20 Jan 2022

Corps of Engineers receives nearly $94 million from infrastructure bill for Chicago, Great Lakes

CHICAGO – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District is receiving nearly $94 million in fiscal year 2022 through Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, known as IIJA. IIJA will fund $57.4 million for construction projects including T.J. O’Brien Lock & Dam, Cook County, Illinois and five Continuing Authorities Program, known as CAP, projects across Illinois and Wisconsin. An additional $34.9 million will fund operations and maintenance projects at Algoma Harbor, Big Suamico River, Michigan City Harbor, the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal Dispersal Barrier, and the Menesaha Dam on the Fox River in Wisconsin, as well as funding $1.5 million to complete the Chicago Shoreline General Reevaluation Report.

19 Jan 2022

Corps of Engineers receiving $561 million from infrastructure bill for Michigan, Great Lakes

DETROIT - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Detroit District is receiving $561 million in fiscal year 2022 of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (DRSAA) funds for work in Michigan and on the Great Lakes. IIJA operations and maintenance funds are allocated one year at a time. More funding across the Great Lakes is likely for fiscal years 23 and 24, but the determination will come at a later time. “The IIJA funding is for major Civil Works mission areas, including navigation, aquatic ecosystem restoration and flood damage reduction,” said Detroit District Deputy District Engineer Kevin McDaniels. “The majority of money the Detroit District is receiving will fund construction of the New Lock at the Soo project.”

19 Jan 2022

USACE Buffalo receives $23.936 million through Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District received a total of $23.936 million through the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (DRSAA) Work Plan to complete projects across the District’s area of responsibility. IIJA operations and maintenance funds are released one year at a time, and more funding for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 is likely to be identified at a later time.

19 Jan 2022

Army Civil Works Studies, Projects and Programs to Be Accomplished with Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

The U.S. Army announced today the Civil Works studies, projects and programs that the Corps would implement in Fiscal Year 2022 with the $22.81 billion in supplemental funding provided in two recently enacted laws — the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; and the 2022 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act.

18 Jan 2022

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin incineration of vegetative debris at West Kentucky Landfill in Graves County

Vegetative debris has been hauled to an adjacent site at the West Kentucky Landfill where it will be reduced by means of incineration starting Wednesday, January 19.

18 Jan 2022

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin incineration of vegetative debris at West Kentucky Landfill in Graves County

Vegetative debris has been hauled to an adjacent site at the West Kentucky Landfill where it will be reduced by means of incineration starting Wednesday, January 19.

17 Jan 2022

Green River Lake partners with emergency responders

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is one of the nation’s leading providers of outdoor recreation. The Louisville District alone had over 15 million visitors to their 17 lakes last year. While the lakes provide many great recreational opportunities, they are also often used in partnership with federal, state and local agencies to provide educational resources or to serve as training grounds for emergency responders. Each year the Campbellsville Fire Department works closely with district personnel to conduct lifesaving, swiftwater training in the tailwater area at Green River Lake in Campbellsville, Kentucky. 

16 Jan 2022

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division observes Martin Luther King Day with acts of service and book club

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division is honoring the legacy of this historic icon by offering its workforce opportunities to listen, learn, and act. With coordination from the Equal Employment Opportunity Office, employees at LRD were presented with the “Dr. Martin Lither King Jr. Month Challenge”.

14 Jan 2022

Hundreds attend Eagle Fest at Shenango River Lake

As people’s schedules start calming down after the Christmas season, bird enthusiasts and nature lovers alike had the chance to come together at Shenango River Lake and learn about America’s avian rockstar: the bald eagle.

13 Jan 2022

Soo Locks closing for seasonal repair, maintenance

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., - The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan will close to marine traffic beginning 11:59 p.m. January 15 through 12:01 a.m. March 25 to perform critical maintenance. The operating season is fixed by federal regulation and is driven in part by the feasibility of vessels operating in typical Great Lakes ice conditions. “It is a difficult time in terms of weather to complete this work, but it keeps this important national infrastructure project operating during shipping season,” Soo Area Engineer Kevin Sprague said.