20 Apr 2023

Engineering students visit LOUVAMC construction site

Louisville, Ky. – Engineering students from the University of Louisville had the opportunity to visit the site of the new Louisville VA Medical Center where they were given an overview of the project as well as a site tour April 13.

19 Apr 2023

Cecil M. Harden Lake hosts Open Houses for Shoreline Management Plan Update

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District in the process of updating the Shoreline Management Plan for Cecil M. Harden Lake located in Rockville, Indiana, and recently held two open house events to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on the new plan. To accommodate public availability, the workshops were held Saturday,

14 Apr 2023

Louisville District Deputy Commander gets promoted to lieutenant colonel

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Deputy Commander Col. Jason Buursma promoted Louisville District Deputy Commander Maj. Guillermo Guandique to lieutenant colonel in a promotion ceremony held at McAlpine Locks and Dam in Louisville, Kentucky, April 14, 2023.“I am honored to be here for this special occasion,” said

14 Apr 2023

Louisville District Deputy Commander gets promoted to lieutenant colonel

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Deputy Commander Col. Jason Buursma promoted Louisville District Deputy Commander Maj. Guillermo Guandique to lieutenant colonel in a promotion ceremony held at McAlpine Locks and Dam in Louisville, Kentucky, April 14, 2023.“I am honored to be here for this special occasion,” said

7 Apr 2023

USACE completes maintenance complex for Army Field Support Battalion at Fort Campbell

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers delivered a 117,034 square-foot maintenance complex to the Army Field Support Battalion during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, March 15, 2023. The project, with a programmed amount of $44.7 million, consisted of the construction of four general purpose maintenance facilities that includes an allied shop building, engine auto shop, production control building and a paint booth building. The project also included 42,110 square feet of concrete parking.

30 Mar 2023

Former co-op student now leads District’s current largest project

Louisville, Ky. – With hard work and perseverance, anything is possible, just ask Tara O’Leary. Little did she know that when she started working for the Louisville District in 1996 that she would one day be leading the team on one of its mega-projects. O’Leary, who is now the Deputy Chief of the Veterans Affairs Division and Louisville VAMC project manager, started her journey with the district as a co-op student while attending the University of Louisville to study engineering.

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.

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

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

27 Feb 2023

New Scott AFB Area Engineer takes the reigns

David Helfrich is a name familiar to personnel at the Scott Air Force Base resident office. He was in that role for five years since he began his career with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, January 2018. Helfrich takes the helm as Scott AFB Area Engineer from Jay Fowler, who retired December 2022.