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  • April

    The U.S. Army corps of Engineers, St. Paul District performs maintenance and repairs at Lock and Dam 4 in Alma, Wisconsin.

    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.
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    Project profile: the District's biggest projects

    The Charleston District has had many influential projects over the last 150 years that continue to have an impact today. At the same time, the District is currently working on hundreds of different projects throughout Charleston, the state of South Carolina and the entire southeast. While all these projects will have a great impact on those around them, here are a few projects currently in the works that will have massive impacts on the region.

  • March

    Barney Schulte (Left), lead engineer for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project, confers with Jody Robinson, Contract Team lead at Western Kentucky Area Office, while standing on top of the completed cofferdam at the Kentucky Lock Addition Project March 22, 2021 on the Tennessee River in Grand Rivers, Kentucky. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is constructing a new 110-foot by 1,200-foot navigation lock at the Tennessee Valley Authority project. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Corps will dig dry conditions with finished Kentucky Lock cofferdam

    GRAND RIVERS, Ky. (March 24, 2021) – The cofferdam at the Kentucky Lock Addition Project is finished, a milestone that paves the way for downstream excavation work to prepare the site for construction of the remaining portion of the new lock chamber.
  • IN THE PHOTOS, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations, Maj. Gen. William (Butch) Graham and the Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary of Army (Civil Works), Vance Stewart, visited the Memphis District last week. While there, they had the opportunity to welcome home and congratulate the Revetment Team after completing one of the district's longest seasons in history. Here, the units gather for a ‘welcome home’ brief. Additionally, representatives of each unit are coined for a job well done. (USACE photos by Vance Harris)

    Revetment Team returns after historic season

    The Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary of Army (Civil Works) Vance Stewart and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations Maj. Gen. William (Butch) Graham visited the Memphis District last week. While visiting, they had the opportunity to welcome home and congratulate the Revetment Team after completing one of the district's longest seasons in history.
  • Bradley Wilson, lock and dam equipment mechanic at Pickwick Lock, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for January 2021. He is seen here March 11, 2021 at Pickwick Lock on the Tennessee River in Counce, Tennessee. (USACE photo by Randy Boyd)

    Wilson named Nashville District Employee of the Month for January 2021

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 16, 2021) – Bradley Wilson, lock and dam equipment mechanic at Pickwick Lock on the Tennessee River in Counce, Tennessee, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for January 2021.

  • December

    A Kansas City District track-hoe on a barge work boat took part in hydrodynamic dredging operations on the Missouri River November 11, 2020. The hydrodynamic dredge head is mounted on the bucket and the arm directs the flow the desired area of concern to be affected. The Engineering Research and Development Center brought the system to Kansas City District from Vicksburg, Miss., to assist in clearing shoals that developed on the Missouri River due to damages from flooding to the river control structures. The device enabled the combined team to redirect sandy material back into suspension in the current of the river and away from the built-up areas that impede navigation on the river.

    U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center assists Kansas City Corps with hydrodynamic dredge

    In a demonstration of collaboration and innovation, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center deployed an experimental asset and team of experts to the Missouri River in the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to assist in dredging shallow areas called shoals in the navigation river channel.
  • The Weather Channel National News Correspondent Justin Michaels interviews Anthony Rodino, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Water Management Section chief, from Old Hickory Dam at Cumberland River mile 216.2 as the dam discharges water at a rate of 102,000 cubic feet per second Feb. 27, 2019 in Old Hickory, Tennessee. Rodino is featured in a new educational video that highlights how the Nashville District manages water in the Cumberland River Basin. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Video highlights water management in Cumberland River Basin

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 10, 2020) – The public is invited to watch a newly released video that highlights how water is managed in the Cumberland River Basin in support of flood risk management, commercial navigation, hydropower production, water supply, environmental stewardship, and recreational opportunities.
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    Upper Mississippi River System Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP)

    Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP) is a long-term program of ecosystem restoration and navigation improvements for the Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS). NESP will improve system capacity and reduce commercial traffic delays through construction of seven new 1,200-foot locks, mooring cells, and switchboat implementation.

  • November

    Example of survey results on Missouri River chart compiled on Oct. 6, 2020 and available at https://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Navigation/ [on the right hand side, scroll down the screen]. The surveys are also emailed out to navigators on a distribution list for the daily boat reports. Each survey is titled as to the portion of the river that was surveyed. You can also put a shortcut on your phone to a web app at: www.nwk.usace.army.mil/navigation which gives shortcuts to the most-use reports relating to the river and our reservoirs including a link to the most recent surveys. Both Apple and Android have our downloadable app for phones or other mobile devices at the appropriate app store. Searc¬h for “USACE Kansas City District”.

    Corps Kansas City survey crews helping define restricted areas on the Missouri River

    The Kansas City District, Missouri River Area Office has two survey teams who have been working long hours to identify locations and extent of shoaling in order to develop direct solutions in repairing the river training structures to improve the self-scouring function and to employ commercial dredgers to remove the sand shoals out of the river channel.

  • August

    The Corps team arrives on site before sunrise to begin dewatering the Ortona Lock.

