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The Pittsburgh District partnered with the Pittsburgh Pirates to host an evening dedicated to water safety.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces Bell Road across J. Percy Priest Dam is closing at 6 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, 2024, until 6 p.m. Friday, May 31, 2024, for routine maintenance activities. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

Ongoing construction at the Kentucky Lock mega project in February, 2024. (USACE Photo by Matt Dyman)

Ongoing construction at the Kentucky Lock mega project in February, 2024. View of the walkway with the original navigation lock on the right, and new lock on the left. (USACE Photo by Matt Dyman)

Center Hill Dam’s spillways release water May 15, 2024, into the Caney Fork River in Lancaster, Tennessee. (USACE Photo)

Kelley Peck, chief of the water resources section at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, participates in a session of the Supervisor Training Program at the district headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee, May 8, 2024. The STP is a year-long course for supervisors that blends technical knowledge and management skills with Army values and leadership principles to produce better leaders for the organization. (USACE Photo by Luciano Vera)

Lt. Col. Robert W. Green, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander; Maj. Todd Mainwaring, Nashville District deputy commander; and Michael Evans, course instructor, pose with graduates of the 2023 Leadership Development Program Level I Course Sept. 13, 2023, at the Scarritt Bennett Center in Nashville, Tennessee. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

Old Hickory Dam operates with water releases as designed today on the Cumberland River in Hendersonville, Tennessee. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District operates and maintains the project. (USACE Photo)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces the area below Cordell Hull Dam known as the Right Bank Tailwater Recreation Area has reopened following construction work recently completed to stabilize the rock bluff below the dam. (USACE Photo by Ashley Webster)

Stephanie Coleman, Equal Employment Opportunity Office chief, shares her experiences and expertise as a supervisor and EEO officer May 8, 2024, with participants in the Supervisors Training Program at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee. She started as a part time clerk typist with the Operations Division’s Natural Resources Branch in September 1987. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

Kayleigh Griffin, admin support assistant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Hydrology and Hydraulics Branch in Nashville, Tennessee, prepares informational materials at the Nashville District Headquarters May 7, 2024, for an upcoming Education Seminar and Conference for Administrative Professional’s Enrichment, also called “ESCAPE.” (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

Jasmine Watson, administrative professional in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Integrated Project Office, provides an equipment inventory update May 7, 2024, with Elizabeth Burks, IPO chief, at the office in Nashville, Tennessee. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

Virginia Bevis, administrative support assistant for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District in the Mid-Tennessee River Area Office, serves employees at Wilson, Wheeler, and Guntersville Locks in Alabama. She is seen here May 7, 2024, by the lock chamber at Wilson Lock on the Tennessee River in Florence, Alabama. (USACE Photo by Donna Robertson)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces operational changes to Cook Recreation Area at J. Percy Priest Lake. Park staff will use electric gates, traffic cones and newly constructed roundabout and entrance station to manage traffic flow and parking. (USACE Photo by Dave Parsons)

Holes and deterioration in the east breakwater in Great Sodus Bay where decades of wave action, ice, and storms from Lake Ontario have deteriorated the structure in Sodus Point, N.Y.

Piers and breakwaters form the entrance to Great Sodus Bay in Sodus Point, N.Y., June 15, 2022.

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer speaks about current conditions and about upcoming work on the Great Sodus Bay East Breakwater during a press conference in Sodus Point, N.Y.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces roadway impacts are expected crossing Wolf Creek Dam on Highway 127 when the Wolf Creek Dam Spillway Gates Replacement Project gets underway in mid-June. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

The Special Recreation Day is an annual event tailored specifically to provide a range of outdoor activities and games for children and adults with special needs.

Charles Sawyer, Ph.D., received the American Society of Engineers Lifetime Achievement Award.

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18 May 2024
Pittsburgh District partners with Pittsburgh Pirates to promote water safety
The Pittsburgh District partnered with the Pittsburgh Pirates to host an evening dedicated to water safety.
17 May 2024
Grand Haven North Pier, Government Basin work begins Wednesday
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, will begin maintenance projects at the Grand Haven Government Basin and North Pier in Grand Haven, Michigan beginning Wednesday, May 22. About $1 million will be spent to replenish stone at the rubble mound revetment wall on the eastern edge of the basin, replace aging timber fenders on the basin pier structure, and fill a large concrete void on the North Pier.
17 May 2024
Corps to temporarily close Bell Road over J. Percy Priest Dam for maintenance
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 17, 2024) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces Bell Road across J. Percy Priest Dam is closing at 6 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, 2024, until 6 p.m. Friday, May 31, 2024, for routine maintenance activities.
17 May 2024
USACE FY24 Civil Works Work Plan provides funding to advance Louisville Metro Flood Protection System Reconstruction Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District will receive $5.3 million in federal funding to advance the Louisville Metro Flood Protection System Reconstruction Project. The funds, which were included as part of the Fiscal Year 2024 Work Plan for the Army Civil Works program, will be used to initiate the construction phase of the project.
17 May 2024
The Chicago District is ready to deliver on additional $27.8 million in Fiscal Year 2024 Civil Works appropriations.
The Chicago District is geared up to put an additional $27.8 million to work from the Fiscal Year 2024 Civil Works appropriations. Congress allocated a hefty $8.681 billion for the Army Civil Works Program, spreading across various crucial areas like Investigations, Construction, Operation and Maintenance, Mississippi River and Tributaries, and Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program.
16 May 2024
USACE contractor prioritizes people with Kentucky Lock safety milestone
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 16, 2024) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District in partnership with project contractor, Thalle Construction, surpassed one million man-hours without a lost time accident on the Kentucky Lock Addition project May 3, 2024.
16 May 2024
Corps of Engineers increase Center Hill Dam water releases
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 16, 2024) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District has increased controlled spillway gate water release operations for Center Hill Dam in Lancaster, Tennessee.
15 May 2024
Beach nourishment efforts begin again as U.S. Army Corps of Engineers use BIL funds for Indiana Shoreline Protection Project.
The Indiana shoreline near Mount Baldy dune is receiving sand again this year to help counteract shoreline erosion. The design and construction supervision are managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Chicago District and has been done for seven of the last ten years. The project is dependent on the availability of beach nourishment government funds. This year, over $2.7M of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funds are being used to complete the project.
14 May 2024
USACE announces upcoming maintenance activities at Nolin River Lake
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District will be conducting maintenance activities this summer at Nolin River Lake in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, which could impact traffic patterns and public access to the tailwater area. Visitors may see construction crews on site performing this work during the summer months as these activities are scheduled to begin in May and last through fall 2024.
14 May 2024
USACE Work Plan Boosts Lakes Erie and Ontario Navigation by $17.6 Million
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District received a total of $17.6 million in the Fiscal Year 2024 Work Plan for Army Civil Works to bolster navigation and structures across lakes Erie and Ontario. The total FY24 budget, to include the Conferenced Budget and Work Plan, exceeds $226.2 million, paving the way for significant environmental, navigation, and civil works improvements across the Buffalo District area of responsibility.

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