24 Jun 2021

Big Bertha heads to Benson Beach, battles erosion

Off the coast of Oregon, Big Bertha moves in the water, inching toward land. Bertha, as her government creators to refer to it, is the result of three years of inter-agency planning. Her architects; some of whom work for the Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; conscripted half of Portland District’s dredge fleet to scrape the river bottom and collect what was to become Bertha: a migrating mound of sand.

7 Apr 2021

South Jetty rehab close parts of Fort Stevens State Park

South Jetty rehabilitation will temporarily close the observation tower at Lot “C” at Fort Stevens State Park beginning April 19. Lot “C” and the bathrooms remain open for public access but the tower will be closed until further notice. Construction progress will determine the reopening date and a separate announcement will follow.

9 Nov 2020

Corps replaces king piles, part of the “unsung heroes” of navigation

A $2.1 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project to replace missing king piles, some of which have been in place since 1885. The project is part of a greater effort to repair pile dikes. In total, 68 new king pile markers sporadically from Puget Island (river mile 41) to Multnomah Falls (river mile 136) will go in.

21 Oct 2020

Upcoming repairs closes North Jetty road

Announcing road closure ahead of road repairs. North Jetty Road will partially close for approximately seven days beginning October 23, likely impacting access to the East Parking Lot near Waikiki Beach contractors repave and repair the road.

8 Sep 2020

Violent confluence of Columbia River and Pacific Ocean make jetty work … weighty

During violent winter storms, waves taller than the length of six king-sized beds stacked end-to-end (40 feet) can meet the Columbia River as it makes its way out to the Pacific Ocean. This concentrated colliding of water makes crossing the bar incredibly dangerous, according to the Columbia River Maritime Museum. So precarious, in fact, that this channel had a nickname, “the graveyard of the Pacific,” at least until the U.S. government built critical infrastructure to reduce some of the risk.

25 Jan 2018

Road and area closures at Cape Disappointment State Park

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin rehabilitating the Mouth of the Columbia River’s North Jetty in February, impacting public access to parts of Cape Disappointment State Park.

5 May 2015

Critical repairs beginning at MCR North Jetty

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is staging equipment and material at the North Jetty in Cape Disappointment State Park, Washington, to repair the 100-year-old navigation structure. The fenced area near and on the North Jetty is an active construction site and should be avoided.

23 Apr 2013

Corps seeks comments on South Jetty draft supplement to the Environmental Assessment

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking comments on a draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impacts for a proposed dune augmentation project adjacent to the root of the South Jetty at Mouth of the Columbia River.

6 Aug 2012

Corps releases jetty rehabilitation report

This report outlines plans for major rehabilitation of jetty system at the Mouth of the Columbia River.