18 Jul 2024

Co-ops learn in the field while building relationships

 Engineering Division co-op students had the opportunity to learn more about the division through a presentation and a hike through Joe Creason Park in Louisville, Kentucky, July 17, 2024.All the students who took part in the day’s activities were originally recruited by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District's Engineering Division

4 Jul 2024

Louisville District hosts 2024 Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District hosted 58 high school students participating in the 2024 Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program and their instructors, at McAlpine Locks and Dam in Louisville, Kentucky, July 3. Scholars in engineering-focused areas came from two of the three current GSP campuses- Morehead State University and

18 Jun 2024

Louisville District supports inaugural year of University of Kentucky’s Summer Engineering Exploration Kamp

This summer, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District, supported the University of Kentucky’s Summer Engineering Exploration Kamp (SEEK) both at local USACE project sites, and in the civil engineering labs on campus in Lexington, Kentucky. The highly competitive program, in its inaugural year, consisted of two-cohorts of 20 rising high

4 Dec 2023

Louisville VA Medical Center reaches “Topping Out” milestone

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, along with partners from the Department of Veterans Affairs and Walsh-Turner JV, marked a major construction milestone for the new Louisville VA Medical Center during a Topping Out ceremony onsite Nov. 30.

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.

22 Sep 2023

Louisville VAMC project reaches “bottoming out” milestone

Louisville, Ky. – For most construction projects, progress can be visually measured as structures start to come out of the ground and begin to take shape. This would not be possible without the foundations that transfers the loads of the vertical structures to the soil safely. Part of that foundation work can include the installation of drilled piers.

11 Aug 2023

Pittsburgh District breaks ground on first step in updating aging navigation system on upper Ohio River

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District welcomed industry, community and political leaders for the ceremony, digging shovels into a pile of dirt at the Montgomery Locks and Dam facility Aug. 11. The event marked the start of a construction project with benefits that will flow into the nation’s economy.

17 Jul 2023

Louisville VA project to include two parking garages

Louisville, Ky. – One major difference the new Louisville VA Medical Center will boast over the current Robley Rex VA Medical Center is the addition of two parking garage structures compared to surface lot parking for patients. It’s hoped that these parking garages will be a welcomed addition for patients as they will not only provide more parking but provide shorter distances to the medical center.

20 Apr 2023

Engineering students visit LOUVAMC construction site

Louisville, Ky. – Engineering students from the University of Louisville had the opportunity to visit the site of the new Louisville VA Medical Center where they were given an overview of the project as well as a site tour April 13.

30 Mar 2023

Former co-op student now leads District’s current largest project

Louisville, Ky. – With hard work and perseverance, anything is possible, just ask Tara O’Leary. Little did she know that when she started working for the Louisville District in 1996 that she would one day be leading the team on one of its mega-projects. O’Leary, who is now the Deputy Chief of the Veterans Affairs Division and Louisville VAMC project manager, started her journey with the district as a co-op student while attending the University of Louisville to study engineering.