    Lock steps: Dewatering is the first step before lock repairs can begin

    Did you ever wonder why it takes so long to repair a lock? Check out the dewatering process for the Ortona Lock and Dam maintenance repairs through a series of photos of the event in 2018. It's a LOT more involved than just closing the lock and doing repairs!

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Louisville District also participated in the groundbreaking for a new child development center which will be located on base. Participants from the base, elected leaders, as well children from the current off-base center, were on hand for the ceremony. 3/3 https://t.co/k0lhGqcSVf
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Louisville District also participated in the groundbreaking for a new child development center which will be located on base. Participants from the base, elected leaders, as well children from the current off-base center, were on hand for the ceremony. 3/3 https://t.co/k0lhGqcSVf
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The project, which broke ground Nov. 5, 2020, was completed faster than schedule, under budget and without a single lost-time incident. “As a result of their hard work, we stand here together at the completion of this $143 million, 255,000 square-foot-facility,” said Mann. 2/3 https://t.co/HSslNORRAK
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The project, which broke ground Nov. 5, 2020, was completed faster than schedule, under budget and without a single lost-time incident. “As a result of their hard work, we stand here together at the completion of this $143 million, 255,000 square-foot-facility,” said Mann. 2/3 https://t.co/HSslNORRAK
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Last week @LouisvilleUSACE celebrated two ceremonies at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base representing the completion of one project and the start of another. District Commander Col. L. Reyn Mann participated in the ribbon cutting for the Intelligence Production Complex III. 1/3 https://t.co/uepGztQCRB
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Last week @LouisvilleUSACE celebrated two ceremonies at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base representing the completion of one project and the start of another. District Commander Col. L. Reyn Mann participated in the ribbon cutting for the Intelligence Production Complex III. 1/3 https://t.co/uepGztQCRB
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Those included constructing cofferdams on the Davis and Sabin locks, installing a grout curtain, drilling rock anchors, placing stability struts across the locks, excavating some of the earth material behind the lock walls and installing instrumentation. @USACELRD 2/2 https://t.co/biwMjqHsJ0
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Those included constructing cofferdams on the Davis and Sabin locks, installing a grout curtain, drilling rock anchors, placing stability struts across the locks, excavating some of the earth material behind the lock walls and installing instrumentation. @USACELRD 2/2 https://t.co/biwMjqHsJ0
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The @detroitdistrict #NewLockattheSoo project reached a significant milestone with the start of construction site dewatering! It took many months and steps to get to this milestone. Before dewatering of the Davis and Sabin locks could begin, pre-steps had to be completed. 1/2 https://t.co/M7zAih1Wbz
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The @detroitdistrict #NewLockattheSoo project reached a significant milestone with the start of construction site dewatering! It took many months and steps to get to this milestone. Before dewatering of the Davis and Sabin locks could begin, pre-steps had to be completed. 1/2 https://t.co/M7zAih1Wbz
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RT @USArmy: We are one team! Today, the #USArmy joins the @DeptofDefense and our sister services – the @USNavy, @usairforce, @USMC, @Space…
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RT @USArmy: We are one team! Today, the #USArmy joins the @DeptofDefense and our sister services – the @USNavy, @usairforce, @USMC, @Space…
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“I’m proud that we were able to mobilize quickly and sustain a level of support for our colleagues from Baltimore District. It’s a great example of organizations working together to solve complex problems.” Learn more: https://t.co/maZrJolb7J 3/3
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“I’m proud that we were able to mobilize quickly and sustain a level of support for our colleagues from Baltimore District. It’s a great example of organizations working together to solve complex problems.” Learn more: https://t.co/maZrJolb7J 3/3
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.@USACEBaltimore has led the USACE response with support from teams/individuals from across the organization. “I know our team members have served alongside many others throughout this important operation,” said Lt. Col. Jeffrey Beeman, USACE Philadelphia District commander. 2/3 https://t.co/F1kZqAhbpP
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.@USACEBaltimore has led the USACE response with support from teams/individuals from across the organization. “I know our team members have served alongside many others throughout this important operation,” said Lt. Col. Jeffrey Beeman, USACE Philadelphia District commander. 2/3 https://t.co/F1kZqAhbpP
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In the aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in March, #USACE mobilized and began working with a unified team of federal, state, and local agencies with the goals of assessing the damage and, ultimately, restoring maritime navigation. #FSKBridge 1/3 https://t.co/BUbEFiIZ6D
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In the aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in March, #USACE mobilized and began working with a unified team of federal, state, and local agencies with the goals of assessing the damage and, ultimately, restoring maritime navigation. #FSKBridge 1/3 https://t.co/BUbEFiIZ6D
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Charley Nicewick, @usacechicago design engineer, supports the #HawaiiWildfires recovery mission by serving as a quality assurance inspector ensuring cleanup and restoration efforts meet #USACE standards and regulations.📸: Makenzie Leonard @CountyofMaui @Hawaii_EMA @StPaulUSACE https://t.co/F7PgKJODXj
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Help ensure that you have a great National Safe Boating Week by wearing a life jacket! You never know when an unexpected fall overboard could change your life and the lives of those who love you. #safeboatingweek @Pleasewearit #LifeJacketsWornNobodyMourns https://t.co/07UqcJTaPU
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