Press Releases

  • USACE BWT LAKES PROJECT TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE LOCK 8 PARK FOR REPAIRS

    MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District at Black Warrior and Tombigbee Lakes Project will close access to Lock 8 Park at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, for maintenance operations.
  • PSA: ABANDONDED DOCKS AT LAKE SIDNEY LANIER

    MOBILE, Ala. – Abandoned docks are showing up all around Lake Sidney Lanier and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeks the community’s assistance with alerting Corps staff.
  • USACE, PORT AUTHORITY SIGN MOBILE HARBOR DESIGN AGREEMENT

    MOBILE, Ala. – Col. Sebastien P. Joly, commander of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District, and James Lyons, director and chief executive officer of the Alabama State Port Authority, signed the Design Agreement Oct. 2, 2019, at the Port of Mobile, which begins the design phase for improvements to the Mobile Harbor, Alabama Project.
  • LAKE SEMINOLE SEASONAL, PARTIAL CLOSURES

    MOBILE, Ala. – As of Oct. 1, 2019, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District implemented seasonal partial closures at Lake Seminole and Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam recreation sites. The seasonal closed areas include Faceville Landing Campground, River Junction Landing Campground, and Chattahoochee Park. Lake Seminole day-use sites and/or other campground facilities managed by USACE will remain open.
  • BOUNDARY LINE SURVEY AT WEST POINT LAKE

    MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District at West Point Lake Project announces that survey contractors have begun work to reset missing boundary and properly identify sections of the boundary line at West Point Lake.
  • WEST POINT LAKE PROJECT: HUNTING SAFETY ON USACE-MANAGED LANDS

    MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District at West Point Lake Project reminds hunters to stay safe during the 2019-2020 hunting season.
  • USACE BWT LAKES PROJECT TO HOST FIRST SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY HUNT FOR DISABLED HUNTERS

    MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District at Black Warrior and Tombigbee Lakes Project is scheduled to host its first Special Opportunity Hunt with archery-only deer hunting for disabled hunters Dec. 7 – 8, 2019, at Holt Resource Office’s Rocky Branch Day Use Area and Dec. 14 – 15, 2019, at Demopolis Resource Management Office. Hunting times will be Saturday from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
  • ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS WAIVES FEES ON NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY, SEPT. 28

    MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District announced, Sept. 18, 2019, the Corps will waive day use fees normally charged at boat launch ramps and swimming beaches at its recreation areas nationwide in recognition of National Public Lands Day Saturday, Sept. 28.
  • JAMIE WHITTEN LOCK CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

    MOBILE, Ala. – Due to a vessel accident at the Jamie Whitten Lock & Dam on Sunday, September 8, 2019, the lock has been closed to all traffic until further notice. The duration of the closure remains undetermined at this time, as hazard assessments are underway.
  • SOUTH ATLANTIC DIVISION COMMANDER SIGNS MOBILE HARBOR GRR/SEIS RECORD OF DECISION

    MOBILE, Ala. – On Friday, September 6, 2019 Major General Diana Holland, Commander of the South Atlantic Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, signed the Record of Decision for the Mobile Harbor General Reevaluation Report (GRR) with Integrated Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS).