Utility and Civil Construction

Construction workers involved in various tasks, pouring concrete and installing cables, demonstrating public works activities.

Architect and construction worker discussing blueprint while sitting on scaffold against clear sky
Architect and construction worker discussing blueprint while sitting on scaffold against clear sky
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Grand Forks Air Force Base leadership alongside Robert Weaver, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers representative, and Casey Schumacher, project manager for Pro-Mark Services, participate in groundbreaking ceremony for a new Munitions Maintenance and Inspection Facility on Grand Forks AFB, N.D., May 5, 2022. Project completion is expected to be Jan. 1, 2023.
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Germany, Isar valley, fire brigade, practise, landing field, fire-fighting water case,
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues work on the critical public facility as part of the Hawaii Wildfires Recovery mission. Contractors will place 337 modular units to form ten large and 20 small classrooms. Besides the classrooms, the campus will include three restrooms, one administration building, one learning center, and one combination dining and food service center. As of Jan. 8, 2024, 300 units are on site and ready for placement. The modular school is a temporary replacement for the King Kamehameha III Elementary School, which served the students of Lahaina since 1913.
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Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement staff working at site of abandoned coal mine, the Horse Creek Mine, near Pinckneyville, Illinois
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Installation ropes and sledges for harvest
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Construction workers walking in cloud of dust
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Construction workers inspecting rusted water main section
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At Launch Pad 39B at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida, construction workers prepare a crawler track panel on the pads surface for removal. The concrete surface beneath the panels and the catacomb roof below will be inspected for water damage and repaired. There are 176 panels, each weighing about 30,000 pounds that will be removed. Launch Pad 39B is being refurbished to support NASAs Space Launch System and other launch vehicles. The Ground Systems Development and Operations, or GSDO, Program office at Kennedy is leading the centers transformation to safely handle a variety of rockets and spacecraft.
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Construction worker carrying ladder wearing hard hat
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GULFPORT, Miss. (Sep. 29, 2022) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, conduct a concrete slump test prior to pouring concrete at the Port of Gulfport. The slump test is conducted to measure the consistency and workability of fresh concrete before it sets. NMCB 1 is conducting an intense homeport training plan to expand their ability to execute construction, humanitarian assistance, and theater operations.
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Men setting off explosive charges in a seismic reflective survey looking for oil on the West Coast of New Zealand
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Workers talking in quarry, Spain
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Coast Guard Marine Safety Task Force members from Coast Guard Sector Anchorage chat with a representative at a fuel storage facility in a remote community in the Bering Strait Region during an inspection July 30, 2022. Teams comprised of six Coast Guard marine inspectors visited a total of 15 communities and inspected approximately 55 bulk fuel storage facilities in the region July 25-Aug. 2, 2022.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District joined Gov. Mike Dunleavy and representatives from the 673d Air Base Wing, 11th Air Force, 3d Wing, Eklutna Tribe and Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. for a groundbreaking ceremony of the 16/34 runway extension today on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
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A multidisciplinary team of engineers from the Walla Walla District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, performs an inspection of Cougar Dam, operated by the Corps Portland District, June 15 during a regional Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake response exercise. The team was flown by helicopter from Walla Walla to Portland Districts Cougar and Blue River dams, located about 38 miles east of Eugene, Oregon, to inspect the structures as part of the exercise. In the event of a real Cascadia megathrust quake, the Walla Walla-based team would travel to Portland Districts area of operations, if needed, to assist with infrastructure assessments in the aftermath. Shown from right: Alex Hammond, dam safety program manager; Bryan Mason, senior structural engineer; Phil Auth, senior mechanical engineer; and Steve Wyrembelski, senior geotechnical engineer, all members of the Corps Walla Walla District.
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Disabled workers during green space maintenance workshops. These workers are part of an ESAT (Work Assistance Establishment and Service)
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Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement staff working at site of abandoned coal mine, the Horse Creek Mine, near Pinckneyville, Illinois
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Germany, Bavaria, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Zugspitze, installers working on goods cable lift
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On July 15, Deputy Commanding General Heitkamp visited the Pittsburgh District to tour the construction work at Charleroi Locks and Dam 4 in Belle Vernon, PA. The construction work is part of the Lower Monongahela River project, which will replace the nearly 100-year-old fixed-crest dam with a gated dam at Braddock Locks and Dam 2, remove Locks and Dam 3 in Elizabeth and construct two larger locks at Charleroi Locks and Dam 4 in Belle Vernon. The Braddock, Elizabeth and Charleroi locks are the three oldest operating-navigation facilities on the Monongahela River and experience the highest commercial-traffic volume in the entire Monongahela River Navigation System.
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Scott Orrico, a quality assurance representative from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, oversees steel and concrete debris removal operations in Lahaina, Hawaii, Feb. 22, 2024. To ensure debris removal operations are conducted safely, there is significant coordination and safety planning between USACE and the contractor performing the work. USACE is overseeing the debris removal mission under a Federal Emergency Management Agency mission assignment, which is part of a coordinated effort with the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, the County of Maui and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to clean up areas of the island affected by the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfires. USACE
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Iraq, Kirkuk province, Bashir village on 2022-10-19. Report on explosive remnants of war in Iraq, one of the most contaminated countries in the world after forty years of conflict, instability and especially the recent occupation of the country by the Islamic State group, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Ottawa Treaty, the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention prohibiting the acquisition, production, stockpiling and use of mines. This is Handicap International's (Humanity and Inclusion) mine clearance training camp in the village of Bashir where mine clearers practice in real conditions. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. Irak, province de Kirkouk, Bashir village le 2022-10-19. Reportage sur les restes explosifs de guerre en Irak, lun des pays les plus contamines au monde suite a quarante ans de conflits, dinstabilité et surtout par loccupation recente du pays par le groupe Etat islamique, a l'occasion des 25 ans du Traite d'Ottawa, la Convention sur linterdiction des mines
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A man looks upwards while standing in the woods and wearing a hard hat on Plum Creek land near Jackman, Maine.
