Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 02, 2025
$954M Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project Continues
Seventeen years after construction began on the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is about to award the final contract. "We're expecting C.J. Mahan, the external approach wall contractor, to be off site in the summer of 2026," said Joseph Cotton, project manager for the U.S....
Metro Flood Diversion Authority - Mon December 30, 2024
VIDEO: Metro Flood Diversion Authority Releases 2024-End Updates
Sixty-eight individual components of the $3.2 billion Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion were worked on in 2024. That's just one highlight of the year that saw more visible construction progress than ever before on major flood protection infrastructure for the Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn., metro area....
USACE Pittsburgh District - Wed December 18, 2024
Pittsburgh-Based Joint Venture Set to Build New $770M Lock Chamber at Ohio River Dam
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Pittsburgh District has awarded a nearly $770 million contract through President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to construct a new 110-ft. by 600-ft....
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Mon December 09, 2024
Chickamauga Lock Project in Tennessee Reaches Milestone With Delivery of New Miter Gates
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Nashville District, in partnership with Shimmick Construction Co. in Irvine, Calif., and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), is making significant strides in the efforts to replace the Chickamauga Lock in Chattanooga, Tenn....
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Wed October 09, 2024
Army Corps of Engineers Directing Two Enhancement Projects Near Philadelphia
The Philadelphia District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on Oct. 7 announced news about two local projects — one each in Delaware and eastern Pennsylvania. Last year, USACE awarded a $5.3 million contract to Agate Construction Co....
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Tue September 24, 2024
USACE Awards $222.7M Option 3 Contract for New Soo Lock
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Detroit District's New Lock at the Soo project in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., awards $222.7 million contract Option 3 (Chamber Lock Operational) to Kokosing Alberici Traylor LLC (KAT) of Westerville, Ohio....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 17, 2024
Oregon's $52.7M Jetty Repair Project Features Customized Excavator
The town of Tillamook, Ore., is perhaps best known for its famous cheese, but around construction sites these days, it's known for the excavator at work on the $52.7 million Tillamook South Jetty repair project....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 22, 2024
Fay Razes Monongahela Lock and Dam No. 3
Fay, S&B USA Construction (Fay) recently started construction on a $29.6 million contract to demolish the Monongahela River Lock and Dam No. 3 (LD3) in Elizabeth, Pa. The project is the latest in an ongoing series of efforts by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to improve the Monongahela River navigation system....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed August 14, 2024
St. Louis Intelligence Facility Nears Completion
Large construction projects rely on teamwork for success. One such successful undertaking is bringing new life to a large intelligence agency located in St. Louis. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is spread out in several locations around the city, some of them more than 100 years old....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu August 08, 2024
Corps of Engineers, Agate Battle Erosion at Indian River Inlet
The Army Corps of Engineers has contracted Agate Construction to combat scour and a failing shoreline at the Indian River Inlet in Delaware. The Corps manages key water resources and infrastructure projects around the country, including work on rivers, dams, levees and bridges....
