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Mobile District Truly Delivers, Now and in the Future
from America's Engineers: The People, Programs, and Projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers '24-'25
BY CHUCK WALKER
SOUTH ATLANTIC DIVISION Mobile District
For 250 years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has been serving the nation, and for 209 of those, the Mobile District has been delivering for its partners in the Gulf Coast region and around the country.
Of the many projects that the district is currently working on, the most significant in terms of benefits to the district and to the Gulf Coast is the Mobile Harbor Project.
Beginning in 2020, the project seeks to deepen and widen the Mobile Harbor Channel by 5 feet from the Gulf of Mexico through Mobile Bay and into Mobile Harbor. The entrance channel through the Gulf is being deepened from 45 feet to 50 feet. Additionally, the southern portion of the Bay channel is being widened by 100 feet for a distance of three miles to accommodate two-way traffic, and two of the bends are being eased to facilitate more efficient navigation from the Gulf into Mobile Bay.
“Improving the Mobile Harbor along with the collaborative support of our state and local partners will provide the Port of Mobile’s customers and carriers the necessary infrastructure to ensure their market competitiveness,” said Mary Sullivan, project manager for Civil Works. “We have been fortunate to be part of a large federal and state team that will deliver additional capability to the city of Mobile, the state of Alabama, and the entire Southeast region, as we ensure Mobile Harbor is well-postured to remain competitive in the global market.”
Concurrently, the district has continued the monumental task of the rebuild of Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB) in Panama City, Florida, after the base was nearly destroyed by Hurricane Michael in 2018.
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Since then, the district has worked on rebuilding the base, a total of more than 40 projects that will truly transform Tyndall from near destruction to the base of the future.
The rebuild of Tyndall AFB has been one of the largest single military construction projects ever taken on in the last 50 years.
“In 2018, Panama City and Tyndall Air Force Base in particular were devastated by Hurricane Michael,” said Col. Jeremy Chapman, Mobile District commander.
“Since then, USACE and the Mobile District have been proud to be a part of the base’s rebuilding process. Through the diligent work of our team members here and in the Mobile District, we are transforming Tyndall into the base of the future.”
Truly the future for the Mobile District is seen in the work outside of our U.S. borders, as the district continues to position itself as a world-class international architectural and engineering firm.
With an area of operation that reaches both Central and South America, the Mobile District’s Latin America portfolio includes future projects ranging from the oversight of a $25 million project for the Peruvian navy with the Port of Callao, to massive global impacts with the projected finalization of feasibility studies with the Panama Canal to increase the canal’s capacity – a statement to the world that Mobile delivers. AE
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