13 Mar 2025

New monitoring system at Rough River Dam streamlines data collection, enhances safety

Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District’s Dam Safety Section recently completed the installation of a new dam monitoring system at Rough River Dam in Falls of Rough, Kentucky. The system, known as the Monitoring Instrumentation Data Acquisition System (MIDAS), will provide several benefits in future dam monitoring

12 Mar 2025

Louisville VA Medical Center construction marks last year of work with Red Zone meeting

While there are many ways to score points on a football field, the ultimate goal of any team is to push the ball into the end zone for a touchdown. Crossing the goal line into the end zone and finishing the scoring drive for a construction project means a successful completion for all those involved in the building process. The team building the

24 Feb 2025

Army officer gaining engineering experience at Canandaigua VA Medical Center project

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Capt. Matthew Purdy has had an interest in engineering and how things work since he was a preschooler. That lifelong interest has led him to his current role as a project engineer on the Canandaigua VA Medical Center project in upstate New York.Purdy began his military career when he enlisted into the Vermont Army

12 Feb 2025

Louisville VA Medical Center Team shares contingency management strategies, sets new standard for VA construction

The work on the new Louisville Veterans Affairs Medical Center has provided the project team opportunity to set the standard for future Department of Veterans Affairs projects managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The team is sharing its lessons learned with the contingency management process.Several USACE South Pacific Division (SPD)

13 Dec 2024

Louisville VA Medical Center reaches three-year construction milestone

After three years of construction, the Louisville VA Medical Center is more than halfway complete and is starting to look a lot like the concept art of the finished facility. This is because a lot of the initial heavy lifts are complete and work has moved more into internal infrastructure.Dave Kopecky, a resident engineer on the Louisville VA

10 Dec 2024

Roots for the Future: USACE plants bald cypress trees around Rough River Lake

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and volunteers took to the banks of Rough River Lake recently to complete a tree planting project that will provide benefits for the area for years to come. The team of eight planted 490 bald cypress trees around the shoreline of the lake over three nonconsecutive days. The environmental benefits of the new trees may

4 Oct 2024

Water tower to provide essential support of Louisville VA Medical Center

The new Louisville VA Medical Center is supported by multiple backup systems that will ensure the continuation of care in case of an emergency. Not only will it be able to produce its own electricity if power in the area goes out, but it will also be able to continue to provide water thanks to one noticeable structure on the site. A 250,000-gallon

18 Sep 2024

Volunteers unearth history at Archaeology Day

Archaeologists from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District and the Indiana Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology partnered with the Indiana Division of State Parks for Archaeology Day at the Fairfax State Recreation Area near Monroe Lake in Bloomington, Indiana, Sept. 17, 2024.During the event, volunteers were able to take

1 Aug 2024

Veterans Affairs quality assurance team recognized nationally

The efforts of the Louisville VA Medical Center construction team’s quality assurance team were recently recognized as the Quality Team of the Year for the 2024 Engineering and Construction Awards Program.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers E&C Awards Program recognizes employees & teams contributions of excellence in performance, leadership,

18 Jul 2024

Co-ops learn in the field while building relationships

 Engineering Division co-op students had the opportunity to learn more about the division through a presentation and a hike through Joe Creason Park in Louisville, Kentucky, July 17, 2024.All the students who took part in the day’s activities were originally recruited by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District's Engineering Division