7 Feb 2024

Unlocking progress: Pittsburgh’s mega project takes shape with key contractors visiting Ohio River locking facility

The Pittsburgh region is unlocking progress on the Ohio River by constructing a new navigation chamber to replace a smaller, aging lock that has been operating since 1936.

2 Feb 2024

USACE begins demolition at future Lake Isabella visitor center site

Demolition of the former Bank of America building, located at 6212 Lake Isabella Boulevard in Lake

29 Jan 2024

Research project studies enhanced performance of thermally modified structural lumber

A groundbreaking partnership between the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) and the Composite Recycling Technology Center (CRTC) is paving the way for a new mass timber product that would be more readily available in the United States and could also meet military needs abroad.

25 Jan 2024

ERDC leads advances in sustainable materials for military construction

The Army has begun to focus more attention on one of its biggest emissions drivers: construction activities related to its vast inventory of buildings.

22 Jan 2024

Army Corps shares update on Indian River Inlet repairs

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District awarded a contract to Agate Construction Co., Inc. of Egg Harbor Township, N.J. for $5.3 million to repair a portion of bulkhead and to sand-tighten a portion of the south jetty at Indian River Inlet in Sussex County, DE. Work is anticipated to begin in Spring 2024.

11 Jan 2024

Phase 2 progresses at Canandaigua VA Medical Center

Canandaigua, New York – With Phase 1 of work at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center recently completed, the current major focus on the medical center campus is several projects taking place under Phase 2 of construction.

5 Jan 2024

Corps of Engineers reminds public of Lock and Dam 7 closure

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, reminds the public that Lock and Dam 7, located near La Crescent, Minnesota, is closed for winter maintenance. The parking lot is also inaccessible to the public.

4 Dec 2023

Louisville VA Medical Center reaches “Topping Out” milestone

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, along with partners from the Department of Veterans Affairs and Walsh-Turner JV, marked a major construction milestone for the new Louisville VA Medical Center during a Topping Out ceremony onsite Nov. 30.

22 Nov 2023

We Will Rock You: Pittsburgh District sinks stones into Monongahela River to raise fish habitats

Each time the excavator picked up a load of rocks and swung its booming arm to dump the stones into the water, the barge rocked from side to side, swaying with the heavy machinery’s momentum.

10 Nov 2023

Corps joins VA San Diego Healthcare System leaders to celebrate completion of new parking structure

Representatives with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District joined leaders from the Department of Veterans Affairs San Diego Health Care System, VA Office of Construction and Facilities Management, and contractors Nov. 6 to cut the ribbon for a new parking structure at the San Diego Veterans Affairs Medical Center campus.