North Atlantic Division News

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issues permit for proposed Sparrows Point Container Terminal
1/8/2026
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, on Dec. 18, 2025, issued its Section 404/10/408/103 permit decision for the Sparrows Point Container Terminal (SPCT) project, a joint...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces finalization of nationwide permits
1/7/2026
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that it will reissue 56 existing nationwide permits and issue one new permit for work in wetlands and other waters that are regulated by Section 404 of...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces finalization of nationwide permits
1/7/2026
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that it will reissue 56 existing nationwide permits and issue one new permit for work in wetlands and other waters that are regulated by Section 404 of...
Army Corps shares update on New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway maintenance dredging
1/6/2026
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District shared an update regarding upcoming maintenance dredging of the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway. In mid-January, the Army Corps’ contractor...
USACE Partners with NYU Graduate Students on USMMA Seawall Rehabilitation Project
12/23/2025 UPDATED
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has partnered with New York University Tandon School of Engineering to provide graduate students with real-world project management experience...
First ORTC buildings rising as USAG Bavaria breaks ground
12/22/2025
Leaders from the U.S. Army Installation Management Command – Europe, 7th Army Training Command, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria, the German construction authority and other...
USACE to host open house to share info on Draft Beltzville Lake Master Plan
12/19/2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host an open house on January 7, 2026, to share details on a draft revision of the Beltzville Lake Master Plan. The open house will be held from 4-6 p.m. at the...

The Districts of the North Atlantic Division

Small Craft Operator Andy Boyle surveys the waters of the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, while on the way to the Tidal Basin gates in Washington, D.C. (U.S. Army photo by Christopher Fincham)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Project Engineer Chris Hood and a contractor discuss progress at ongoing administrative facility renovations on Smith Barracks in Baumholder, Germany. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)
The New Bedford Hurricane Protection Barrier lies across New Bedford and Fairhaven Harbor. It is approximately 50 miles south of Boston. The project protects about 1,400 acres in New Bedford, Fairhaven, and Acushnet from tidal flooding associated with hurricanes and coastal storms. It is one of three hurricane barriers within the New England District. (U.S. Army photo by Joshua Voda)
Project Manager David Gentile, New York District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers showing the Union Beach, New Jersey Coastal Storm Risk Management Project to New York District Commander, Col. Alexander Young and dignitaries. (U.S. Army photo)
Anthony Lockridge, supervisory facility operations specialist and dam operator for USACE Norfolk District, exits the Gathright Dam outlet tunnel during a semi-annual dam inspection. (U.S. Army photo by Breeana Harris)
Francis E. Walter Dam, owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, operates as a system in conjunction with Beltzville Dam to reduce flooding in the downstream communities along the Lehigh River and preventing over $245 million in flood damage to the Lehigh River Valley. (U.S. Army photo)