U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is receiving $1.2 million in federal funding to continue a multi-year flood risk study in Midland County. The project focuses on modeling and evaluating solutions like levees and retention basins to reduce flooding along the Tittabawassee River Watershed. Local leaders and Corps officials say the effort aims to protect homes, infrastructure and public safety as flood events become more frequent.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reviewed the environmental effects of constructing a tunnel, leaving the existing lines as they are or covering the dual lines with gravel and rock.

Five years ago this week heavy rainfall and record flooding resulted in the breeching of two privately owned dams, resulting in the evacuation of over 10,000 people in Midland County. Now, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers are conducting a study to try and prevent the next disaster.

The federal review of the Line 5 tunnel project will be sped up through new emergency procedures under an executive order from President Donald Trump.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a new agreement Monday to try to prevent invasive carp from reaching Lake Michigan.

The company announced at the Feb. 2 Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority meeting that it's chosen a contractor to construct the 4-mile tunnel.

The Army Corps of Engineers is moving forward on construction of a new lock at the Soo. The corps will begin weekly construction blasting later this month.

The shallow conditions recently caused shoreline flooding and threatened residential property. Severe shoaling is preventing tribal fishermen and recreational boaters from accessing Lake Superior.

Construction crews have begun moving equipment to the site where major work will begin in the spring of 2023.

The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers says the delays are associated with the MacArthur lock's age and the complexities of navigating tight spaces with large components.