15 Oct 2021

USACE seeks public comment on Environmental Assessment for Sweet Grass County restoration, protection project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District is seeking public comment on a draft environmental assessment for the Sweet Grass County flood damage restoration and surface water resource protection project in Montana. The proposed project includes replacing the Melville Road wood bridge with a new modular steel bridge, improving the Melville Road concrete bridge by removing an abandoned concrete abutment, and replacing the Big Timber Canyon Road bridge with a concrete box culvert.

10 Feb 2021

USACE, Hamburg sign first ever Section 1176 agreement allowing raise of Ditch 6 levee system

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, and the City of Hamburg, Iowa, signed the Section 1176 project agreement Tuesday that will allow for raising the Hamburg Ditch 6 levee eight feet, significantly increasing the flood risk management benefits the levee provides to the city.

13 Jan 2021

Corps seeks public comment on draft environmental assessment for emergency replacement of critical farm-to-market bridge in Sweet Grass County, Montana

A draft environmental assessment for the replacement of a flood-damaged, critical farm-to-market bridge in Sweet Grass County, Montana, is available for public review through Feb. 11, 2021.

27 Oct 2020

Corps to begin construction of a new flood risk management project along Middle Logan Creek in Randolph, Neb.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, in partnership with the city of Randolph and the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District, will begin construction of a flood risk management project along Middle Logan Creek in Randolph and is marking the occasion with a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, November 6th starting at 11:00 a.m.

20 Oct 2020

Corps of Engineers announces Offutt AFB Industry Day

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District has scheduled an industry day for the Offutt Air Force Flood Recovery program.

29 Sep 2020

Corps of Engineers awards contract to restore levee at Camp Ashland, Nebraska

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, awarded a $6.9 million construction contract to Western Contracting Corporation of Sioux City, Iowa, Monday to repair a section of flood wall and levee that was damaged during the 2019 flooding at Camp Ashland, Nebraska.

24 Sep 2020

East Tailrace boat ramp closed Tuesday for repairs

RIVERDALE, N.D. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that East Tailrace boat ramp at Garrison Dam on the Missouri River will be temporarily closed Tuesday from 11:00am to 3:00pm to conduct repairs to the boat ramp. No releases are scheduled during this time frame. The ramp will reopen to the public at 3:00pm. 

27 Aug 2020

Corps of Engineers announces public hearing dates for Keystone XL Pipeline

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District has scheduled public hearings for the purpose of collecting information or evidence which will be considered in evaluating the proposed USACE permit action for the Keystone XL Pipeline.

27 Aug 2020

Vegetation control to begin on Missouri River sandbars between Garrison Dam and Huff, North Dakota

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct vegetation management activities on sandbars in the Missouri River between Garrison Dam and Huff, North Dakota in September. The Bismarck-Mandan River reach, miles 1,325 to 1,310 will not be sprayed. This work is being done to keep the sandbars free of vegetation and usable by the endangered interior least tern and threatened piping plover for nesting.

27 Aug 2020

Vegetation control to begin on Missouri River sandbars between Yankton and Vermillion, South Dakota

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct vegetation management activities on sandbars in the Missouri River between Yankton and Vermillion, South Dakota, the upper portion of Lewis and Clark Lake near Springfield, South Dakota and Niobrara, Nebraska, and as far upstream as Pickstown, South Dakota in September.