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Appears in 11 stories · Last updated Nov 8, 2026
Likely permitting and concurrence role for water impacts under NEPA timeline
The Federal Highway Administration has approved the environmental plan for a new Chesapeake Bay Bridge crossing. The Record of Decision selects Alternative C: two new four-lane spans, eight lanes across the Bay, and removal of the two existing bridges.
Updated 3 days ago
Owns the Sagamore and Bourne bridges
Massachusetts is taking final bids from three teams to design and build a new Sagamore Bridge, with $956 million in federal money authorized and another $371 million expected. The state plans to pick a contractor by summer 2027.
Updated 6 days ago
Advised on the Cedar Port channel study; the Army signed the Record of Decision on July 2, 2026
The federal government has committed $10.9 million to expand the barge dock at Cedar Port in Baytown, Texas, and $9.5 million in local money brings the work to $20.4 million. The job adds six barge slips, 800 feet of mooring space and a heavy haul road linking the dock to the industrial park, while bids on the district's $37.5 million bond sale were due October 14, 2026, with no winning bid published.
Updated Nov 1
Controls key water and wetlands permits affecting many renewables on private land
The Pentagon has started clearing onshore wind projects again after a federal judge ordered it to resume reviews. In October it advanced projects in Maine and South Dakota, but Democrats say hundreds more are still waiting.
Updated Oct 29
Recipient of the bill's project authorizations
The House passed its version of Congress's water bill on Sept. 16 by 415 votes to 9. The Senate committee version, which renews the federal loan funds behind local water systems, still has not reached the Senate floor.
Updated Oct 23
Fast-tracking wetlands permits under the emergency order
On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14156, declaring a national energy emergency and saying the country faced a 'precariously inadequate and intermittent energy supply.' Federal data shows the opposite: oil and gas production are at record highs.
Updated Oct 17
Co-issuer of the supplemental WOTUS notice
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opened a second public comment period in September on a rule that would sharply narrow which wetlands the Clean Water Act protects. That 30-day window closed October 9, after drawing fire from 19 state attorneys general and praise from homebuilders and farm groups.
Updated Oct 16
Permitting authority
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved a construction permit for a $2.3 billion third container terminal at the Port of Savannah. The 3.5 million-TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) facility on Hutchinson Island will lift Savannah's annual capacity from 7.75 million to more than 12 million TEU when it opens in the mid-2030s.
Updated Oct 15
As of September 2026: Builds and operates the Brandon Road barrier
Work is resuming on the $1.15 billion Brandon Road barrier after President Donald Trump lifted a stop-work order on September 3. The reversal followed a direct phone call from Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, who warned that juvenile silver carp had been found 80 miles from Lake Michigan.
Updated Sep 6
As of August 2026: Granted the construction permit after four-plus years of review
The biggest container ships in the world cannot reach the Port of New Orleans; the Crescent City Connection bridge is too low for vessels hauling 24,000 boxes. The answer is a brand-new port built 17 miles downriver where they can dock, and this week it cleared its biggest hurdle.
Updated Aug 26
As of June 2026: Recommended the project to Congress
Ships have called at the Port of Gulfport through a 36-foot channel for decades. On June 9, 2026, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recommended digging it 10 feet deeper, the last technical step before Congress can authorize the work.
Updated Jun 9
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