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  • REstoration, COordination & VERification team announces open review period for 2024 System Status Report

    Jacksonville, Fla. -- REstoration, COordination & VERification (RECOVER) announces the opening of the public and agency review and comment period for the RECOVER 2024 System Status Report (SSR).

  • Canal closure for floodwall and levee crossing for the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, will permanently restrict travel down the full length of the canal at contract 106 to any marine traffic starting on October 21, 2024, as part of the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain project. The projects levee and floodwall alignment will prevent traffic from traversing the canal located between east and west bound lanes of I-10 near mile marker 203 in St. John the Baptist Parish.

  • Small projects in Vietnam yield huge impacts for citizens, diplomatic relations

    Recently, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District completed construction of two primary schools and a medical clinic in rural parts of Vietnam. Through a partnership between the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. Embassy in Hanoi, USACE, Vietnam government and local contractors, the United States government aims to enhance the quality of life for Vietnamese residents through these projects while strengthening diplomatic relations between the two nations.

  • Palm Beach, Flagler, and Martin Counties now eligible for Operation Blue Roof Program

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District announced three additional counties now eligible for the Operation Blue Roof Program. The new counties include Flagler, Palm Beach, and Martin Counties.

  • Federal, state, and local officials break ground on Southwest Louisiana Coastal Project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority held a Groundbreaking Ceremony to celebrate the start of the Southwest Coastal Louisiana Project. This project will deliver a non-structural approach to providing a 1-percent level of hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, primarily through a combination of elevating or floodproofing approximately 4,000 homes and businesses and undertaking much-needed coastal ecosystem restoration in the southwest portion of the state.

  • District’s Coastal Resiliency Program strengthens Gulf Coast

    Born in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District’s Coastal Resiliency Program has grown from those beginnings to include coastal Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle.

  • Corps of Engineers will conduct surveys downstream of Baldhill Dam

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, plans to conduct surveys downstream of Baldhill Dam, near Valley City, North Dakota, next week.

  • Corps of Engineers announces public meeting for Foxland Harbor Marina

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District plans to hold a public meeting at Volunteer State Community College October 24th from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. to present the draft Environmental Assessment for the proposed Foxland Harbor Marina project. The public is invited to share feedback with the Nashville District team at this event.

  • Bussey Point 2024 Deer Hunts canceled due to storm damage at Thurmond Lake

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, J. Strom Thurmond, Forest, Fish, and Wildlife Section is cancelling the Bussey Point Corps Management Unit 2024 deer hunts due to the extensive damage caused by Hurricane Helene.

  • Celebrating 95 years: Q&A with retiree Larry Smith

    On October 7, 2024, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District celebrated 95 years as a district. As we celebrate our anniversary, check out our Q&A series where we asked some of our retirees about their favorite parts of working at USACE. In this feature, we talk to Larry Smith, who began working at USACE in 1974.