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  • Oliver Fishing Pier Temp Closure

    Black Warrior & Tombigbee Lakes, Holt Resource Office would like to announce the temporary closure for improvements, maintenance and repairs of the Oliver Fishing Pier Park in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

  • Lake Sidney Lanier, Buford Dam Identified to be Renamed

    In accordance with Department of Defense guidance to implement the Naming Commission’s recommendations, the US Army Corps of Engineers have been directed to provide potential name-changes to Lake Sidney Lanier and Buford Dam.

  • Mobile District Mentorship Program

    This year, leadership from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District will focus on both personal and professional development through the 12-month Mobile District Mentorship Program.

  • Buford Dam Road Temporary Closure

    Buford Dam Road will be closed on Thursday, March 09th, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., for guard rail maintenance. The Army Corps of Engineers advise using Hwy. 20 as an alternate route. Parks with entrances inside the work area on Buford Dam Road will also be closed. Parks closed include Lower Pool East, Lower Overlook, Lower Pool West, West Bank Turn-out, West Bank Park, and Buford Dam Park.

  • Mobile Districts Very Own Selected as Young Engineer of the Year

    Charles “Ross” Byerley, Technical Specialist at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District has been selected as the Mobile Area Council of Engineer’s: Young Engineer of the Year.

  • North and South Re-Reg Parks Closed

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Carter’s Lake North and South re-regulation parks are currently closed until further notice due to damages caused by yesterday’s high-water levels after a spillage gate malfunction.

  • USACE Latin America Virtual Industry Day

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers works with partner nations in the Latin America region on engineering efforts and has future requirements in South America and Panama for construction and maintenance.

  • Tornado touches down near Alabama River Lakes Project, causes ‘significant damage’

    A cluster of tornadoes hit Alabama on Thursday, January 12, 2023, with one in Selma causing widespread damage, near the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District Alabama River Lakes project office.

  • Buford Dam Road Temporary Closure

    Buford Dam Road will be closed on Thursday, January 26th, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., for guard rail maintenance.

  • Mobile District Employees Supporting New Mexico Fire Response

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District has deployed five employees in support of the rebuild from the New Mexico wildfires that occurred during the spring of 2022.