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  • November

    In a flood protection-project channel, a construction worker uses a bulldozer to move riprap.

    Rebuilding Resilience: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Restores Flood Protection Project in Pittsburgh’s West End

    When torrential rains hit Pittsburgh’s West End in 2018, the Saw Mill Run surged with more force than the neighborhood had seen in years. Within eight hours, more than four inches of rain funneled down the steep watershed into a narrow urban channel. The storm did not just test the system – it critically damaged portions of the Saw Mill Run local flood-protection project, a 4,717-foot channel built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District (USACE) in 2000 to defend thousands of residents and commuters just across the river from downtown Pittsburgh.

  • September

    This is an aerial view of Wheeler Lock in June of 1961 shortly after the needle dam had been placed in the upstream lock gate opening. Much of the wall nearest shore slid about 30 feet, and parts of it collapsed into the lock. The photo was included in a TVA report titled “Wheeler Lock Failure” written in November 1961. For the purposes of loading this photo online, the date of June 23, 1961, was chosen, but the exact date could not be determined. The photo shows a coffer dam inside the lock downstream approach, which would have taken some time to construct to begin repairs. (TVA photo by Orvel Dean)

    Rare historic footage surfaces of 1961 Wheeler Lock collapse

    ROGERSVILLE, Ala. (Sept. 15, 2025) – A forgotten piece of motion picture history recently surfaced from a retired U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operations manager for the Tennessee River. Jim Davis, who served in the Nashville District from 1968 to 2014, discovered an old Kodachrome movie in his family’s possession containing unseen footage of the wall collapse at Wheeler Lock in 1961.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District joined Fort Campbell Middle School students, teachers, parents, Fort Campbell leaders, the Department of Defense Education Activity, contractors, and community members to officially dedicate the brand-new Fort Campbell Middle School, Sep. 12, 2025 in Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

    USACE completes Fort Campbell Middle School for 2025-26 school year

    A brand-new chapter in education began this August as more than 700 students walked into the newly constructed Fort Campbell Middle School for the first time. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District delivered the 167,000-square-foot facility prior to the first day of the school year, giving students in grades five through seven a modern, flexible, and inspiring environment in which to learn.

  • August

    Six people stand over a mound of dirt all wearing white hardhats and using a shovel during groundbreaking ceremony.

    USACE, Village of Matteson Break Ground on Water Main Improvement Project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02), and the Village of Matteson broke ground Tuesday on the Matteson Water Main Improvement Project.

  • June

    Construction workers make groundbreaking progress at a construction site at a navigational lock along a river.

    Groundbreaking Work Moves Forward at Montgomery Locks and Dam

    Big machines and bigger innovations are hard at work upgrading one of the smallest locks on the Ohio River. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Pittsburgh District is going big — literally — at Montgomery Locks and Dam, where one of the region’s most ambitious infrastructure projects is underway: building a new primary lock chamber in place of one roughly half its size.

  • April

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is supporting communities along the Monongahela River by funding modifications to 56 public shoreline facilities impacted by river level changes.

    Millions in federal aid help shoreline facilities adjust to changing river levels

    Dozens of shoreline facilities along the Monongahela River have been receiving millions of dollars in federal aid to adjust to river level changes.
  • Lt. Col. Robert Green (right), commander of the Nashville District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, walks with Rep. Dale Strong (middle) of Alabama's 5th Congressional District and Rep. Mike Collins (left) of Georgia's 10th Congressional District during a tour of Wilson Lock in Florence, Alabama, on March 28, 2025. (USACE Photo by Noe Gonzalez)

    Congressman responsible for improving water resources infrastructure visits locks

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 1, 2025) – Whether or not the Corps of Engineers constructs a brand-new navigation lock or operates and maintains one well into its designed lifespan, these critical infrastructure projects require significant appropriations and receive a great deal of Congressional interest and oversight.

  • March

    Lt. Col. Robert W. Green, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, presents a symbolic key to the new K-25 Interpretive Center to Jay Mullis, U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management manager, during a turnover of the facility March 4, 2025, at East Technology Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

    K-25 Interpretive Center construction completed through key partnership

    A key-turn ceremony between two federal agencies marked the completion of construction on the K-25 Interpretive Center, a significant milestone in preserving the Oak Ridge Reservation's history. The center will offer visitors a panoramic view of the historic Gaseous Diffusion Plant’s footprint for generations to come.
  • A group of contractors and subcontractors tour the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project during a pre-proposal site visit, March 4, 2025, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

    USACE hosts prospective contractors for Chickamauga Lock home stretch

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District hosted a pre-proposal site visit on March 4, providing potential contractors with a detailed look at the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project prior to bidding on the final contract to complete the new lock.

  • December

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District team leaders join Lt. Gen. William (Butch) Graham, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general and 56th Chief of Engineers, for a group photo inside the construction lock chamber during his visit to the Chickamauga Lock on Dec. 19, 2024, along the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

    USACE Chief of Engineers visits Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project

    Lt. Gen. William H. "Butch" Graham Jr., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general and 56th chief of engineers, visited the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project Dec. 19 to meet with Nashville District leadership and staff, gain insight into the ongoing construction project, and observe operational processes firsthand.