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  • NR 17-39: Road closure scheduled across J. Percy Priest Dam

    (PLEASE NOTE CORRECTION TO DATES OF CLOSURE) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 26, 2017) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces Bell Road will be closed daily from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday from Nov. 6 through Nov. 17, 2017 where the roadway crosses J. Percy Priest Dam. The closure is required for scheduled operational maintenance on the dam.

  • Lake Shelbyville Fish Habitat Alliance to Receive Grant

    Lake Shelbyville – Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), Division of Fisheries biologist, Mike Mounce, in conjunction with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Natural Resource Specialist, Lee Mitchell, successfully wrote and submitted a grant to the Friends of Reservoirs (FOR) on behalf of the Lake Shelbyville Fish Habitat Alliance (LSFHA) for fish habitat and fishing quality improvements on Lake Shelbyville.

  • HENAAC conference gives Hispanic students hope toward future careers in STEM

    Tyler Miller, a student at the University of California-Merced, hopes the future generation will grow up and not have to worry about air and water pollution.

  • Senior leaders, panel members engage students, engineers at HENAAC Conference

    With more than 32,000 employees working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers worldwide, only about 1 percent of those are in uniform, said Col. Kirk Gibbs, Los Angeles District commander. That’s why the Hashtag, “No Camo Required,” seemed to be a fitting theme for the Corps’ seminar during the Hispanic Engineering National Achievement Awards Conference Oct. 18 to 22 in Pasadena.

  • Veterans Trail at Coralville Lake to close for major rehabilitation

    ROCK ISLAND, Illinois – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, is closing the Veterans Trail at Coralville Lake, Iowa, beginning Nov. 12 to perform major rehabilitation. Work on the trail is expected to last into late spring or early summer. The trail is anticipated to reopen on or before Memorial Day 2018.

  • Winter Camping Opportunities at Beaver Lake

    Rogers, Ark. – As winter approaches, the Army Corps of Engineers will continue to provide camping opportunities from Nov. 1 through March 31, 2018 on Beaver Lake.

  • HIGHWAY 25 BRIDGE ACROSS GREERS FERRY DAM TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE

    HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – The Corps of Engineers will close both lanes of Highway 25 across Greers Ferry Dam from 8:30 a.m. until 7 p.m. Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, weather permitting, to move work platforms needed to refurbish the tainter gates. Alternative route will be Highways 16 and 92 around the west side of the lake.

  • Corps of Engineers to update Lake Lanier Master Plan

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, announced today that they are in the initial stages to update the Master Plan at Lake Sidney Lanier in Buford, Ga. The Lake Lanier Master Plan is a comprehensive land and recreational management tool that guides the stewardship of natural and cultural resources and the provision of outdoor recreation facilities and opportunities at the project.

  • Embankment Erosion Repair Work underway at Sam Rayburn Reservoir Project Office

    FORT WORTH, Texas – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun embankment repair work to remedy

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issues report on nationwide permits

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) released a report today to meet the requirements of Executive Order 13783, “Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth.”