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  • Corps of Engineers seeks comments on Highway 75 drawdown

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is seeking public comments on a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for the proposed Highway 75 drawdown project in Odessa, Minnesota, near the Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota.

  • Corps awards its last major contract for the Fargo-Moorhead diversion project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $10.1 million contract to BCSS, LLC, of Tempe, Arizona, Jan. 30, to complete the Southern Embankment Reach SE-5 portion of the Fargo, North Dakota/Moorhead, Minnesota, Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, which is also known as the FM Area Diversion.

  • Corps of Engineers releases 2024 Lock and Dam 7 navigation stats

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, released its 2024 navigation statistics for the Upper Mississippi River today, Jan. 22.

  • Corps of Engineers releases 2024 Lock and Dam 5 navigation stats

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, released its 2024 navigation statistics for the Upper Mississippi River today, Jan. 22.

  • Corps of Engineers awards $18.7 million contract for the Fargo-Moorhead diversion project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $18.7 million contract to HSG Park Joint Venture 2, LLC of Harvey, North Dakota, Jan. 2, to complete the Southern Embankment Reach SE-3 portion of the Fargo, North Dakota/Moorhead, Minnesota, Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, which is also known as the FM Area Diversion.

  • Corps of Engineers releases flows at Reservation Dam, Lake Traverse

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is releasing a small amount of flow at Reservation Dam to help maintain Lake Traverse water levels. Additionally, during the winter months White Rock Dam is slightly open to drain Mud Lake, located near Wheaton, Minnesota.

  • Upper Mississippi River navigation season closes for the year

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, saw the last barge of the year, the Motor Vessel Ashley Danielson, depart Lock and Dam 2, Dec. 1, at 11:48 a.m., ending the 2024 navigation season on the Upper Mississippi River.

  • $3M shoreline project to begin near Maritime Visitor Center in Duluth

    A $3 million construction project to improve the lakeshore near the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center in Duluth, Minnesota is set to begin in late fall 2024. The project will construct a shoreline protection system comprised of a concrete tee-wall armored by a stone revetment to decrease the adverse effects of weather and wave damage. The improvements will provide needed upgrades to the 200 feet of pedestrian walkway and ultimately connect the City of Duluth's Lake Walk structure to the Duluth Ship Canal North Pier.

  • Corps of Engineers awards $18.6 million for Lock and Dam 5A gate maintenance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $18.6 million contract to Abhe & Svoboda, Inc., of Jordan, Minnesota, Sept. 24, for dam maintenance on Lock and Dam 5A located near Fountain City, Wisconsin, on the Mississippi River.

  • Corps of Engineers awards $10 million contract to build island upstream of Lock and Dam 2 near Hastings, Minnesota

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $10 million contract to Three Oaks Construction Inc., from North Sioux City, South Dakota, to construct a protective island upstream from the embankment at Lock and Dam 2, near Hastings, Minnesota, Sept. 24.