7 Oct 2015

USACE Galveston District to begin beach renourishment project at South Padre Island

GALVESTON, Texas (Oct. 7, 2015) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District partnered with the Texas General Land Office and the City of South Padre Island to begin a beach renourishment project this week using beach-quality sand harvested from the Brazos Island Harbor Jetty and Entrance channels in South Texas, maintenance dredging project.

5 Oct 2015

USACE Galveston District awards $6.5 million contract for dredging of Brazos Island Harbor

GALVESTON, Texas (Oct. 5, 2015) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a contract in the amount of $6,521,000 to Weeks Marine Inc. for maintenance dredging of the Brazos Island Harbor (BIH) Jetty and Entrance channels in South Texas.

5 Oct 2015

USACE Galveston District awards $2.4 million contract to build Port Arthur Resident, Fort Point Survey offices

GALVESTON, Texas (Oct. 5, 2015) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a contract in the amount of $2,477,400 to Solis Constructors Inc. for construction of a new resident office in Port Arthur, Texas, and Fort Point Survey Office in Galveston, Texas.

1 Oct 2015

USACE Galveston District awards two contracts for dredging of GIWW

GALVESTON, Texas (Oct. 1, 2015) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded two contracts for maintenance dredging of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) in Texas.

1 Oct 2015

Spotlight on USACE Galveston District’s Robert Thompson

GALVESTON, Texas (Oct. 1, 2015) – Survey Party Chief Robert Thompson splits his work day between the shore and sea, planning, conducting and coordinating land and hydrographic surveys to determine the condition of major navigation channels and placement areas the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District maintains.

30 Sep 2015

USACE Galveston District awards $4.8 million maintenance dredging contract for Houston Ship Channel

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 30, 2015) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a contract in the amount of $4,848,500 to Weeks Marine Inc. for maintenance dredging of the Houston Ship Channel from Exxon to Carpenters Bayou in Harris County, Texas.

23 Sep 2015

USACE Galveston District to host public meetings as part of Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay Study

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 23, 2015) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, in coordination with the Texas General Land Office, will host two public meetings to provide an opportunity for the public to comment on the Coastal Storm Risk Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement as part of the Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay Study in Texas.

22 Sep 2015

USACE Galveston District awards small business contract for shoreline protection at Pelican Island Placement Area

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 22, 2015) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a contract in the amount of $2,123,000 to RLB Contracting Inc, a small business, for placement of rip rap and articulating concrete block in order to minimize erosion of the existing Pelican Island Placement Area containment dikes in Galveston County, Texas.

22 Sep 2015

USACE Galveston District awards small business contract for chemical screening of dredged material

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 22, 2015) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a contract in the amount of $78,437.34 to SOL Engineering Service LLC, a small business, for environmental services to include the collection and analyses of water and sediment samples from the federally-maintained Gulf Intracoastal Waterway’s Channel to Victoria Middle Reach.

17 Sep 2015

USACE Galveston District awards $3.1 million contract for bank stabilization

GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 17, 2015) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a contract in the amount of $3,192,752 to Southern Contracting LLC for bank stabilization in Jefferson County, Texas.