9 Oct 2020

Louisville District hosts Chicago team to expand vertical construction capabilities

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District welcomed teammates from Chicago District to cross-train at the district through late November. Chicago team members arrived in Louisville in August and have been working with the district’s design branch in Engineering Division gaining a better understanding of vertical design aspects and

5 Oct 2020

Nolin River Lake pilots new reef balls for fish habitat

As part of a multi-agency effort, Nolin River Lake will be the first in the Louisville District to install concrete reef balls in the lake to serve as fish habitat.  The collaboration is part of a larger effort with Kentucky Fish & Wildlife, Friends of Nolin, Friends of Reservoirs, Roundstone Native Seed LLC, Fishiding Reclaimed Artificial Fish

2 Oct 2020

Louisville District leads Van Voorhis Elementary School construction project at Fort Knox

Come 2024, the Fort Knox, Kentucky Army post is scheduled to have another new 21st century elementary school, along with its Kingsolver Elementary School.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District will lead the construction effort for the replacement of the Van Voorhis Elementary School.The new 104,000-square-foot school will replace the

30 Sep 2020

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29 Sep 2020

Construction of $126 million Intelligence Production Center at WPAFB begins third, final and largest contract led by Louisville District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District has the privilege to oversee the construction of the $126 million Intelligence Production Center for the National Air and Space Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, located in Ohio.NASIC is the Department of Defense’s primary source for foreign air and space threat analysis.

24 Sep 2020

Lock chamber repairs complete at John T. Myers

The motor vessel John Vaughn was the first to lock through the 1,200 foot lock chamber at John T. Myers on the Ohio River near Mt. Vernon, Indiana, Sept. 23, 2020, as it reopened to navigation traffic.The main chamber had been closed since early July for routine maintenance and repairs to the miter gates and floating mooring bitts, which vessels

14 Sep 2020

Louisville District deputy commander promoted to lieutenant colonel

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Atlantic Division Commander Col. Jason Kelly promoted Maj. Latoya Manzey, Louisville District deputy commander, to lieutenant colonel, in a promotion ceremony held Sept. 11, 2020. Kelly presided virtually over the ceremony from the SAD office in Atlanta, while the actual ceremony was held at the Louisville

1 Sep 2020

Environmental team performs lead dust sampling at excess Army Reserve Center

Indoor firing ranges may pose a setback in the disposal process of multiple U.S. Army Reserve properties nationwide. Some 50 Army Reserve properties are slated for lead dust sampling.The Louisville District Environmental Branch team recently collected samples at the former Trembley-White Army Reserve Center in Kansas City, Kansas, which has been

19 Aug 2020

Public meetings in virtual environment: Meeting CERCLA milestones for FUDS projects

For environmental cleanup projects, public involvement is required at specific stages of response actions by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act provisions. Traditionally, this stipulation is met by holding in-person public meetings, where the Corps of Engineers’ project manager, subject-matter experts, along

17 Aug 2020

Corps of Engineers participating in virtual National Safety Stand-Down 2020

Originally scheduled for May 4-8, the event is rescheduled for Sept. 14 -18. USACE is expanding on OSHA’s efforts to include fall prevention in the workplace to encompass all elements of the USACE mission.