5 May 2023

REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT AND PROPOSED PLAN AVAILABLE PUBLIC MEETING TO BE CONDUCTED FOR THE SUPERIOR STEEL SITE

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District is pleased to announce the release of the remedial investigation report and the proposed plan for the Superior Steel Site for public comment. The 37-acre industrial property is located at 500 Superior Street, in Scott Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, approximately five miles southwest of downtown Pittsburgh.

2 May 2023

USACE Buffalo District Announces 2023 Operations Schedule for Black Rock Lock

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District is announcing the Black Rock Lock operations schedule for the 2023 navigation season. The Black Rock Lock is one of three lock systems operated and maintained by USACE on the U.S. side of the Great Lakes and saw more than 2,600 vessels and 60,000 metric tons of commerce pass through its walls in fiscal year 2021.

2 May 2023

NR 23-13: Kendall Recreation Area closure extended into August 2023

JAMESTOWN, Ky. (May 2, 2023) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces that Kendall Campground and Day Use Area, to include its boat ramp and roadway along the riverside campground, will remain closed into August 2023 as repairs continue to rehabilitate flood damage sustained in February 2019.

2 May 2023

NR 23-12: Laurel Beach parking lot closed May 3 for maintenance

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 2, 2023) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces that the Laurel Beach parking lot at Laurel River Lake in London, Kentucky, is closing Wednesday, May 3, 2023, while maintenance to the asphalt surface is accomplished.

1 May 2023

Headwaters Highlights: New Cumberland Locks and Dam

If the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed New Cumberland Locks and Dam in 1839 instead of 1961, it might have been called Vernon Locks and Dams or Cuppytown Locks and Dam, named after John Cuppy, who designed the town and named it Vernon. Instead, the earliest land buyers in Vernon requested Cuppy to name the town after Cumberland, Maryland – and a town was born. But, more importantly, a lock and dam found its name.

1 May 2023

Headwaters Highlights: New Cumberland Locks and Dam

If the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed New Cumberland Locks and Dam in 1839 instead of 1961, it might have been called Vernon Locks and Dams or Cuppytown Locks and Dam, named after John Cuppy, who designed the town and named it Vernon. Instead, the earliest land buyers in Vernon requested Cuppy to name the town after Cumberland, Maryland – and a town was born. But, more importantly, a lock and dam found its name.

1 May 2023

NR 23-11: Public workshop set for Cheatham Lake Shoreline Management Plan update

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 1, 2023) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Cheatham Lake Resource Management Office is holding a public workshop for its shoreline management plan update.

1 May 2023

Headwaters Highlight: Braddock Locks and Dam sandwiched between two Pittsburgh icons

There is only one locking facility on the river located between a steel manufacturer and the iconic Pittsburgh theme park, Kennywood, forming the perfect metaphoric sandwich of the city it serves.

1 May 2023

Regulatory Division permits crucial in construction of Kentucky's largest development project

Construction of the $5.8 billion Ford Blue Oval SK Battery Park in Glendale, Kentucky, is one of the largest economic developments in the history of the Commonwealth. What many don’t know, however, is that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District’s Regulatory Division played a significant role in getting the project off the ground by ensuring the developer met necessary environmental and cultural resource requirements.

1 May 2023

Louisville District christens new workboat at Olmsted Locks and Dam

Friends, family and coworkers gathered together in celebration as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers