30 Apr 2024

Pittsburgh District to demolish dam in Monongahela River after more than 100 years of navigation

After more than 100 years of operation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District will demolish the navigation dam near Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, to improve navigation on the Monongahela River.

9 Apr 2024

Total solar eclipse draws visitors to multiple reservoirs across Pittsburgh District for historic sighting

The sky turned to nightfall for several minutes as visitors stood beneath the shadow of the moon.

2 Apr 2024

Pittsburgh District: Research takes regular ‘Conk Creet’ to next level of cold weather construction

Engineers have developed and tested concrete mixtures to overcome all kinds of environmental demands, but one construction category has evaded engineers for centuries until now: cold weather.

11 Mar 2024

Pittsburgh emergency team simulates its first scenario-driven exercise for local flood response

As heavy rain hit the Pittsburgh region, waters flooded homes and carried debris across roadways that blocked emergency routes. Quickly, local resources became overwhelmed, and county leaders requested additional aid.

7 Mar 2024

Headwaters Highlights: Surveyors measure a thousand times, take no shortcuts

In the world of carpentry and construction, a famous proverb cautions laborers to "measure twice, cut once," but in the field of survey work, measuring twice is not enough.

7 Feb 2024

Unlocking progress: Pittsburgh’s mega project takes shape with key contractors visiting Ohio River locking facility

The Pittsburgh region is unlocking progress on the Ohio River by constructing a new navigation chamber to replace a smaller, aging lock that has been operating since 1936.

31 Jan 2024

Headwaters Highlights: Contract specialist jobs rise in demand throughout government agencies

No other career in government has more job opportunities than contracting offices right now.

5 Dec 2023

Headwaters Highlights: Elizabeth Locks and Dam crews keep navigation afloat through one of the oldest locks in the Nation

The quiet waters of the Monongahela River may experience some explosive rumblings next summer. One of the oldest navigation dams in the nation is planned to go out with a blast in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, after more than a century of service to the region.

22 Nov 2023

We Will Rock You: Pittsburgh District sinks stones into Monongahela River to raise fish habitats

Each time the excavator picked up a load of rocks and swung its booming arm to dump the stones into the water, the barge rocked from side to side, swaying with the heavy machinery’s momentum.

21 Nov 2023

Headwaters Highlights: How the real estate office powers Pittsburgh District’s federal lands mission

In the heart of the Pittsburgh District lies a realty office working quietly behind the scenes to support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ mission.