7 Apr 2020

USACE awards construction contract for additional hospital space in Porterville, California

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a construction contract Sunday to Herman Construction Group, Inc. of Escondido, California, to retrofit the Porterville Developmental Center in Tulare County for an alternate care site in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2 Mar 2020

Sacramento River levee improvements next step in $1.5 billion plan to modernize Sacramento-area flood infrastructure

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $64 million construction contract on February 14 to Maloney Odin Joint Venture of Novato, California, for nearly three miles of levee improvements along the Sacramento River East Levee. This project will kick off major construction in the region to complete approximately $1.5 billion of work to upgrade levees along the American and Sacramento Rivers as well as widening the Sacramento Weir and Bypass.

12 Feb 2020

President’s Budget and Work Plan announcements tab $188 million for Sacramento District projects

More than $188 million in flood risk management work for Northern California were outlined in two separate budget releases on February 10, adding to an already robust Sacramento District workload.

21 Jun 2019

Levee Improvement Work Begins in Lower Natomas Basin

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that major levee improvement construction in the Lower Natomas Basin will require extended road closures on Garden Highway beginning July 8.

7 Mar 2019

Corps awards contract for levee repairs along Feather River West Levee

Repairs will soon be underway for nearly five miles of critically deficient Feather River west levee between Tudor Road and Cypress Avenue in south Sutter County. In late February, the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) issued a $35 million contract to Great Lakes E&I for its Sutter Basin Project, which involves the installation of cutoff walls as deep as 140 feet into the existing levee.

3 Dec 2018

FY2019 work plan adds $53.5 million to Sacramento District projects

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers delivered to Congress its Fiscal Year 2019 work plan for the Army Civil Works program on Nov. 20, funding an additional $53.5 million to a handful of Sacramento District projects.

16 Nov 2018

Upcoming levee improvement work will force Garden Highway closure at Interstate 5 overpass

Beginning as soon as late December, a section of Garden Highway will be closed to traffic for up to three weeks in order to improve a section of levee as part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ flood risk reduction project in the Natomas Basin.

9 Jul 2018

Sacramento District projects get $2.1 billion in supplemental appropriation

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced supplemental funding July 5 for five Sacramento District projects, totaling an investment of more than $2.1 billion in flood risk management efforts.

13 Feb 2018

President’s FY19 budget allocates more than $200 million for Sacramento District projects

Continued construction of safety improvements at Isabella Dam near Bakersfield leads U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District projects listed in the President’s budget unveiled Feb. 12 for Fiscal Year 2019 funding.

31 Aug 2017

Proposed north Natomas flood risk reduction project out for public review

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District released its draft supplemental environmental assessment for Reach D of its Natomas Basin project for public review.