24 Jan 2024

Wabasha, Corps partnership in managing Mississippi River dredged sand pays dividends

The Upper Mississippi River near Wabasha, Minnesota, is traditionally quiet during the winter as the river freezes, halting large tow boats shipping grains, fertilizer and other bulk commodities.

20 Sep 2022

Corps of Engineers continues flood risk reduction projects in Fargo, N.D.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District reached another milestone in its efforts to reduce flood risk to more than 235,000 people in the greater Fargo, North Dakota / Moorhead, Minnesota metro area.

6 Apr 2021

A Winter to Remember: Corps of Engineers continues annual winter maintenance fight to preserve aging infrastructure

The American Society of Civil Engineers 2021 infrastructure report card released in March was less than perfect for the nation’s inland navigation system. According to the report, they gave the Inland waterway infrastructure a D+. The ASCE report said the infrastructure "includes locks and dams as well as navigation channels” but added that shipping delays cost up to $739 per hour for an average tow within the United States.

2 Sep 2020

Corps continues march toward diversion completion

With every swing of a hammer, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, continues its progress toward completing the Fargo – Moorhead Metro Diversion Flood Risk Management Project.

31 Jul 2020

Construction reaches new heights on Red River of the North project

Construction is literally reaching new heights this summer on the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project.

19 Aug 2019

Moving sand isn’t just for kids

Navigation on the Upper Mississippi River this year has been anything but normal. Historic flooding plagued the region for much of the spring and early summer. The floods brought historic high water and a significant increase in the amount of sediment. The high water has since receded leaving sediment as the sole souvenir of the 2019 flood.

30 Oct 2017

Corps monitors blue roof mission for quality

Shortly after Hurricane Irma pummeled Florida with Category IV winds Sept. 10, Matt Bonner, a civil engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District, received a phone call asking whether he'd be interested in deploying to support the hurricane recovery. Little did he realize that he'd be on a plane the following morning heading to Florida.

24 Apr 2017

Springing into spring cleanup

Spring cleaning took on a slightly different meaning recently as the St. Paul District environmental section teamed up with a few of its partners to clean up a backwater slough in northeast Iowa.

16 Feb 2017

RED talks continue educating employees

With more than 12 RED talks in the books, the St. Paul District is adjusting its sites on the knowledge sharing program in the coming weeks.

27 Oct 2016

St. Paul District cultivates need for knowledge management

Curing work frustration was the focus of the inaugural RED talk at the St. Paul District office, in St. Paul, Minnesota, Oct. 19.