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  • Engineers in South Korea design U.S. Space Force headquarters ‘from scratch’

    Often in construction, existing design concepts are used to inspire new builds, but that’s not the case for the first U.S. Space Force (USSF) headquarters at Osan Air Base, South Korea.

  • 22-041 Ice Harbor Dam Visitor Center to temporarily close June 13-14, 17 and 21

    BURBANK, WA – Ice Harbor Dam Visitor Center will be temporarily closed due to staffing constraints from June 13-14 and will reopen at 9:00 a.m. on June 15. The Visitor Center will also be temporarily closed on June 17 and 21.

  • Corps of Engineers expedites Muskegon Harbor dredging, could begin Friday

    DETROIT – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials anticipate Muskegon Harbor dredging could begin as early as Friday or Saturday depending on weather. The President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget included operations and maintenance funding for Muskegon Harbor with the Corps of Engineers expecting to award a contract later in the year. However, the commercial bulk carrier M/V Kaye E. Barker ran aground on a sand bar at the harbor’s entrance April 28. “Winter ice and waves can move a lot of material around in the water,” said Muskegon Harbor Project Manager Mike Allis. “The Detroit District quickly sent a survey vessel from our Grand Haven office to check the area following the grounding.”

  • Below average runoff forecasts for upper Missouri River Basin continue

    Runoff continues to be below average in the upper Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa. Below-normal precipitation, dry soil conditions in the western portions of the basin, and cooler-than-normal temperatures slowing mountain snowmelt, resulted in a May runoff of 2.7 million acre-feet. While this was 0.4 MAF more than forecast last month, this volume is still 79% of average.

  • ERDC establishes new center focused on public health and infrastructure research

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Environmental Laboratory (EL) is establishing an Engineering for Public Health and Human Factors (EPH) Center. The new center’s focus will be developing engineering and public health research and data analytics before, during and after crisis events for all manner of activities and applications, anywhere in the world.

  • USACE conducts boundary line maintenance on Bull Shoals Lake

    MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mountain Home Project Office is advising landowners adjacent to public lands around Bull Shoals Lake that contract maintenance crews will be conducting boundary line maintenance along a 204-mile section of government boundary.

  • Corps temporarily closes Lock and Dam 8 to replace 85-year-old gates

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will close Lock and Dam 8 in Genoa, Wisconsin, to navigation during four 12-hour closure periods from June 14-23, to replace the lock chamber’s miter gates.

  • NR 22-14: Old Hickory Lake’s Rockland Recreation Area limited to participants during triathlon June 18

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 8, 2022) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces public access to Rockland Recreation Area, including boat ramp, at Old Hickory Lake in Hendersonville, Tennessee, is limited only to participants of a special triathlon event 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 18, 2022.

  • It takes all of us: National Safety Month spotlight

    Every June, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District recognizes National Safety Month and takes time to reinforce the importance of safety in the workplace and across each of our projects. The Louisville District strives to complete projects ahead of time, under budget, safely; and June provides the perfect opportunity to focus on safety as construction projects are in full swing.

  • 22-040 Dworshak Dam Transitioning to Final Fill as Snowpack Melts

    AHSAHKA, Idaho – Dworshak Dam is currently releasing approximately 9,600 cubic feet per second (cfs) and will continue to fill over the next 13 days. Releases are expected to increase to approximately 12,200 cfs starting the evening of June 9. Operations at Dworshak will change the height of the Clearwater River downstream of the dam by less than a foot, gradually, across a one-day period.