News from May 2023
Blue Ridge Parkway begins planned Mabry Mill wheel repairs
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
The first phase of several projects planned to address needed repairs at the Mabry Mill area, milepost 176.2 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, are set to begin in the coming weeks.
Miners Beach Temporary Parking Closure and North Country National Scenic Trail Reroute for Summer of 2023
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
The Miners Beach area will undergo temporary closures and rerouting of the North Country National Scenic Trail at Miners Beach starting May 8th, 2023.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bids farewell to departing deputy commanding general
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today bade farewell to Maj. Gen. Richard J. (Rich) Heitkamp, USACE deputy commanding general (DCG) and the Army’s deputy chief of engineers, in a ceremony at its Washington headquarters.
USACE Memphis to christen $25.5M bank grading unit May 2nd
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
The Memphis District officially welcomed a brand new, $25.5 million Bank Grading Unit (BGU), April 11, 2023, when it docked at its new home port at Ensley Engineer Yard in Memphis, Tennessee.
Meet the Project Participants
By Interior Newswire | May 4, 2023
News Release: Skagway. Betsy Albecker. Betsy's family ties to Skagway go back to her grandparents who arrived during the 1898 Gold Rush and ran a number of local businesses. She grew up in Washington and Skagway, and spent every summer gardening at the family homestead at Nahku Bay. Betsy has been living in Skagway...
Balboa Park
By Interior Newswire | May 4, 2023
News Release: Much like their father before them in Chicago, John Charles and Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. were hired in 1910 by the San Diego Building and Grounds Committee to design the landscaping plan for an exposition that would, hopefully, draw millions to the city: The Panama-California Exposition.
ITL team contributes to future of aircraft
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Recently, the Holistic Situational Awareness and Decision Making (HAS-DM) team at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center got a unique opportunity to gain real-world experience and collect vital data that will be used to develop technologies for potential integration into the upcoming Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft and Future Long Range Assault Aircraft.
Corps of Engineers awards Sterling, Virginia, resident with Civil Servant of the Year honor
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, selected Sterling, Virginia, resident DeLisa Kviz as one of its Civil Servants of the Year.
Corps of Engineers honors its Fargo, North Dakota, office with Civil Servants of the Year recognition
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, selected the Western Area Office based in Fargo, North Dakota, as one of its Civil Servants of the Year recipient.
Contract awarded for levee work for the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain project
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded a contract for constructing the third levee reach on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction projec
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with Phanna Cea
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
In the span of the first six years of Phanna Cea’s life, she had experienced life in a refugee camp and immigrated twice to flee from unrest in the southeast region of Asia during the Vietnam War.
Regulatory Division permits crucial in construction of Kentucky's largest development project
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Construction of the $5.8 billion Ford Blue Oval SK Battery Park in Glendale, Kentucky, is one of the largest economic developments in the history of the Commonwealth
Claiborne & Millers Ferry Locks & Dams Fish Passage Study Public Meetings
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District and the Nature Conservancy, will host four open-house public meetings for the Claiborne and Millers Ferry Locks and Dams Fish Passage Study.
Be part of the solution to Raystown Lake pollution
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
The Friends of Raystown Lake and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are calling on volunteers to participate in a shoreline cleanup at Raystown Lake during the annual Lake Cleanup Day, scheduled for Saturday, May 6, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Tatman Run Recreation Area (rain or shine).
Headwaters Highlight: Braddock Locks and Dam sandwiched between two Pittsburgh icons
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
There is only one locking facility on the river located between a steel manufacturer and the iconic Pittsburgh theme park, Kennywood, forming the perfect metaphoric sandwich of the city it serves.
Army Corps shares update on schedule for beach nourishment along Delaware Coast
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District shared an update on the construction schedule for ongoing dune and beach nourishment work along the Delaware coast.
NAVIGATION NOTICE 23-18 McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
The tow haulage equipment at Arthur V. Ormond Lock (No. 9) NM 176.9 is currently out of service.
NR 23-11: Public workshop set for Cheatham Lake Shoreline Management Plan update
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Cheatham Lake Resource Management Office is holding a public workshop for its shoreline management plan update.
NAVIGATION NOTICE SWL 23-19 McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
Mariners should expect to experience intermittent delays at Arthur V. Ormond Lock (No. 9) NM 176.9 between May 10 and May 31.
USACE Omaha District’s real estate team participates in a national recruiting inleasing event
By Interior Newswire Report | May 4, 2023
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District Real Estate Division representatives recently participated in a national recruiting inleasing event in Pheonix, Arizona.