U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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....

Matthew Daly - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu June 07, 2018

House Backs $3B Bill to Boost Ports, Dams, Harbors

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on June 6, approved a nearly $3 billion bill to improve the nation's ports, dams and harbors, protect against floods, restore shorelines and support other water-related projects....