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News Release Archive

  • 2021 Engineer’s Day being Re-Engineered

    SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and City of Sault Ste. Marie are re-engineering the Soo Locks 2021 Engineer’s Day to protect vessel crew members and essential lock workers while complying with current federal and state COVID-19 guidelines. The City will host an event focusing on downtown city merchants, vendors, the Soo Locks and water safety. The City and the Sault Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) welcome the public and visitors to attend Engineer’s Day Re-Engineered 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, June 25. “The Soo Locks are so important to our history and our community, this annual event helps us celebrate that,” said Linda Hoath, director of the Sault Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. “It is a great time to expand the event beyond the Soo Locks complex.”

  • LTC Eli Adams: Ohio Harbor Dredging 2021 Update

    The Buffalo District is proud of its role in supporting commercial navigation for Ohio’s harbors. Operation and maintenance and dredging of Ohio harbors by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is critical to the economy of Ohio, the Great Lakes region, and the United States

  • USACE hosting virtual workshop for Cave Run Lake Master Plan Update

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is in the process of updating its 1984 Master Plan for Cave Run

  • Deputy commander makes first visit to project field sites

    Louisville District Deputy Commander Lt. Col. Latoya Manzey has been with the Louisville District

  • Water Management assesses water quality in Cumberland River Basin

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 5, 2021) – The Water Quality Team, a component of the Water Management Section within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, routinely collects water quality information at the 10 reservoir projects in the Cumberland River Basin.

  • Public meeting to be held to share Lock 53 demolition blasting plan

    A public meeting is being held in Olmsted, Illinois, Tuesday, May 11, to inform the community about the blasting plan for the upcoming demolition work at Lock and Dam 53 on the Ohio River.

  • Army Corps of Engineers promotes water safety this summer season

    Warmer weather is almost here and that means millions of Americans will be planning visits to our nation’s lakes and rivers. As the steward of many of these public waters, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reminds visitors of the importance of practicing safe, sensible, and thoughtful activities in and around the water.

  • Louisville District team completes Scott Air Force Base swing space project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District recently completed the Scott Air Force Base Air

  • USACE announces contract solicitation for Ogdensburg Harbor deepening project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District has announced a contract solicitation to deepen the Ogdensburg Harbor, April 22 2021, to modify a 300 foot by 500 foot section of the federal channel to an authorized depth from 19 feet to 27 feet.

  • Employee Spotlight: Barry Wright

    Great Lakes and Ohio River Division LRD Employee Spotlight: Barry Wright, Safety and Occupational Health Manager