News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District shared an update on ongoing repair work on the Chesapeake City Bridge in Cecil County, Maryland. Work includes repairs of the bridge expansion joints and will require periodic single-lane closures.


September precipitation was once again below average in the Missouri River Basin. September runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa was 0.6 million acre-feet, 47% of the long-term average.


The area of Raystown Lake downstream of Mile Marker 1 has reopened to all boat traffic following critical inspections as part of major infrastructure rehabilitation project and the completion of the first phase of construction work on portions of the Raystown Dam’s mechanical equipment.This work is being done as part of an extensive, multi-year rehabilitation project to upgrade the nearly 50-year-old operational equipment that has been in place since the Dam’s construction in the early 1970s.The U.S.


Blasting at Louisville VA Medical Center construction site remains halted


Working Draft of 2022 Everglades Restoration Integrated Delivery Schedule available to the public


The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces that its time for hunters between the ages of 10 and 16 to apply for the 11th Annual Defeated Creek Youth Deer Management Hunt at Cordell Hull Lake.


The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, seeks public input for updating the Libby Dam Master Plan which guides land management and development of recreational, natural and cultural resources associated with the dam.




The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is hosting the second-annual scarecrow-scavenger hunt during October at Tionesta Lake.


The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District and non-Federal partner Franklin County, Florida will begin the dredging of two federal navigation channels, Eastpoint and Two Mile, in Apalachicola, Florida, Oct. 17.



Registration is open for the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville’s Annual Small Business Industry Day set for Oct. 20 at the Davidson Center for Space Exploration, located on the U.S. Space and Rocket Center campus in Huntsville, Alabama.


In the interest of public safety, blasting on the site of the Louisville VA Medical Center has been suspended indefinitely following an unforeseen incident at the construction site today.


President Biden appointed the newest commissioner to the Mississippi River Commission (MRC), Sept. 28. He is the first African American civilian member appointed to the MRC in its 143-year history.


The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been tasked by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist eligible homeowners with temporary roof repairs


The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District has awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Oak Brook, IL for $21.5 million to conduct periodic nourishment of the Great Egg Harbor and Peck Beach, (Ocean City), NJ project in New Jersey.


USACE announces BBSEER Project Delivery Team Meetings on Oct. 4 and Oct. 20


The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, announces the second contract award for the major coastal-storm risk management project known as the Fire Island to Montauk Point (FIMP) Project.


With the summer recreation season winding down, Lower Granite Lock and Dam’s Visitor Center hours of operation are set to change beginning Monday, October 3.