13 Jan 2014

Truckee Meadows final reports available for public review

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is scheduled to begin a 30-day public review period Jan. 17, following the release of its final general reevaluation report and environmental impact statement for the Truckee Meadows Flood Control Project.

3 Jan 2014

Final Berryessa Creek report available for public review

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District today released its recommended plan to reduce flood risk from Berryessa Creek. The plan would build new flood walls and box culverts and widen the channel along a 2.2-mile stretch of the creek.

30 Dec 2013

Update: Corps to install temporary Folsom Lake Crossing traffic signal beginning Jan. 23

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will install a temporary traffic signal in Folsom at the intersection of Folsom Lake Crossing and Folsom Prison Drive beginning Jan. 23.

24 Dec 2013

Corps pilot project seeks to learn from nature, building fish “clubhouses” on lower Yuba River

Creating an underwater environment that protects young salmon along the lower Yuba River in northern California – that’s the goal of a pilot study by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District.

20 Dec 2013

Corps awards $12.5 million contract for Napa oxbow bypass project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has awarded a $12,560,131 contract Dec. 20, 2013 to Nordic Industries Inc. of Olivehurst to build the oxbow bypass project in Napa.

20 Dec 2013

Corps to upgrade World War II-era hangar at Dugway Proving Ground

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $984,701 contract for electrical upgrades and installing a fire suppression system at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, Dec. 20.

20 Dec 2013

Corps’ Truckee Meadows flood project nears final Corps approval

Helping prevent a repeat of the 1997 record flooding in Reno, Nev., has been the focus of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District’s Truckee Meadows Flood Control Project ever since that devastation. Now the district’s recommended plan is a big step closer to final Corps approval.

20 Dec 2013

Corps awards $285,000 contract for chilled water system at Dugway Proving Ground

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $285,000 contract for upgrading a chilled water system at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, Dec. 17.

19 Dec 2013

Corps awards $4.5 million contract for Fort Hunter Liggett paving work

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $4.5 million contract Dec. 18 to Solar Power Integrators of Roseville for parking structure paving below a solar micro grid at Fort Hunter Liggett, located in Monterey County.

19 Dec 2013

Corps awards $5.9 million contracts for Hill Air Force Base improvements

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded two contracts Dec. 17 to improve and upgrade facilities at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, to help the base train with and accommodate F-35 fighter jets.