6 Jul 2012

Lower Mississippi River resource assessment open house scheduled

MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 6, 2012 – The Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in conjunction with other project partners, will hold an information open house on the Lower Mississippi River Resource Assessment (LMRRA) on Wed., July 11, 2012, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Harbor Landing on Mud Island in Memphis.

30 May 2012

Corps of Engineers awards major contract to repair floodway levee

MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 30, 2012 – The Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, today awarded a Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for repairs to the Birds Point-New Madrid frontline levee to three firms: Young’s General Contracting, of Poplar Bluff, Mo.; Kingridge Enterprises, Inc., of Little Rock, Ark.; and Harold Coffey Construction Co., of Hickman, Ky. The total contract amount is not to exceed $20 million.

10 May 2012

Corps of Engineers begins removing HESCO bastions at BP-NM Floodway

MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 10, 2012 – The Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today began removing the sand-filled HESCO bastions from the top of the levee in the upper crevasse at the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway in preparation for this year’s construction season.

6 Apr 2012

Memphis District to publish new construction update report for confluence projects

MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 6, 2012 – Beginning April 6, the Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin publishing a “Mississippi-Ohio River Confluence Update” to provide timely updates on the progress of construction on projects in the confluence area. This new update will expand the scope of the “Operation Make Safe Project Update” and replace it.

10 Jan 2012

Corps to sign Mississippi River assessment agreement with The Nature Conservancy

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 10, 2012 – The Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will add the final signature to a Cost Share Agreement for the Congressionally authorized Lower Mississippi River Resource Assessment (LMRRA) at 2 p.m. on Jan. 11 in room 560 of the Clifford Davis-Odell Horton Federal Building, 167 N. Main St., in Memphis.