The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is making progress on Project 11, Segment 3, improving navigation on the Houston Ship Channel, the nation’s busiest commercial port by tonnage.
Work on Segment 3, led by the Galveston District, began in 2025 and is a critical step in the larger Project 11 initiative.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District (SWG), along with the City of Galveston and Guinness World Records, observed the 125th anniversary of the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900, during a ceremony at the Galveston Seawall, September 6, 2025.
Dr. Mohammad “Shahidul” Islam, Ph.D., P.E., BCWRE, a subject matter expert in the Hydrology & Hydraulic Branch of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District, has been named Engineer of the Year for the USACE Hydrology, Hydraulics & Coastal Community of Practice (HH&C CoP) for Fiscal Year 2025.
