28 Mar 2024

Salvage operations continue following barge accident at McAlpine

Last month, the lock chambers at McAlpine Locks and Dam (Ohio River mile 606.8) in Louisville, Kentucky, were temporarily closed to traffic due to a navigation accident, which occurred shortly after 4:00 p.m., March 8.

22 Mar 2024

Indy North Levee System officially complete

Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District and the Indianapolis community celebrated a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Indianapolis North Levee System in Indianapolis, Indiana, March 21, 2024.

28 Feb 2024

Louisville District hosts collaboration meeting with Army Reserve customers

As the National Program Manager for the Army Reserve Military Construction Program for the entire U.S. Army Corps of Engineers enterprise, the Louisville District hosted the Army Reserve Engineering Program Review meeting, also referred to as EPR, at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky, Feb. 27-28.

22 Feb 2024

USACE expands DoDEA mission, prepares to outfit more than 170 pre-k classrooms worldwide

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District recently partnered with the Department of Defense Education Activity to provide furniture and curriculum for DoDEA’s early childhood education program, also referred to as Universal Pre-Kindergarten, or UPK Program.DoDEA is a federally operated school system, and according to their website, is

20 Feb 2024

Construction of DoDEA 21st Century School taking shape at Fort Campbell

A new 167,000 square-foot Department of Defense Education Activity middle school at Fort Campbell, Kentucky., is more than 70 percent complete with a majority of the 35 learning neighborhoods having drywall in place."Constructing the new Fort Campbell Middle School is not just building walls and classrooms,” said Charles King, Facilities Engineer

17 Jan 2024

Levee safety workshop strengthens ties with sponsors

Levee sponsors, operators and maintenance personnel were updated on the most recent information on levee operations in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District’s footprint during the Levee Safety Workshop held at the University of Louisville Shelby campus Jan. 17-18.During the two-day event, topics including changes to rules and

16 Jan 2024

Louisville District announces official closure of Lock and Dam 53

After being in service for nearly 90 years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District announced the official closure of the Lock and Dam 53 project, Jan. 16, 2024. This is a historic milestone for navigation on the lower Ohio River, as this project and its replacement marked the end of the modernization era for locks and dams on the Ohio

11 Jan 2024

Phase 2 progresses at Canandaigua VA Medical Center

With Phase 1 of work at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center recently completed, the current major focus on the medical center campus is several projects taking place under Phase 2 of construction.This work includes the construction of a new Community Living Center (CLC) complex, which includes eight long-term care cottages that can serve 96 veterans

13 Dec 2023

Impellizzeri fills key role delivering National Roofing Program

Sheryll Impellizzeri, the engineering lead and newly appointed engineering program manager for the National Roofing Program, began her tenure at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a Department of the Army intern in 2010. With a degree in mechanical engineering, she worked several years in mechanical design and in 2015 transferred to Engineering

12 Dec 2023

Public meeting held for Lockbourne Airforce Base

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District held a public meeting to accept comments on the Proposed Plan for a No Action preferred alternative at the Air Show Drop Zone on the former Lockbourne Air Force Base in Ohio Dec. 12, 2023. The former Lockbourne Air Force Base is a formerly used defense site located in Columbus, Franklin and