The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers posted its FY 2018 Work Plan, which distributes the additional funding provided in the FY 2018 Omnibus bill and identifies the new starts and feasibility studies for navigation construction projects. The Work Plan allocates nearly $956 million of additional Congressional programmatic funding for both coastal and inland navigation projects. Highlights of selected projects based on criteria for high priority work include:

    •    Construction – Additional Work Plan funding was provided for Jacksonville, Savannah, Corpus Christi and Wilmington, NC, as well as $57.58 million for Soo Locks, MI, major rehabilitation new start
    •    Investigations – Channel improvement feasibility studies for Miami, Tacoma and Corpus Christi new starts
    •    Operations and Maintenance – Distributes $485.68 million of additional Congressional programmatic funding for dredging, jetties, dredged material placement facilities and other navigation efforts
With the release of the FY 2018 Work Plan, the Corps Districts can begin execution of this work. The Omnibus appropriations legislation was enacted on March 23, 2018. As a reminder, FY 2018 began on October 1, 2017