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  • NR 22-09: Cordell Hull Lake closes swim beaches

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 19, 2022) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces the immediate closure of Defeated Creek Day Use Swim Beach in Carthage, Tennessee, as well as Roaring River Swim Beach in Gainesboro, Tennessee, at Cordell Hull Lake. These closures are due to high bacteria levels in the water, presumably attributed to low lake levels, recent heavy rain, and runoff from adjacent farms.

  • Construction Engineering Research Laboratory welcomes USACE commanding general for meeting and facility tour

    Researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) recently welcomed Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General and 55th Chief of Engineers, for a meeting at CERL’s facilities in Champaign, Ill.

  • Temporary lock closures to begin May 9 at Brandon Road Lock on the Illinois Waterway

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, will begin daytime closures of the Brandon Road Lock located in Joliet, Illinois, beginning May 9 to facilitate installation of bulkhead recesses which will later be used to perform critical maintenance on the lock in 2023.

  • Fort Worth District Park Rangers Come Together for Recognition, Training

    Park Rangers, lake managers and operations staff from the Fort Worth District came together in person and virtually at the Hidden Valley Sports Complex Community Resource & Recreation Center to recognize the year’s outstanding Park Rangers as well as teach the rookies and refresh the veterans on proper responses and procedures for a variety of situations they are faced with in their day to day.

  • Savannah District joins Cockspur Island Community Day at Fort Pulaski

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District attended the Cockspur Island Community Day at Fort Pulaski National Monument April 18.

  • Draft environmental assessment for Cavalier Space Force Station cooling pond available for public comment

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District announces that a draft environmental assessment for the proposed construction and operation of a cooling pond for the Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System at Cavalier Space Force Station in North Dakota is available for public comment.

  • R. Shaefer Heard Day Use Park and West Point Dam Road to be Closed April 24

    R. Shaefer Heard Day Use Park and the road across West Point Dam will be closed to vehicular traffic, on Sunday, April 24, for the 18th Annual West Point Lake Triathlon.

  • NR 22-08: Wilson Lock announces new lock procedures following dewatering

    FLORENCE, Ala. (Apr. 19, 2022) – Beginning May 1, 2022, recreational vessels navigating the Tennessee River through Wilson Lock, will only have passage three times during daylight hours.

  • Army Corps announces repairs, single lane closures for Chesapeake City Bridge

    PHILADELPHIA (April 19, 2022) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District announced repair work on the Chesapeake City Bridge in Cecil County, Maryland will begin in April 2022 and require periodic single-lane closures over a period of several months. Work includes repairs of the bridge superstructure steel, painting of the main span, and expansion joints. 

  • ERDC Engineer Studies, Dances on Ice

    Passion is a key component to success, whether that be for work, a hobby or a sport. In the workplace, passion has motivated Marin Blaisdell to be a successful materials engineer for the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL). But a separate passion has driven her to compete in figure skating at the national level. Blaisdell knows the importance of dedication and precision, whether she is in Anchorage, Alaska, performing CRREL strength tests on snow patches used for rapid airfield crater damage repair, or perfecting a double salchow-single loop-double loop; she knows it takes perseverance to achieve her best.