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  • December

    Bob Hooe, Design Branch, Architectural Section Engineering Technician, demonstrates how the Project Design Team is using VR technology to meet their goals.

    Innovation for the future:Louisville District engineering design section embraces collaboration and new technologies

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District and the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center are collaborating to innovate the early stages of design development for new military construction projects, specifically the design for the FY26 Ft. Campbell unaccompanied enlisted personnel housing barracks.“The FY26 Ft. Campbell UEPH
  • Smithland Locks and Dam Miter Gate Rehab Project

    USACE completes maintenance at Smithland Locks and Dam

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District successfully completed maintenance at Smithland Locks and Dam, located in Brookport, Illinois (Ohio River Mile 918.5), as part of USACE’s efforts to increase reliability and efficiency on the inland waterways system.Smithland Locks and Dam, originally placed in operation in 1979, is home to two
  • Two 2.1 million-gallon above-ground fuel tanks replace underground tanks as part of the fuel hydrant upgrade at WPAF

    USACE upgrades fueling infrastructure at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District recently completed a $21 million project to upgrade the fueling infrastructure at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The initiative replaces an aging manual fueling system with a modern Type III hydrant system that improves efficiency and complies with current Department of Defense standards.The
  • Construction continues at the Louisville VA Medical Center Oct. 30, 2024

    Louisville VA Medical Center reaches three-year construction milestone

    After three years of construction, the Louisville VA Medical Center is more than halfway complete and is starting to look a lot like the concept art of the finished facility. This is because a lot of the initial heavy lifts are complete and work has moved more into internal infrastructure.Dave Kopecky, a resident engineer on the Louisville VA
  • Adam Warren, Rough River Lake park ranger, and volunteer David Warren plant bald cypress trees on the banks of Rough River Lake, Falls of Rough, Ky.

    Roots for the Future: USACE plants bald cypress trees around Rough River Lake

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and volunteers took to the banks of Rough River Lake recently to complete a tree planting project that will provide benefits for the area for years to come. The team of eight planted 490 bald cypress trees around the shoreline of the lake over three nonconsecutive days. The environmental benefits of the new trees may
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District Commander, Col. Reyn Mann, along with Regulatory Division Chief, Eric Reusch, and senior project manager, Patti Grace-Jarrett, met with board members from the Kentucky Ecological Restoration Association (KERA) at Rolling Fork Stream and Wetland Mitigation Bank near Bradfordsville, Kentucky, The site visit reinforced the Louisville District’s commitment to cultivating partnerships that support the district’s compensatory mitigation mission.

    Partnership aims to streamline mitigation bank process and improve ecological outcomes

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District Regulatory Division is fostering a new partnership to streamline the mitigation bank process and improve ecological outcomes.Louisville District Commander Col. L. Reyn Mann, along with Regulatory Division Chief Eric Reusch and Senior Project Manager Dr. Patti Grace-Jarrett, met with board members

  • Louisville District announces new ERCIP projects for 2025

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District is launching several critical projects under the Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program in 2025 for a total program of $720M. These initiatives underscore the district’s commitment to enhancing energy resilience and sustainability across military installations while supporting the

  • October

    DamBot 1.0 makes a splash as it enters the water during a dam conduit inspection at Taylorsville Lake in Taylorsville, Ky., Sept. 19, 2024. DamBot 1.0 is just over 5-ft wide, 10-ft long and about 6.5-ft tall with all components installed and stowed.

    Innovative DamBot transforms dam inspections, increases personnel safety

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District’s dam safety team, along with members from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, also known as ERDC, used the USACE DamBot 1.0 to perform a conduit inspection at Taylorsville Lake Dam in Taylorsville, Kentucky, Sept. 19, 2024.  The robot, which can be operated remotely, prevents
  • Adam Taylor, a park ranger from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District's Rough River Lake, holds a mussel along the Green River near Brownsville, Ky., Sept. 6, 2024.

    Louisville District participates in large-scale effort to save more than 13,000 mussels on the Green River

    This summer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District employees, along with other state and federal agencies, completed mussel salvage efforts along approximately 14 river miles on the Green River in Kentucky. “The Green River is a unique ecological resource for the state of Kentucky,” said Louisville District Wildlife Biologist, Jeff
  • From left to right, Todd Eubank, Monroe Lake Natual Resources Project manager, Justin Burton, Tyler Blankenship, Park Rangers and Laban Lindley, Middle Wabash Area Operations manager, gather at the USACE display booth at the anniversary celebration Oct. 24 in Bloomington, Ind.

    Monroe Lake celebrates 60th anniversary

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District’s Monroe Lake celebrated its 60th anniversary on Oct. 24, 2024. A reception was held at the tailwater area beneath the dam, where visitors had the opportunity to speak with sponsors, view photo boards, take a self-guided hike on the dam and listen to speakers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers