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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District - Tue May 25, 2021
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Breaks Ground on Iowa's Ditch 6 Levee Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, in conjunction with the city of Hamburg, Iowa, conducted a groundbreaking ceremony May 5 to kickoff construction to rehabilitate the Hamburg Ditch 6 levee....
Lane Construction Corporation - Tue May 25, 2021
Lane Construction Wins $258M KC Flood Protection Project
On May 12, Lane Construction Corporation, the United States subsidiary of Webuild Group, announced it has been awarded the Kansas City Levees Flood Risk Management Project. The $258 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contract will reduce the risk of a levee breach or overtopping and subsequent major flood damage within the heart of Kansas City's industrial and commercial districts, reducing the flood risk to more than 27,000 residents and employees and more than $10 billion in infrastructure, including one of the largest networks of United States Class I rail yards in the nation....
Associated Press - Tue May 18, 2021
Homeland Security to Fix Flood Issue in Rio Grande Valley
SAN DIEGO (AP) The Biden administration announced recently that it will begin work to address the risks of flooding and soil erosion from unfinished sections of the wall on the U.S. border with Mexico and will cancel military-funded contracts as it shuts down one of President Donald Trump's signature domestic projects....
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Wed April 28, 2021
USACE's Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Moves Forward
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $67 million contract to Industrial Builders Incorporated of West Fargo, N.D., to complete the Interstate 29 grade raise portion of the Fargo, N.D....
ABC50 Now - Thu April 01, 2021
Following Major Floods in Cape Vincent, N.Y., New Building Projects Begin
Groundbreaking has been announced for the first of seven projects awarded to the Village of Cape Vincent, N.Y. On March 30, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced the start of construction of a Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative (REDI) project in Cape Vincent....
Capital Gazette - Mon March 29, 2021
New Flood Mitigation Efforts in Ellicott City, Md., Include Tunnel Extension
Nine buildings that were previously set to be demolished as part of the Safe and Sound plan for Ellicott City, Md.,'s flood mitigation efforts will now be saved, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced March 25....
The Advocate - Thu March 11, 2021
Finish of Baton Rouge's $343M Anti-Flood Project Pushed to Late 2022
The Comite River Diversion Canal, a long-awaited flood-control channel for the Baton Rouge, La., area, is expected to take a year longer than anticipated to build and will not be finished until December 2022, federal officials have announced....
Associated Press - Tue February 23, 2021
Feds to Urge Barriers, Elevation to Fight N.J. Back Bay Flooding
The federal government will recommend flood control measures including storm surge barriers, floodwalls and elevating homes and other buildings in a report later this year on combating back bay flooding, a major problem in New Jersey that gets comparatively less attention than oceanfront storm surge....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 06, 2021
Crews Race to Repair Edenville Dam Before Thaw
Emergency work on a failed dam in Midland County, Mich., has Fisher Contracting Co. crews working six days a week on a tight timeline under risky conditions. The Edenville Dam failed last spring after heavy rains led to a large May flood event....
Talk Business & Politics - Mon December 21, 2020
Repairs Begin on Arkansas Pump Stations Damaged in 2019 Flood
A year and a half after the historic flooding of the Arkansas River in May 2019 damaged several Fort Smith, Ark., pump stations, more than $4 million in much-needed repairs are finally under way. There is a total of 13 building permits for repairs to the pump stations by Russellville, Ark.-based Van Horn Construction Inc....
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