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  • USACE Galveston District awards $2.37 million small business contract for dewatering of Spilman Island Placement Area

    GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 12, 2016) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a small business contract in the amount of $2,374,082 to Affolter Contracting Company Inc., for dewatering of the Spilman Island Placement Area.

  • USACE Galveston District awards $2.2 million contract for Matagorda Ship Channel dredging option

    GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 6, 2016) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a contract option in the amount of $2,241,800 to Orion Marine Construction Inc., for dredging of additional reaches of the Matagorda Ship Channel in Matagorda and Calhoun counties, Texas.

  • District launches Houston area flood risk data online tool

    GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 1, 2016) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District launched a web-based tool today, called the Metropolitan Houston Regional Watershed and Waterway Flood Risk Management Systems Performance Evaluation, to inform users about local flooding events and provide updates regarding the district’s flood risk management system capabilities.

  • USACE Galveston District’s Employee Spotlight on Gerson Reyes

    GALVESTON, Texas (Sep. 1, 2016) – Gerson Reyes was born in Central America, during a difficult time of conflict between his homeland and El Salvador. The hostilities became so prevalent that the U.S. Army was sent to his country to provide aid, infrastructure and to help bring stability to the region. At an outpost just outside of his hometown, Reyes’ frequent interactions with the Soldiers soon turned to admiration for their mission, which even years after they had departed left him inspired to one day become a Solider for the Corps.

  • Army Black Hawk flights scheduled over Galveston/Houston area

    GALVESTON, Texas (Aug. 31, 2016) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District will coordinate four Army Black Hawk helicopters to fly over Galveston Island and the Houston area Sept. 7, 2016, as part of an annual hurricane exercise to track the 2008 Hurricane Ike path and view critical infrastructure and areas that could be affected if a hurricane hit the Galveston/Houston area.

  • District awards $7.6 million contract to dredge Freeport Harbor entrance and jetty channels

    GALVESTON, Texas (Aug. 23, 2016) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District awarded a contract in the amount of $7,629,200 to Manson Construction Company for maintenance dredging of the Freeport Harbor Entrance and Jetty channels in Brazoria County, Texas.

  • USACE Galveston District awards $5.1 million contract to dredge Sabine Pass Outer Bar and Bank Channel

    GALVESTON, Texas (Aug. 22, 2016) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a contract to Manson Construction Company in the amount of $5,189,300 for maintenance dredging within the Entrance Channel of the Sabine-Neches Waterway, Texas.

  • District awards $15.6 million dredging contract for Houston navigation channels

    GALVESTON, Texas (Aug. 22, 2016) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a contract to Weeks Marine Inc., in the amount of $15,692,500 for the maintenance dredging of the Houston Ship Channel, Redfish Reef to Morgan’s Point.

  • GIWW, Galveston Causeway underwater demolition and debris removal update

    GALVESTON, Texas (Aug. 4, 2016) – Construction to remove underwater demolition and debris from the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) and Galveston Causeway that began earlier this week will cause a temporary closure of the waterway located at the intersection of the GIWW, the Galveston Causeway (Interstate 45) and the associated railroad trestle bridge.

  • USACE Galveston District’s Employee Spotlight on Sheridan Willey

    GALVESTON, Texas (Aug. 1, 2016) – Growing up in a large family, Sheridan Willey always knew the importance teamwork played when it came to achieving goals. It was those family values that led her to seek a workplace that would embrace her abilities to collaborate and partner to find amenable solutions; a fitting environment she found at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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