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  • Mobile District Signs Partnership Agreement with Alabama State Port Authority

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District is pleased to announce it has entered into a Project Partnership Agreement with the Alabama State Port Authority, to deepen and widen the Mobile Harbor Ship Channel in Mobile, Alabama. Colonel Sebastien P. Joly, Commander of the Mobile District, and John C. Driscoll, Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Alabama State Port Authority, signed the agreement on June 17, 2020.

  • USACE Temporarily Closes West Point Dam Road

    To ensure public safety during the maintenance of West Point Dam, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at West Point Lake will temporarily close vehicular and pedestrian traffic across West Point Dam Road beginning at 8:00 a.m. on June 15, 2020, until further notice.

  • Mobile District Re-Opens Additional Campgrounds

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District is very pleased to announce that more of our recreation campgrounds will be re-opening for visitors, starting June 8, 2020.

  • USACE Releases Draft Report on Valley Creek Study, with 30-Day Comment Period

    The Kansas City and Mobile Districts of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have published a joint public notice in the Federal Register announcing a USACE draft integrated and environmental assessment for the Valley Creek Flood Risk Management Study in Jefferson County, Ala., on June 1, 2020.

  • Mobile District Re-Opens Campgrounds

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District is very pleased to announce that our recreation area campgrounds will be re-opening for visitors, starting June 1, 2020 at five of our projects. Visitors will also be able to begin placing campsite reservations on the Recreation.gov website or smartphone app beginning June 1, 2020.

  • Mobile District Re-Opens Day Use Parks in Time for Memorial Day Weekend

    As we continue safely phasing our recreation area back to normal operations for our visitors, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District is very pleased to announce that many of the Day Use parks at several recreation areas will begin re-opening on Friday, May 22, 2020.

  • Mobile District Extends Campground Reservation Cancellations to May 31

    With the ongoing presence of COVID-19 still a public health and safety concern to federal operations across the region, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District announced today that several of our federal recreation areas will be extending campground reservation cancellations through Sunday, May 31.

  • Mobile District Extends Campground Reservation Cancellations at North Georgia locations to May 31

    With the ongoing presence of COVID-19 in North Georgia still a public health and safety concern to federal operations in the region, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District announced today that our recreation areas at Lake Sidney Lanier, Allatoona Lake, and Carters Lake will be extending campground reservation cancellations through Sunday, May 31.

  • Mobile District Announces Transmission Line Repairs at Allatoona Lake Project

    As Georgia Power rebuilds the Cartersville transmission line at the Allatoona Lake project, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District wishes to advise the public that as repairs are underway, the project spillway gates will be utilized to make releases managing lake levels and providing downstream environmental management.

  • Mobile District Temporarily Closes West Bank Park For Repairs

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District announces the temporary closure of West Bank Park at Lake George W. Andrews, to complete repairs to the riverbank shoreline. High water events in February caused erosion along the bank, making the area unsafe for the public.