• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, awards a contract for the Lake Montauk Harbor Navigation Improvement Project

    NEW YORK - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has awarded a contract for the Lake Montauk Harbor Navigation, N.Y. Improvement Project, which is located within the Town of East Hampton. When complete, the project will deepen the channel to 17 feet to ensure continued safe access for commercial, recreational, and Coast Guard vessels. The project addresses critical navigation needs, supports the maritime economy, and enhances public safety along the region’s coastline. The total value of the contract is $8,912,000 and it was awarded to H&L Contracting.
  • USACE to construct underwater sill to arrest saltwater progression into Mississippi River

    The operational trigger has been met for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to construct an underwater sill across the bed of the Mississippi River channel to arrest further upriver progression of salt water from the Gulf of America.
  • LA District commander underscores wildfire recovery, partnerships at NAWIC gala

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers took part in the National Association of Women in Construction Los Angeles Chapter’s Installation Gala, Sept. 16 at the Los Angeles County Fire Museum.
  • Standard Operating Procedures for the Design, Construction, and Maintenance of Summer Roads and Trails, Drop Zones, and Firebreaks in Cold Regions

    Abstact: As DoD investments across Alaska increase in response to DoD Arctic strategies, expanded training opportunities are necessary to enable the military to enhance their Arctic capabilities. In addition, wildfire management is increasingly important in the area as the summer season has expanded and warmed in recent decades. This report addresses the siting, design, construction, and maintenance of summer roads and trails, drop zones, and firebreaks on DoD lands in Alaska and other cold regions. It considers the harsh weather conditions, extreme seasonality, and remoteness of these environments, in addition to the general requirements of understanding the local environment, relevant risks, permitting, and regulations. The three types of linear infrastructure are assessed together as each involves the clearing of land and maintaining it as cleared, and therefore share common risks. This report summarizes best practices throughout the project lifecycle and synthesizes risk mitigation strategies informed by a comprehensive literature review and conversations with local training land managers. Using Fort Wainwright in Interior Alaska as an example, it provides Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to aid land managers and military unit leadership as they navigate challenges and opportunities in their increased use of these critical linear infrastructure types in high latitude environments.
  • Dredging operations to begin in Manistee Harbor federal channel

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District will dredge the Manistee Harbor federal channel to ensure safe navigation as early as Sunday, Sept. 21 — weather dependent. The maintenance project will remove seasonal shoaling at the mouth of the channel, which impacts commercial traffic when left unaddressed.  
  • Contracts awarded for Channel Segment 2b and Comite River Diversion Structure as part of the Comite River Diversion project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded contracts for constructing two segments of the Comite River Diversion project. The Channel Segment 2b contract will construct approximately 2,427 feet of the diversion while the Comite River Diversion Structure contract will construct approximately 2,500 feet.
  • Finding Leadership in Synergy

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Sept. 18, 2025) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District celebrated the completion and graduation of the 2025 Leadership Development Program Course during a ceremony at district headquarters at the Prudential Building on Jacksonville’s Southbank.
  • USACE Omaha District continues modernization mission at U.S. Air Force Academy

    As the U.S. Air Force celebrates its 78th birthday this year on Sept. 18, 2025, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, continues to play a pivotal role in supporting modernization efforts, including expanding facilities at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
  • Validating Predicted Soil Boundaries with In Situ Collections

    Abstract: This US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) technical note describes the process used by the Intelligent Environmental Battlefield Awareness (IEBA) team to validate the spatial distribution and texture class attribution of soil boundary predictions. The predicted global soil boundary polygons will serve as a primary base layer for populating other environmental variables; thus, it is essential to assess their robustness prior to the attribution stage.
  • Spring House, 666 Front Street, Lahaina, Hawaiʻi: Historic American Buildings Surveys HI-676

    Abstract: The US Congress codified the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA), the nation’s most effective cultural resources legislation to date, mostly through establishing the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The NHPA requires federal agencies to address their cultural resources, which are defined as any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure, or object. Section 110 of the NHPA requires federal agencies to inventory and evaluate their cultural resources, and Section 106 requires them to determine the effect of federal undertakings on those potentially eligible for the NRHP. Lahaina is located in the western part of Maui County, in Hawaiʻi. The Spring House, erected circa 1823, is currently scheduled for demolition due to its major fire damages. This report documents the building to the standards of the Historic American Buildings Survey and includes a historic context, architectural descriptions, photographs, and measured drawings. This report satisfies Sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 as amended and will be used by FEMA to document the building before its demolition.