Floating Dock on Dorchester Bay

Floating Dock on Dorchester Bay Editor: Allison Braswell  Located on Dorchester Bay and just seven miles south of Boston, Safe Harbor Marina Bay in Quincy, MA offers its members an unparalleled nautical experience. Its 686-slip marina grants access to northern New England's pristine waters, while members can also be entertained by upscale restaurants and lounges along the boardwalk.  Safe Harbor Marina Bay is expanding its fun-filled atmosphere by adding another floa ... Read more

ICE® 22D Beats Excavator

ICE® 22D Beats Excavator Lakehouse Basement on Grandview Lake Editor: Allison Braswell Grandview Lake, the largest private lake community in Indiana, attracts permanent and seasonal residents with its 400-acre recreational lake located near Columbus, IN. Opportunities for playing a wide range of watersports, hiking seven miles of trails throughout the surrounding woods preserve, and taking in picturesque views have entertained adventurers since its establishment in the 1960s. With a ... Read more

Joining Forces to Engineer with Nature

Joining Forces to Engineer with Nature U.S. Army, Douglass Pile, and ICE® Secure the Earth  Editor: Allison Braswell There is a vital group of U.S. Army employees whose engineering services strengthen security and restore the environment of the United States and more than 130 other countries. They are first on the scene at natural disaster areas, save 50 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually as the Nation's largest hydro-power generator, maintain the sa ... Read more

Repairing the Path to Lady Liberty

Repairing the Path to Lady Liberty Editor: Allison Braswell Every day of the year except for Thanksgiving and Christmas, around 10,000 tourists catch a ferry at either the Battery Park Terminal in New York or the Liberty State Park Terminal in New Jersey to view the awe-inspiring Statue of Liberty--a universal symbol of the United States' journey to freedom and a life free from injustice. Since 1886 when France gifted "Liberty Enlightening the World" to the U.S., it has stood on Libe ... Read more

ICE® Supports Our Truck Drivers

ICE® Supports Our Truck Drivers Iowa 80 Fuel Tanks  Editor: Allison Braswell    On the eastern edge of Iowa in the small town of Walcott, you will find a road trip stop like no other. The Iowa 80 Truckstop is the largest of its kind in the world, serving as a gathering ground for truck drivers and a fun destination for travelers. Other than refueling services, amenities at the truck stop include a trucking museum with 100 trucks on display, a 300-seat res ... Read more

A Sea of Green at Bainbridge Island

A Sea of Green at Bainbridge Island  Editor: Allison Braswell    Passengers at the Bainbridge Island Ferry Terminal in Washington State overlook the green iron gracing the area below them from the 30' (ft) tall overhead pedestrian walkway that has stood above the terminal for 50 years. As the busiest terminal in the Washington State Ferries (WSF) system, 3.2 million people use the walkway each year to access the ferry on Bainbridge Island. Its aging wood ... Read more

Beavers really are “Worth A Dam”

Beavers really are "Worth A Dam"   Editor: Debbie Reaney  Located in Westerly, Rhode Island along the southern border of Newton Swamp, the Cottrell Bridge, which carries Westerly Bradford Road (Route 91) over McGowan Brook, was one of many around the state deemed structurally deficient. The replacement and upgrade of this structure was vital to ensure the safety of the surrounding wildlife habitat as well as the over 4,300 vehicles that traverse it daily. The Newton Swamp M ... Read more

Biggest Infrastructure Project in the Nation

Biggest Infrastructure Project in the Nation 112-Year-Old Train Bridge to be Replaced  Editor: Allison Braswell Since the construction of Portal Bridge in 1910, it has become the busiest rail line in the entire Western Hemisphere. This swing-style rail bridge that spans the Hackensack River from Kearney to Secaucus, NJ has been working on her last legs. One out of seven times the bridge opens, it fails to close properly. Operational issues like this have been the culprit ... Read more

Creating Safer Recreational Grounds in Lower Manhattan

Creating Safer Recreational Grounds in Lower Manhattan  Editor: Allison Braswell    As sea levels are on the rise due to coastal storms and other threats posed by climate change, the City of New York is taking action to protect parks, neighborhoods, and vegetation across 2.4 miles of Manhattan's East Side against storm damage and flooding. Beginning in Fall 2020, the $1.45-billion East Side Coastal Resiliency Project involves elevating East River Park, ins ... Read more

Removing The Dam Piles

Editor: Debbie Reaney The Verde River near Clarksdale, AZ once again flows freely, thanks to the removal of a 100-year-old dam.  Built in 1914, the Clarkdale Dam was placed to separate the water into Peck's Lake from the Verde River, the water was then used by the United Verde Copper Company's smelting plant.  The Copper Plant was closed in the 1950s, however, the dam remained to preserve the artificial reservoir at Peck's Lake.  In February of 2019, the dam sustained a ... Read more