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  • Corps awards $1.3 million contract for LA River barrier installation

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District awarded a $1.3 million contract to JF Engineering of Pomona, California, Jan. 9 to install roughly 3 miles of temporary protective barriers to increase bank height along the most vulnerable reaches of the LA River that will restore channel capacity and reduce the risk of flooding to homes and businesses.

  • Corps awards $440,000 contract for LA River maintenance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District awarded a $440,000 contract to BJD Services of Santa Clarita, California, for strategic in-channel vegetation removal in the Los Angeles River to restore conveyance capacity in the highest priority area upstream of the Riverside Drive/Victory Boulevard bridge to an area downstream of Interstate 5 in Glendale.

  • Corps announces interim risk reduction measures on LA River

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Commander Col. Kirk Gibbs joined Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis Jan. 8 to announce that the Corps will begin interim risk reduction measures to improve flood protection on the Los Angeles River during El Niño. The District received emergency funding to begin work next week on an area of the river that spans from Griffith Park to Elysian Valley.

  • LA River ecosystem restoration report available for public review and comment

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, in conjunction with the City of Los Angeles, released the Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration Study final Integrated Feasibility Report for state and agency review Oct. 2.

  • Corps awards Santa Ana River bank protection contract

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District awarded a $22.5 million contract to John S. Meek Company, a Gardena, California-based firm, to construct Reach 9-Phase 5A, north bank protection, along the Santa Ana River in Orange County, California, Sept. 28.

  • Corps awards Fort Irwin range maintenance contract

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District awarded a $2.92 million contract to Engineering/Remediation Resources Group, a Tustin, California-based, woman-owned, small disadvantaged business, to provide range maintenance services at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, Sept. 26.

  • Corps awards Vandenberg bridge replacement contract

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District awarded a $23.92 million contract to Granite Construction Company, a Watsonville, California-based firm, to construct a replacement bridge over the Santa Ynez River at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, Sept. 24.

  • District to hold change of command ceremony

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District will hold a change of command ceremony July 31, at 10:30 a.m., at the Community Center, Fort MacArthur, in San Pedro, California.

  • Flood agencies illustrate disaster threat, need for preparation

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District and California's Department of Water Resources are promoting California Flood Preparedness Week, Oct. 20-25, by releasing two video products to improve Californians’ awareness and preparedness for flooding.

  • Corps awards Prado Dam paint removal contract

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $364,620 contract Sept. 25 to OTIE Enterprises of Milwaukee, Wisc., to remove lead-based paint and graffiti from the face of the Prado Dam spillway.