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  • Construction of $9.25 million aquatic ecosystem restoration project commences at Harlan County Lake, Nebraska

    Officials gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Harlan County Lake aquatic ecosystem restoration project at Harlan County Lake, Nebraska, on January 16, 2024. The project is a partnership between the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. While pre-construction activities have been underway since December 2023, construction of the core project features began earlier this month.

  • USACE, City of Nome sign partnership agreement for port modification project

    Col. Jeff Palazzini, district commander, and John Handeland, mayor of Nome, conducted a signing ceremony for the project partnership agreement at the Port of Nome Modification Project on Jan. 25. This project will provide larger vessels with improved access to Nome’s existing harbor by enlarging the outer basin and creating a new deep-water basin at a depth of minus 40 feet. Dredging is required to deepen and maintain both basins and their associated navigation channels. Currently, ship transportation is limited by existing depths in the outer basin of 22 feet.

  • Demopolis Lock Closure update 2

    The Demopolis Lock is closed to traffic for repairs. A breach occurred on Jan. 16, caused by a concrete sill failure. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is assessing the failure and processing data to develop repair plans. There is no current estimated time for completion of repairs; updates will be made as more information becomes available.

  • Techniques developed to advance concrete construction in frigid environments

    U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) researchers have developed Additive Regulated Concrete for Thermally Extreme Conditions – or ARCTEC – to enable the use of commonly available concrete additives as alternative freeze-protection in cold conditions. ARCTEC builds upon pioneering work performed at ERDC over the last several decades, with the goal of improving the user-friendliness, economy and utility of the technology.

  • Corps signs agreement with the city of Thief River Falls for water improvement

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and city of Thief River Falls, Minnesota, signed a cost share agreement for the Corps to assist the city in evaluating a new location for a water intake Dec. 21, 2023.

  • Researchers develop tools to forecast risk of potential infrastructure failure

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) operates and maintains approximately 740 dams and associated structures that provide significant, multiple benefits to the nation. In order to effectively operate and maintain those dams, USACE applies risk-informed decision making to evaluate, prioritize and justify dam safety decisions. Using risk information allows the organization to repair its dams in the most effective manner within a constrained budget.

  • Attacking challenges at high speed

    Computer scientists at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) merge high-performance computing (HPC) and data analytics, giving them the capability to process large amounts of data with unprecedented speed.

  • ERDC leads advances in sustainable materials for military construction

    The Army has begun to focus more attention on one of its biggest emissions drivers: construction activities related to its vast inventory of buildings.

  • Turner Gulch boat ramp rehabilitation project to shorten Lucky Peak boating season

    BOISE, Idaho – The Walla Walla District will be starting a rehabilitation project for the Turner Gulch boat ramp on Sept. 1, which will require Lucky Peak Lake to draw down starting the third week of July, shortening boating season by about a month.

  • Nashville District begins extensive recovery in wake of Old Hickory tornado

    HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 25, 2024) – In the wake of a tornado last month that skirted Old Hickory Dam, an extensive recovery is underway to restore communications and rebuild after the twister walloped indiscriminately with its 125 mph winds.