USACE awards new contract for cleanup work at Buxton FUDS

North view of the beach on September 9. (U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.)

(U.S. Amry Corps of Engineers)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Savannah District awarded a contract Sept. 11, 2025, for phase II of the Interim Response Action at the Buxton Naval Facility, a Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) property located within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

As part of the 2025 phase II, the contract team will bring in heavy excavation equipment and roll-off containers. Once the equipment is on-site, the team will begin work along the beach to further investigate the site for petroleum-impacted soil and groundwater. They will excavate and containerize any petroleum-impacted soil encountered, transporting and disposing of the mat

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