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plumber assembling pvc sewage pipes in house foundation
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Members of the Society of American Military Engineers visit the construction site at the Monongahela River Locks and Dam 4, operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, March 21, 2023.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District operates the facility and has overseen the construction project at Charleroi to improve inland navigation in the region.Many of the visitors on the tour represent firms who provided contracts for the project.The newly constructed chamber is scheduled to fill with water before the summer, and it is planned to go into full operation in 2024. Construction at Charleroi began in 2004. Over a span of 20 years, the Charleroi project required 17 contracts and 20 designers.Once complete, the Pittsburgh District will begin removing the river dam at Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, to create one continuous navigable pool between Charleroi and Braddock, Pennsylvania.
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Hispanic construction worker standing in dirt
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U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Khalajia Hannah assigned to the 996th Engineer Company, 416th Theater Engineer Command based in Milwaukee cuts metal sheeting for a roof as Spc. James Tucker holds it during the company's annual training at Fort McCoy, Wis., Aug. 19, 2022. The company was building two office buildings on a Logistical Support Area. This type of project provides engineer units pertinent training at the same time improving an installation's base and quality of life.
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Iraq, Kirkuk province, Bashir village on 2022-10-19. Report on explosive remnants of war in Iraq, one of the most contaminated countries in the world after forty years of conflict, instability and especially the recent occupation of the country by the Islamic State group, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Ottawa Treaty, the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention prohibiting the acquisition, production, stockpiling and use of mines. This is Handicap International's (Humanity and Inclusion) mine clearance training camp in the village of Bashir where mine clearers practice in real conditions. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. Irak, province de Kirkouk, Bashir village le 2022-10-19. Reportage sur les restes explosifs de guerre en Irak, lun des pays les plus contamines au monde suite a quarante ans de conflits, dinstabilité et surtout par loccupation recente du pays par le groupe Etat islamique, a l'occasion des 25 ans du Traite d'Ottawa, la Convention sur linterdiction des mines
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Community Emergency response Teams (CerTs) are given fifteen minutes to rescue a victim trapped underneath a concrete block at the CERT Rodeo helped in Humble, Texas on February 7, 2015. While completing the task, they are challenged to use the cribbing skills they gained during their CERT training.br Photo Credit: Ready Houston. Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) are given fifteen minutes to rescue a victim trapped underneath a concrete block at the CERT Rodeo held in Humble, Texas on February 7, 2015. While completing the task, they are challenged to use the cribbing skills they gained during their CERT training.Photo Credit: Ready Houston. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Potholes in Libya result in numerous traffic accidents every year. To help make the roads safer USAID partnered with the Bint Bayya municipality to repair the roads. USAID provided equipment, supplies and training and the municipality organized volunteers to do the work.Photo Credit: Taqarib
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Engineer Sergeant Helper Marcos Martinez from the Asuncion Engineers Command in Paraguay, adds coagulating powder after finding a fresh water well at Sagrada Familia, Paraguay, during Exercise NEW HORIZONS. Combined Task Force Guarani Springs conducts engineer and medical operations in Paraguay, enabling joint training. The task force will renovate, construct and improve the infrastructure of four schools, four water wells, two medical clinics, and conduct multiple Medical Readiness Training Exercises (MEDRETES), and Veterinarian Readiness Training Exercises (VETRETES) as agreed to by the government of Paraguay. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Sagrada Familia Country: Paraguay (PRY)
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - Shrimp boats near Leeville, LA outfitted with oil containing boom. USEPA photo by Eric Vance. GPS coordinates in metadata. , Environmental Protection Agency
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Drillers operate a portable drilling rig to sink a 10 metre hole on the summit of Mount Morgan overlooking the Haupiri Valley, West Coast, New Zealand on May 7, 2024. The hole will be used for seismic GPS monitoring instruments to measure movement along the Alpine Fault which runs near the base of the mountain. All drilling equipment including an air compressor, generator and drilling rig was flown to the summit by helicopter
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Carlos Ortega and Tracy Parker block embracers with the Distribution Management Office (DMO), Marine Corps Installation East - Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, supervise the on loading of vehicles to rail carsduring railhead operations at the Morehead and South Fork Railroad in Morehead City, North Carolina, Aug. 17, 2022. MCB Camp Lejeune DMO Marines and civilians play a vital role in the embarkation and movement of II Marine Expeditionary Force equipment for oncoming deployments and exercises. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Makayla Elizalde)
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Getting through concrete is no easy task, but it's one this urban search and rescue team masters all the time in the process of rescuing disaster survivors. Using a reciprocating saw, this team member cuts through the rebar reinforcement in a slab of concrete as art of a ";breaching"; operation during an 80 hour structural collapse course in Beverly, Mass... Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement staff working at site of abandoned coal mine, the Horse Creek Mine, near Pinckneyville, Illinois
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Hispanic construction workers standing near boulders
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Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement staff working at site of abandoned coal mine, the Horse Creek Mine, near Pinckneyville, Illinois
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Potholes in Libya result in numerous traffic accidents every year. To help make the roads safer USAID partnered with the Bint Bayya municipality to repair the roads. USAID provided equipment, supplies and training and the municipality organized volunteers to do the work.Photo Credit: Taqarib