receives Section 594 Assistance from USACE for the Alvordton Sanitary Sewer Project

Press Operations — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 19:25:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers , Buffalo District, has entered into an agreement with Williams County, Ohio, to provide almost $1 million toward the total costs of sanitary sewer upgrades. The Section 594 reimbursements to Williams County will be supplemented by other sources of financing as necessary to cover the entire cost of the project.

Upcoming repairs closes North Jetty

Press Operations — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 19:20:00 GMT

Announcing road closure ahead of road repairs. North Jetty Road will partially close for approximately seven days beginning October 23, likely impacting access to the East Parking Lot near Waikiki Beach contractors repave and repair the road.

Corps to close Big Dam Bridge for inspection

Press Operations — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 19:46:00 GMT

The Big Dam Bridge, across Murray Lock and Dam will be closed to all traffic from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Oct. 19 - 23 for a routine bridge inspection. Officials at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regret any inconvenience this may cause and ask for the public’s cooperation until the work is complete.

Officials mark end of Hazel Crest water main project

Press Operations — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 18:52:00 GMT

Oct. 13, 2020, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-2), and Hazel Crest Mayor Vernard Alsberry Jr. held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the completion of a water main project in Hazel Crest, Illinois.

Ohio & Erie Canal project complete, Project Team to host webinar

Press Operations — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 12:49:00 GMT

The Ohio & Erie Canal project delivery team will host a webinar October 15th at 2pm EST, to celebrate the completion of the Ohio & Erie Canal Aquatic Nuisance Species Barrier Project, that has the primary benefit of protecting the highly valuable commercial and recreational fisheries in Ohio and the Great Lakes.

USACE to Temporarily Close West Point Dam Road

Press Operations — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 17:26:00 GMT

To ensure public safety and the safety of work crews during the maintenance of West Point Dam, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at West Point Lake will temporarily close vehicular and pedestrian traffic across West Point Dam Road from October 5, 2020 at 8 a.m. until December 20, 2020 at 4 p.m.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct 5-year inspection at Tuttle Creek Lake

Press Operations — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 17:03:00 GMT

MANHATTAN, Kan. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District announced an upcoming periodic inspection at Tuttle Creek Lake, to include dewatering of the stilling basin below the dam. Preparations for the inspection begin October 9, 2020 with the closure of lake releases and subsequent lowering of River Pond for approximately three weeks. Until then, releases are scheduled to continue with a target lake elevation of 1078 feet above mean sea level.

Corps breaks ground on Tule River Spillway Enlargement Project

Press Operations — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 18:03:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, along with local and federal partners, have broken ground on the Tule River Spillway Enlargement Project at Success Lake near Porterville, California. The project is a cooperative effort between USACE, the Central Valley Flood Protection Board, the California Department of Water Resources, and the Lower Tule River Irrigation District to raise the gross pool elevation of Success Lake, reducing the downstream risk of flooding while also increasing the water supply capability of the reservoir.

USACE Vicksburg District temporarily closes Lake Chicot Pumping Plant bridge

Press Operations — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 14:42:00 GMT

VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District will temporarily close the Lake Chicot Pumping Plant bridge, located in Chicot County, Arkansas, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. starting Sept. 28.

USACE Vicksburg District signs agreement with City of Clinton for water system rehabilitation

Press Operations — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 20:18:00 GMT

VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District signed a Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) with the City of Clinton, Mississippi, Friday, August 21 as part of the Mississippi Environmental Infrastructure Program (Section 592).

Officials to break ground on DeSoto, Tunica County seepage remediation projects

Press Operations — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 18:51:00 GMT

WHAT: Groundbreaking ceremony for the Commerce, Mississippi, Seepage Remediation Project and Clack/Norfolk, Mississippi, Seepage Remediation Project. WHO: Desoto County and Tunica County Partners, Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee Board, Mississippi River Commission, and Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. WHEN: Tuesday, August 25, 2020, at 4 p.m. WHERE: North of the intersection of Bailey Road and Levee Road. See the attached map and directions.

Corps submits St. George report to Congress for authorization

Press Operations — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 19:24:00 GMT

Today, Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, signed the St. George Harbor Improvement Chief’s Report during a special event in Washington, D.C. The signing progresses the proposed project to Congress for authorization.