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  • 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.

  • Christmas Trees for Fish Structure at West Point Lake

    MOBILE, AL - The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers at West Point Project will accept real Christmas trees, not artificial trees, for recycling from December 26, 2022, through January 7, 2023. These donated trees will be used to create brush piles in the lake to improve fish habitat.

  • DEBRIS REMOVAL FROM LAKE SEMINOLE SMALL BOAT CANALS

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, Lake Seminole Project, will be conducting removal of woody debris, such as downed and submersed trees within certain areas of the small boat canals on Lake Seminole.

  • West Point Dam Road Traffic Restricted

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, West Point Project, announced that vehicular and pedestrian traffic across West Point Dam’s road will be closed beginning Monday December 5, 2022 at 0900 EST through Friday, December 9, 2022, to ensure public safety as work is being done on top of the dam.