7 Feb 2012

Middle East District awards Facilities Support Services Contract

WINCHESTER, Va. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District has awarded a contract to

7 Feb 2012

Army Corps and South Burlington sign Project Partnership Agreement for Bartlett Brook improvement work

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, and the city of South Burlington, Vt., have signed a Project Partnership Agreement to move forward with stormwater management projects that will help reduce the amount of pollutants that enter the Lake Champlain Watershed during a rainfall event while also improving local drainage.

7 Feb 2012

Traffic control on Cape Cod Canal’s Bourne Bridge set for daytime hours on Feb. 8-9

CONCORD, Mass. – Follow-on steel repair work will resume on the Cape Cod Canal’s Bourne Bridge in

7 Feb 2012

Channelside Homeowners Association seeks Corps permit to install fixed landing, dredge material in Old Saybrook

CONCORD, Mass. – The Channelside Homeowners Association is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps

7 Feb 2012

ERDC and Japanese experts work jointly on introduced seagrass species

ERDC Environmental Laboratory's (EL) Dr. Deborah Shafer was recently invited to visit Dr. Norio Tanaka, curator of the Tsukuba Botanical Garden at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tsukuba, Japan.

7 Feb 2012

Districts Collaborate to Provide Essential Services in Afghanistan

Teamwork is a tenet of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as it fulfills its mission to provide engineering services to the nation in peace and war, and nowhere is that better exemplified than the collaboration that exists among the districts of the Transatlantic Division in delivering services that support construction in Afghanistan.

7 Feb 2012

KazBuild Spring 2012 Construction Exhibition Scheduled for March

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will participate in a construction exhibition in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in March in support of the Central Asian States Initiative. The exhibition, entitled "KazBuild Spring 2012," will feature more than 150 exhibitors from around the world, including construction contractors and suppliers supporting the construction industry in the region. Further information and registration instructions are included at http://www.kazbuildspring.kz/en/.

7 Feb 2012

Nashville District participates in 2012 ShakeOut Exercise

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 7, 2012) – The Nashville District participated in The Great Central U.S. ShakeOut – 2012 today as its crisis management team conducted an exercise, initiated the organization’s emergency call roster, and discussed and reviewed earthquake emergency action plans.

7 Feb 2012

Corps, cities of Bristol break ground on flood risk reduction project

BRISTOL, Tenn. (Feb. 7, 2012) – Equipped with ceremonial golden shovels, a select group of officials broke ground here today on the Beaver Creek Flood Risk Reduction Project.

6 Feb 2012

USACE completes major section of Route Bear highway

The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineering District-South recently completed construction of a major eight mile section of a two lane roadway between Kandahar City and Tarin Kwot. The $11.4 million project is expected to increase commerce and significantly reduce travel time between the two cities.