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  • USACE awards $4.87 million construction contract for USFS Visitor Center at Lake Isabella

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $4.87 million construction contract

  • Chickamauga Lock replacement project reaches milestone with delivery of miter gates

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, in partnership with Shimmick Construction and the Tennessee Valley Authority, is advancing the Chickamauga Lock replacement project with the delivery of 14 miter gate components from Dec. 5-23. These gates, designed to improve efficiency and reliability, mark a critical milestone in the construction of the new 110-foot by 600-foot navigation lock. Once completed, the new lock will significantly enhance capacity, accommodating up to nine jumbo barges at a time, boosting efficiency by 80% for commercial vessels on the Tennessee River.

  • USACE Rock Island District awards first construction contract for Brandon Road Interbasin Project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, awarded the first construction contract for the Brandon Road Interbasin Project on November 27. The $15.5 million contract was awarded to Miami Marine Services for site preparation and riverbed rock removal for the engineered channel. Miami Marine will partner with Michels Construction, Inc. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for completion of this contract.

  • Pittsburgh District Year in Review: 2024

    Col. Nicholas Melin, commander of the Pittsburgh District, and Brian Trzaska, Pittsburgh District's senior civilian, reflect on the district's accomplishments in fiscal year 2024 – none of which would be possible without our employees’ commitment to innovation and delivering solutions to our nation’s toughest challenges.

  • ERDC scientists pioneer 3-D ice printing

    Research scientists at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) have successfully demonstrated a novel method of 3-D printing with ice reinforced with natural fibers.

  • New Lock at the Soo to host public meeting for 2024-2025 blasting activities

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District and New Lock at the Soo contractor Kokosing Alberici Traylor, LLC (KAT) will host an in-person and virtual public meeting at 6 p.m., November 21, 2024, to inform the public of test blasting activities needed for project construction. The Corps of Engineers contracted KAT to complete Phase 3 construction of the New Lock at the Soo project. This work includes the excavation of bedrock scheduled for this year and 2025. “The project team will perform test blasts to fracture the existing bedrock to be excavated and removed,” Rachel Miller, New Lock at the Soo Contracting Officer’s Representative said. “All blasting will be completed within the Corps of Engineers Soo Locks facility in the existing decommissioned Sabin Lock area.”

  • Corps of Engineers, JBLM, celebrate new state-of-the-art Information Systems Facility

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) leaders on Nov. 6 to celebrate the ribbon cutting ceremony for the installation's state-of-the-art Information Systems Facility. The significant upgrade supports the Network Enterprise Center's 24/7 network defense and information technology/management mission.

  • $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.

  • Early involvement of coatings experts can have big impact on project success

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Paint Technology Center, Technical Center of Expertise (PTCx) is at the forefront of cutting-edge research and development, while also supporting project managers across the Department of Defense in ensuring the correct coatings, methods and personnel are used to protect infrastructure, reduce downtime and extend service life.

  • Kentucky Lock Addition Project reaches first monolith top-out milestone

    On Oct. 12, 2024, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, in partnership with contractor Thalle Construction, marked a major milestone in the Kentucky Lock Addition Project with the first monolith top-out of the project’s Downstream Lock Monolith contract. This accomplishment reflects significant progress in constructing the new lock, which aims to enhance navigation efficiency on the Tennessee River.