Cruz.senate. org - Tue September 06, 2022
Officials Tour Potential Sites for 70-Mi. Flood Solution
Sen. Ted Cruz, Congressman Randy Weber and State Rep. Mayes Middleton met with leadership from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District to visit possible construction sites for the coastal barrier known as the Ike Dike....
Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 31, 2022
USACE Begins Final Stage of $529M, 17-Mile Flood Protection Project in Kansas City
Reconstructing a levee along a river, or erecting a concrete flood wall, is not a monumental task, certainly not for experienced engineers and contractors working under the watchful eye of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers....
MetroNews - Mon August 01, 2022
Several West Virginia Projects Part of Federal Water Infrastructure Measures
Congress is closer to sending a measure to President Biden for his signature that would perform work on various water projects across the country, including several in West Virginia. Senators overwhelmingly passed the Water Resources Development Act July 25 that authorizes the U.S....
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District - Wed July 20, 2022
USACE Awards $1.068B of New Soo Lock Phase 3 Contract
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Detroit District anticipates Phase 3 construction will start this summer with the $1.068 billion of the New Lock at the Soo Phase 3 contract award July 1, 2022. Kokosing Alberici Traylor LLC (KAT), a joint venture headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, will begin constructing the largest phase, the new lock chamber and rehabilitation of the downstream approach walls....
Ruksana Hussain - CEG Correspondent - Wed July 20, 2022
Lock, Dam Construction Progresses in Kentucky
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is busy powering ahead on construction at the Kentucky Lock and Dam Project in western Kentucky's Land Between the Lakes to help address some of the longest shipping delays in the country....
New Orleans Times-Picayune - Wed July 13, 2022
USACE Backs $1.3B Plan to Floodproof Thousands of Louisiana Homes, Businesses
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has approved a $1.3 billion effort in Louisiana to elevate or floodproof 2,240 homes and businesses in Iberia, St. Martin and St. Mary parishes that are subject to storm surge flooding during tropical storms and hurricanes....
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Tue June 28, 2022
American Construction Begins Dredging at Rogue River
The Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) began dredging the Rogue River at Gold Beach, typically an annual project, for the first time in a few years. The contractor — American Construction — began work on June 1 and will continue into late September....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 11, 2022
New $840M VA Medical Center Coming to Louisville
Designed to provide a safe, healing environment for local veterans, Kentucky's Louisville VA Medical Center will integrate modern patient-centered care concepts when it opens in 2026. The $840 million project, located off Brownsboro Road along the Watterson Expressway, includes a new medical center, a central utility plant, roadways, sidewalks and other site improvements....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu March 10, 2022
Fay, S&B USA Construction Install New Dam Lift Gates On the Ohio
Fay, S&B USA Construction is currently working on a contract for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District to install two new dam lift gates and a new control system at Montgomery Locks and Dam on the Ohio River in Monaca, Pa....
ODOT - Tue February 08, 2022
Army Engineers Allocate $146M for Crucial Oregon Investments
Army Engineers and planners will receive $146 million for various infrastructure projects at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) sites around Oregon. Funding for these projects originates from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act....
