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  • USACE closes regulatory Kenai Field Office in Soldotna

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District’s Regulatory Division closed its Kenai Field Office Sept. 23 located in Soldotna. While the physical office will no longer be operational, the staff remain committed to providing support and ensuring uninterrupted service to the community and stakeholders.

  • USACE submits Akutan Harbor report to Congress for authorization

    Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and 55th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, signed the Akutan Harbor Navigational Improvements Chief’s Report during a special event in Washington, D.C. This signing progresses the proposed project to Congress for authorization.

  • USACE awards contract for navigation improvements at Unalaska

    Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District awarded a construction contract for the Unalaska (Dutch Harbor) Channels project in the Aleutian Islands.

  • USACE celebrates start of Kenai coastal erosion project

    Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District participated in a ceremony to recognize the start of construction for the Kenai River Bluffs Erosion Project.

  • USACE awards contract for Utqiagvik coastal erosion project

    Brice Civil Constructors Inc. of Anchorage, Alaska, will begin constructing a portion of the structure in Utqiagvik aimed at reducing erosion and the risk of storm damage to about five miles of coastline. This first effort will construct a revetment in front of the downtown area. Future work for the entire project consists of more rock revetments, a protective berm as well as raising and armoring Stevenson Street.

  • USACE hosts public meeting for Dillingham Harbor Maintenance Dredging

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District will host a public meeting to gather and consider public comments on the annual maintenance dredging project for Dillingham small boat harbor.

  • USACE seeks public comment on dredged material evaluation manual

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District prepared a regional implementation manual for the evaluation of dredged material proposed for discharge into waters of the United States and is seeking public comment on the draft document.

  • USACE completes appeal process for proposed Pebble mine

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District finalized the appeal remand decision for the Pebble Limited Partnership’s application to develop a copper-gold-molybdenum deposit as a surface mine in Southwest Alaska this week.

  • USACE, City of Unalaska partner on navigation improvements

    Representatives with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District and City of Unalaska conducted a signing ceremony March 29 for an agreement that advances the construction of the Unalaska Channel project.

  • USACE completes largest child development center in the Army at Fort Wainwright

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District is conducting its post-construction activities after building a state-of-the-art child development center which will accommodate up to 338 children under five years old. As the largest center in the Army, the new 43,000-square foot construction plays an important role in the district’s continued goal of improving the quality of life of servicemembers and their families serving in the Last Frontier.