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  • Moody Recreation Area temporarily closing for improvements

    CELINA, Tenn. (Aug. 21, 2024) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces that Moody Recreation Area, to include its boat ramp on the Obey River below Dale Hollow Dam, is temporarily closing Sept. 9, 2024, for improvements.

  • ERDC supports modernized Army barracks pilot project

    The U.S. Army broke ground on a military barracks project at Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, Washington, on August 7, 2024. The new, one-of-a-kind facility will feature sustainable building materials and design techniques informed by research from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC).

  • Deer River exemplifies the Beneficial Use of Dredged Material

    One of the challenges of the Mobile Harbor Project, which calls for deepening and widening the harbor, is what to do with the dredged material produced.

  • Temporary A1A closures, detours set for early tomorrow in Flagler Beach

    The USACE Jacksonville District Flagler County Coastal Storm Risk Management project in Flagler Beach will temporarily close and re-route traffic along and adjacent to SRS A1A beginning tomorrow, Thursday, Aug. 22, at 6 a.m. to relocate heavy equipment north of Flagler Beach Pier. Closures and detours are projected to be restored within 2-4 hours.

  • USACE Chief of Engineers signs Chief’s Report recommending vital Memphis District ecosystem restoration study to Congress

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Commanding General and 55th Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon has signed a Chief’s Report recommending the Hatchie–Loosahatchie Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Study to Congress for authorization. The study began in 2021 with a Feasibility Cost Sharing Agreement signing between the Memphis District and the Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee (LMRCC), the non-federal sponsor. It was conducted to examine and address problems, opportunities, and solution-viability associated with Mississippi River ecosystem degradation along the Hatchie-Loosahatchie River reach, miles 775-736. The Chief’s Report outlines USACE’s Ecosystem Restoration Plan to address ecologically important habitats along this 39-mile Mississippi River stretch in Arkansas and Tennessee without causing conflict with existing USACE navigation and flood-risk management mission areas.

  • USACE to hold Kissimmee River Headwaters Revitalization Schedule Public Scoping Meetings

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District (USACE), in partnership with the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), is preparing a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) assessment for the Kissimmee River Restoration (KRR) Project Headwaters Revitalization Schedule (HRS) and will hold two public scoping meetings on September 4 – 5, 2024.

  • After four decades of service, Marty Rahn retires as a beloved colleague and trailblazer

    Marty Rahn, a program analyst with the Civil Works Programs and Project Control Branch at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, is retiring after 40 years of dedicated service. Affectionately known as "The Goat" by his colleagues, Rahn's retirement symbolizes both the end of an era and the celebration of an extraordinary career.

  • USACE Rangers place buoys for boater safety ahead of holiday weekend

    Three U.S. Army Corps of Engineers rangers and a ranger intern spent the morning placing danger buoys on Lake Barkley, Aug. 14, 2024, to notify boaters of shallow water.

  • Partial lane closure during Corps of Engineers repairs to Old River Control Overbank Structure bridge

    The southbound lane of the La. Hwy 15 bridge crossing the Old River Control Overbank Structure will

  • Corps to host renaming, dedication ceremony for John P. Murtha Locks and Dam

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District will host a ribbon-cutting and renaming ceremony for Locks and Dam 4 on the Monongahela River near Charleroi, Pennsylvania, Aug. 28.