Tag: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USACE Completes Emergency Rehab of Gilgo Feeder Beach
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District announced completion of the emergency restoration of the Atlantic Ocean’s Gilgo Feeder Beach in the Town of Babylon, Long Island, to restore coastal storm risk reduction measures that reduce the risk of barrier island breaches and protect critical infrastructure.
Water quality protection has a positive trickle-down effect
2016 photo of the old culvert that had two circular pipes with a total diameter of 36 inches. Pictured are Rifat Salim (left) and...
USACE completes dredging and marsh restoration project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and its contractor Barnegat Bay Dredging Company recently completed a dredging and marsh restoration project near Stone Harbor, N.J., beneficially using the material to create habitat on marshland.
USACE requests information on P3 delivery of civil works projects
On Feb. 1, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced in the Federal Register a 60-day period for the submission of information on conceptual Public-Private Partnership (P3) delivery of specific USACE Civil Works projects.
GIS: Front page to Puerto Rico Power Mission
Gregory Aponte, Juliana McMillan-Wilhoit, and Jessie Petit of Task Force Power Restoration Geographical Information Systems Team display a map and graphic illustrating 72 percent...
Restoring connectivity
Removal of the Ballville Dam began with installation of ice-control structures downstream and notching the dam (right side).
Removing the 105-year-old Ballville Dam in Fremont,...
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By Bernie Siben, CPSM
Let’s assume the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) needs to survey...
Enhanced design for better roadways
Tensar's TriAx Geogrid is used in the granular subbase and aggregate base layers to provide stiffness enhancement and prevent lateral displacement, which maintains the...
ASBPA: Carolina coastline stands up to Hurricane Florence
Despite the fury Hurricane Florence unleashed along the coastline of the Carolinas, areas with wide sandy beaches and high dunes fared well in the face of an unprecedented onslaught of storm surge and waves, according to the American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA).
