U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Tue November 06, 2018
CBP, USACE Award $145M RGV Border Wall Project
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), has awarded a contract to construct approximately 6 mi. of levee wall system in the U.S. Border Patrol's (USBP) Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector, which was funded in CBP's Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 appropriation....
United States Army Corps of Engineers - Tue November 06, 2018
Coastal Texas Study
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announce the release of the Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Study Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement, a milestone in the effort to reduce the risk along the Texas coast from dangerous storm surges and other threats....
Office of Rep. Peter Welch - Tue October 30, 2018
Legislation Opens Door to Repair Aging Flood Control Dams
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) announced Oct. 10 that Congress passed legislation that opens the door for Vermont to receive federal funds to repair three aging flood-control dams....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 10, 2018
Texas Bridge Features Unique V-Pier Foundation
Construction crews in Fort Worth, Texas, are creating the foundation for what will be a unique, pedestrian-oriented urban waterfront district. Three V-pier bridges positioned along the realigned Trinity River are currently being built, at a cost of $66 million....
Jennifer Rupp – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 26, 2018
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Takes on $204M Dam Project
Steeped in an area rich in Western history lies the Isabella Dam on Isabella Lake. The dam is about 150 mi. north of Los Angeles, Calif., in a region that saw its share of gold mining in the mid-1800s and Hollywood Westerns starring John Wayne and Gene Autry in the 1930's....
Associated Press - Tue September 18, 2018
Floating Nuclear Plant to be Dismantled in Texas
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) - Crews in Galveston have completed work on a World War II-era military cargo ship that previously served as a barge-mounted nuclear reactor. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Sept....
Office of Oregon Rep. Peter DeFazio - Tue July 31, 2018
Rep. Defazio Announces Increase in Funding for Oregon's Small Ports
June 11, Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-4) announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) will allocate nearly $15 million this year towards operations and maintenance projects at small ports along Oregon's south coast....
Associated Press - Tue July 17, 2018
Army Corps Announces $5B for Texas Flood Control Projects
HOUSTON (AP) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced Texas will be getting nearly $5 billion to help build critical flood mitigation projects in the state, which is still recovering from Hurricane Harvey....
Emily Buenzle - Tue June 19, 2018
Army Corps of Engineers Announces Funding Plans to Aid Post-Harvey Texas
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently announced plans to use more than $509 million in funding for a series of Texas projects, including flood mitigation and other work for the Brays and Buffalo bayous....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Fri June 15, 2018
MacDill Air Force Base Site Work Underway in Fla.
Site work is underway south of Tampa on a new $50 million project at MacDill Air Force Base designed to host more than two dozen of the U.S. Army's Black Hawk and Apache helicopters. The work will include building a 92,000-sq.-ft....
