St. Paul District News Releases

Corps of Engineers announces temporary closures at Lock and Dam 6

Press Operations — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:00:15 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is temporarily closing Lock and Dam 6, in Trempealeau, Wisconsin, August 19, 21, 26 and 28, to replace all four main lock chamber miter gates. The lock will be closed to all river traffic, commercial and recreational, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Corps begins construction on Upper Pool 4 project near Bay City, Wisconsin

Press Operations — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 13:15:19 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and its contractor, LS Marine, Inc., of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, have begun construction on the Upper Pool 4 habitat restoration project, near Bay City, Wisconsin.

Corps celebrates completion of Sandy Lake Dam rehabilitation

Press Operations — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 15:10:00 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will celebrate the completion of the Sandy Lake Dam rehabilitation project with a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony on Aug. 2 at the Sandy Lake Recreation Area at 1 p.m. The recreation area is located at 22205 531st Lane, McGregor, Minnesota.

Corps announces county road closures for I-29 grade raise project

Press Operations — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 16:27:13 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, along with the Metro Flood Diversion Authority and the North Dakota Department of Transportation, will resume construction on the Interstate 29 road raise next week.

Corps of Engineers awards its largest contract for the Fargo-Moorhead diversion project

Press Operations — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 13:26:26 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $115 million contract late yesterday to Ames Construction, Inc., of Burnsville, Minnesota, to construct the Red River Control Structure portion of the Fargo, North Dakota/Moorhead, Minnesota, Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, or FM Area Diversion.

Corps announces county road closures for I-29 grade raise project

Press Operations — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 18:16:19 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, along with the Metro Flood Diversion Authority and the North Dakota Department of Transportation, will be closing multiple roads associated with the I-29 grade raise project. These road closures are expected to begin around April 1 and continue through the summer.

Corps of Engineers’ Fountain City Service Base repairs to begin soon

Press Operations — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 15:21:54 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, anticipates construction to begin in April 2022 at its Fountain City Service Base in Fountain City, Wisconsin.

Corps of Engineers announces temporary closure at Clamshell Lake boat ramp

Press Operations — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 12:40:44 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is temporarily closing its Clamshell Lake boat landing located on the Whitefish Chain of Lakes, near Pequot Lakes, Minnesota, Oct. 5.

Corps of Engineers announces temporary closure at Gull Lake boat ramp

Press Operations — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 14:19:27 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will temporarily close the boat launch at Gull Lake, near Brainerd, Minnesota, to reconstruct the ramp, beginning Sept. 27. The ramp will be closed for about two weeks.

Corps announces temporary closure at Big Sandy Lake boat ramp

Press Operations — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 15:50:49 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will temporarily close the south boat landing at Big Sandy Lake, near McGregor, Minnesota, to reconstruct the ramp, beginning Sept. 20. The ramp will be closed for about two weeks.

Corps announces additional temporary closures at Hastings lock and dam to replace nearly 80-year-old gates

Press Operations — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 16:15:00 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will have additional temporary closures at Lock and Dam 2 in Hastings, Minnesota, August 3 and 5 to properly align and seal the lock chamber’s new miter gates. The lock will be closed from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Corps of Engineers to reduce traffic at Lac qui Parle Dam for repairs

Press Operations — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 19:23:37 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is reducing traffic at the Lac qui Parle Dam, near Watson, Minnesota, starting April 5.

Corps campsites at Sandy Lake closed due to dam construction

Press Operations — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 15:55:00 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will close its campsites at Sandy Lake Recreation Area near McGregor, Minnesota, through the 2021 recreation season due to construction activities related to the Sandy Lake Dam rehabilitation.

CANCELLED: Corps virtual open house for small businesses interested in federal contracts

Press Operations — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 17:57:22 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, has cancelled the virtual open house for small businesses interested in federal contracts that was scheduled for April 27.

Corps to host virtual open house for small businesses interested in federal contracts

Press Operations — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 20:55:17 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will host a virtual open house April 27, starting at 8:30am.

Corps to host virtual Fargo-Moorhead industry day for perspective contractors

Press Operations — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 20:51:23 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will host a virtual Fargo, N.D. / Moorhead, Minn., industry day March 9, starting at 8:30am.

Construction contract awarded for Sandy Lake Dam rehabilitation

Press Operations — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 19:06:37 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, recently awarded a $5.3 million dollar contract to Kaiyuh Services, LLC, out of Anchorage, Alaska, for the rehabilitation of Sandy Lake Dam, near Libby, Minnesota.

Corps of Engineers and Fish and Wildlife Service break ground on Twin Cities environmental restoration project

Press Operations — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 13:50:41 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Region will celebrate the start of an environmental restoration project for the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge with a ‘virtual’ groundbreaking ceremony Friday, Nov. 6, at 10 a.m.

Contract awarded for Chippewa Diversion upstream cofferdam construction

Press Operations — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 17:33:29 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, recently awarded a $133,611 contract to Tunheim Construction LLC, out of Moorhead, Minnesota, to construct an upstream cofferdam for the Chippewa Diversion, near Watson, Minnesota.