20 Mar 2023

The Great Lakes Engineering with Nature Playbook

The Great Lakes Engineering with Nature Playbook, headed by USACE, will help fill the gap in knowledge about sustainable approaches to coastal resiliency.

17 Mar 2023

New hoists at Crooked Creek Lake offer flood protection for the next 75 years

They may just look like large hunks of metal, but the new hoists installed at Crooked Creek Lake will go hard at work to reduce the risk of floods in the greater Pittsburgh region for the next 75 years or longer. The hoists – weighing 38,000 pounds apiece – work to lift reservoir gates to control the lake’s water level and mitigate flooding downstream. Flood mitigation is one of the Corps of Engineers’ primary missions, and Crooked Creek Dam has helped prevent flooding for both the local community and downtown Pittsburgh since the dam’s construction in 1938.

15 Mar 2023

Park Ranger Workshop prepares Corps Rangers for upcoming recreation season

LEBANON, Tenn. (March 15, 2023)— The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District held this year’s Nashville District Park Ranger Workshop March 7 – 9 at the Wilson County Schools Admin and Training Complex in Lebanon to plan for the 2023 recreation season.

14 Mar 2023

Stormwater management key to successful construction

Thousands of things must be considered and planned for in the construction of a complex facility like a new hospital and the multiple support facilities they require. Of course, many of the decisions involved are essential to guaranteeing the new facility can provide the best quality care for patients – ensuring their health for years to come. One consideration that may not come to mind to the average person for such a facility is how to preserve the environment underneath and around the new construction. This includes the construction of a rainwater drainage system so as not to disrupt the way water moves after large amounts of rainwater accumulate from storms.

13 Mar 2023

Maintenance Support Team, Lock engineers tackle tough jobs

GRAND RIVERS, Ky. (March 10, 2023) – Nashville District Maintenance Support Team and Kentucky Lock engineers onboard the Motor Vessel Iroquois repaired a mooring cell and replaced broken and outdated parts this week just upstream of Kentucky Lock on the Tennessee River in Grand Rivers, Kentucky.

10 Mar 2023

USACE completes, turns over new maintenance hangar at Grissom Air Reserve Base

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District successfully managed the completion of a new maintenance hangar at Grissom Air Reserve Base in Indiana.The Grissom Maintenance Hangar 437 project achieved substantial completion March 8, 2023, and was made available for owner use the following day, March 9. The $13 million project provides the

9 Mar 2023

Small Business Industry Day highlights women-owned small business

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 9, 2023) – Nearly 300 business owners and managers received extensive information about small business opportunities within the federal, state and local procurement systems during the Small Business Industry Day March 6, 2023, at the Tennessee State University Avon Williams Campus.

9 Mar 2023

LRD Programs Director retires after almost 40 years with USACE

On February 23, 2023, a retirement ceremony was held for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Program Director, Mr. Stephen G. Durrett, at the Federal Building in downtown Cincinnati, OH.

8 Mar 2023

Lock operators work super safely near mega construction projects

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 8, 2023) – Operators at navigation locks could easily wear capes for the super work they do to ensure the safety of the public, not to mention employees that maintain these projects in the Cumberland and Tennessee River systems. At Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers, Kentucky, and Chickamauga Lock in Chattanooga, Tennessee, ongoing mega construction projects to build larger new locks pose additional hazards for these vigilant protectors of people and resources.

7 Mar 2023

USACE receives federal funding to advance Louisville Metro Flood Protection System Reconstruction Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District has received $1 million in federal funding to advance the Louisville Metro Flood Protection System Reconstruction Project. The funds, which were received as part of the Fiscal Year 2023 Work Plan for the Army Civil Works program, will be used to initiate the preconstruction engineering and design