2 May 2018

18-042 Granite Point closed until further notice due to visitors’ trash, vandalism

PULLMAN, Wash. – Granite Point day-use area is closed until further notice due to health and safety concerns after recent heavy visitation, trash accumulation and vandalism, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announced today.

2 May 2018

District Commander energizes STARBASE students through bridge build

Col. Stephen Bales, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District commander, recently spent a morning with fourth and fifth grade students at STARBASE Academy in Winchester, Va.

2 May 2018

Army Corps awards contract to repair the Shoalwater Bay Barrier Dune near Tokeland

In an effort to help protect the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, awarded a contract to repair a sand barrier dune in Willapa Bay near the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation. The contract was awarded to Manson Construction Corp of Seattle, Washington.

2 May 2018

Cape Cod Canal’s Sagamore Bridge has all four lanes of traffic open; off road work nears completion

CONCORD, Mass. – All four traffic lanes on the Sagamore Bridge are now fully open, according to U.S.

2 May 2018

Corps supports kayakers, canoeists, rafters on Otter Brook with white water releases from Otter Brook Dam in Keene

CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District plans controlled releases of

2 May 2018

Corps of Engineers awards contract to repaint the service gate at Surry Mountain Dam in Surry

CONCORD, Mass. – De-leading and repainting of the emergency service gate at the Surry Mountain Dam

2 May 2018

Corps of Engineers supports canoeists, kayakers, and rafters on West River with white water releases

CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, plans to release water from

2 May 2018

USACE begins spring 2018 Cleveland Harbor dredging

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District began spring 2018 Cleveland Harbor dredging today.

1 May 2018

18-041 Dworshak decreases outflows; more boat ramps available as reservoir fills

AHSAHKA, Idaho – Discharge flows from Dworshak Dam and Reservoir were decreased just after midnight today, May 1, 2018, from approximately 7,000 c.f.s. (cubic feet per second) to about 4,700 c.f.s., according to reservoir managers at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Walla Walla District. The drop in outflows will allow the reservoir to gradually refill with snowmelt runoff, and make more boat ramps accessible as the water rises.

1 May 2018

Iraq F-16 program construction hits major milestone

A 24 April ribbon cutting ceremony celebrated a major milestone in the construction of facilities supporting Iraq’s F-16 purchase from the United States and marked the Iraqi Air Force's 87th birthday.