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  • January

    Contractors pump sand onto miles of Brevard County beaches.

    Year in Review: Civil works transformation

    Nature struck powerful blows against Florida in 2012 with storm-force winds, rain and large swells causing more than $68 billion in damages and brought a record amount of beach restoration work to Jacksonville District. The work resulted in constructing 22 projects and in 2014 teams ensured more than 38.5 miles of critically eroded beaches in Florida received sand to protect upland structures.
  • After Corps employees conducted a magnetometer and side scan sonar resurvey, Corps’ contractors followed-up by conducting diving explorations for five days in the turning basin. They didn’t uncover any artifacts, related or otherwise.

    Miami Harbor deepening uncovers 18th century cannon

    The discovery of an early 18th century cannon during work on the Miami Harbor Deepening project was certainly an exciting moment for crew members of the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (GLD&D) LLC Company.
  • More than 140 interested contractors attended a pre-proposal conference for a contract for the Indian River Lagoon-South C-44 Reservoir & STA project Jan. 13.

    Corps hosts pre-proposal conference for Indian River Lagoon-South construction contract

    More than 140 interested contractors attended a pre-proposal conference hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District Jan. 13 in Stuart, Fla. The conference was held for contractors interested in submitting proposals to build the reservoir component of the Indian River Lagoon-South’s C-44 Reservoir and Stormwater Treatment Area (STA) project in Martin County, Fla.
  • floods ravaged the gulf Breeze area in the Florida Panhandle as a result of severe storms in April 2014.

    Year in Review: Regulatory

    Due to the April 2014 storms that affected Florida’s Panhandle, the Jacksonville District initiated emergency permitting procedures in response to conditions resulting from these storms.
  • Dr. Brad Foster, Jacksonville District’s Planning Technical Lead for the Loxahatchee River Watershed Restoration Project, provides a project overview during the public scoping meeting held Jan. 12 in Stuart, Fla.

    Corps hosts public meeting for Loxahatchee River Project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District hosted a public meeting to discuss and seek input on the development of an environmental assessment document for the Loxahatchee River Watershed Restoration Project Jan. 12 in Stuart, Fla.