This Day in Alaska History-August 27th, 1915
USACE submits Akutan Harbor report to Congress for authorization
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON – Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and 55th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, signed the Akutan Harbor Navigational Improvements Chief’s Report during a special event in Washington, D.C. This signing progresses the proposed project to Congress for authorization. Located about 763 miles […]
This Day in Alaska History-March 1st, 1879
Infrastructure law helps to dredge Petersburg Harbor for first time in 42 years
JOINT BASE ELEMDORF-RICHARDSON – Water spilled over the edges of the clamshell shovel like a fountain as the crane hoisted the final bucket of dredged material. On Jan. 24, the six cubic yard-scoop of shoal marked the completion of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District’s first project funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure […]