St. Charles Herald Guide - Wed August 11, 2021
Construction Begins on LA's $760M River Region Hurricane Levee System
Leaders from three Louisiana parishes joined Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and other state officials July 26 to break ground on the much-needed $760 million West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane Protection system....
Acciona - Wed July 07, 2021
Acciona Spearheads $2.75B Fargo-Moorehead Diversion
Acciona and its partners, Shikun & Binui of Israel and Canada's North American Construction Group, have been selected for a landmark flood protection project in the United States: the P3 portion of the $2.75 billion FM Area Diversion, that includes a 30-mi....
Ohio Department of Transportation - Tue June 22, 2021
Crews Help Return Sand, Stone to Beach Areas Following Severe Spring Storm
Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) crews worked through the night to reopen five state routes in Ottawa County that were closed due to flooding and debris on the roadways following a storm on May 28....
AZ DOT - Wed June 16, 2021
Crews Replacing Historic Route 66 Rio de Flag Bridge
The Rio de Flag Flood Control Project is a 20-year effort between the city of Flagstaff and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to prevent life/safety hazards and property damage caused by significant flood events in Flagstaff....
Baltimore Sun - Wed June 02, 2021
Four Annapolis, Md., Projects in FY 2022 Budget Could Change City's Landscape
In April, the city of Annapolis, Md., received word that the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) would finally award a $3 million grant to help pay for a proposed stormwater pump on Compromise Street in the Maryland capital to address flooding and other climate-related impacts....
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District - Tue May 25, 2021
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Breaks Ground on Iowa's Ditch 6 Levee Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, in conjunction with the city of Hamburg, Iowa, conducted a groundbreaking ceremony May 5 to kickoff construction to rehabilitate the Hamburg Ditch 6 levee....
Lane Construction Corporation - Tue May 25, 2021
Lane Construction Wins $258M KC Flood Protection Project
On May 12, Lane Construction Corporation, the United States subsidiary of Webuild Group, announced it has been awarded the Kansas City Levees Flood Risk Management Project. The $258 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contract will reduce the risk of a levee breach or overtopping and subsequent major flood damage within the heart of Kansas City's industrial and commercial districts, reducing the flood risk to more than 27,000 residents and employees and more than $10 billion in infrastructure, including one of the largest networks of United States Class I rail yards in the nation....
Associated Press - Tue May 18, 2021
Homeland Security to Fix Flood Issue in Rio Grande Valley
SAN DIEGO (AP) The Biden administration announced recently that it will begin work to address the risks of flooding and soil erosion from unfinished sections of the wall on the U.S. border with Mexico and will cancel military-funded contracts as it shuts down one of President Donald Trump's signature domestic projects....
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Wed April 28, 2021
USACE's Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Moves Forward
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $67 million contract to Industrial Builders Incorporated of West Fargo, N.D., to complete the Interstate 29 grade raise portion of the Fargo, N.D....
ABC50 Now - Thu April 01, 2021
Following Major Floods in Cape Vincent, N.Y., New Building Projects Begin
Groundbreaking has been announced for the first of seven projects awarded to the Village of Cape Vincent, N.Y. On March 30, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced the start of construction of a Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative (REDI) project in Cape Vincent....
