1 Apr 2013

Army Corps Offers Update on Final Major Harbor 50 Foot Deepening Contract

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in partnership with The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey are improving the main shipping channels in the Port by deepening them to a depth of 50 feet, allowing more efficient access to the world’s largest oceangoing ships.

29 Mar 2013

Work scheduled to start in spring 2013: Corps awards $12.3 million contract to paint Cape Cod Canal’s Sagamore Bridge in Bourne

The Cape Cod Canal’s Sagamore Bridge in Bourne, Mass., will be painted under the terms of a $12,390,000.00 contract issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District.

27 Mar 2013

Army Corps Plumb Beach coastal storm risk reduction work to temporarily close beach and parking lot, bike lane will have detour

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District will be completing the second and final Phase of coastal storm risk reduction work at Plumb Beach in Brooklyn along the Belt Parkway through most of the rest of the calendar year, which will lead to beach and parking lot closures as well as a bike lane detour.

25 Mar 2013

Opening of Recreation Areas at Tioga-Hammond & Cowanesque Lakes

The US Army Corps of Engineers at Tioga-Hammond and Cowanesque Lakes announce the opening of various recreation areas for the 2013 recreation season.

19 Mar 2013

Debris removal crews prepare to start 24-hour operations in Fire Island neighborhoods

Starting March 19, residents on Fire Island will notice the debris removal crews setting up lights and generators and taking other steps to safely conduct nighttime debris removal from rights of way. This is a push to be able to meet the end of March completion goal.

15 Mar 2013

North Atlantic Division Commander Promoted to Brigadier General

Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, Chief of Engineers and the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, promoted Kent D. Savre, the North Atlantic Division Commander, to the rank of Brigadier General March 15 in a ceremony in Washington, D.C.

13 Mar 2013

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releases First Interim Report to Congress

In accordance with the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineeres developed and submitted to Congress the first of two interim reports, which provides the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate with an assessment of authorized constructed projects and authorized projects under construction for reducing flooding and storm risks in the North Atlantic Division.

8 Mar 2013

North Atlantic Division Commander to be promoted to Brigadier General

Col. Kent D. Savre, Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division, will be promoted to the rank of brigadier general in a March 15 promotion ceremony in Washington, D.C.

28 Feb 2013

Fire Island contract brings $8.3 million to local businesses

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $10.1 million task order contract to Environmental Chemical Company of Burlingame, Calif., Feb. 27 to remove debris on Fire Island created by Hurricane Sandy.

28 Feb 2013

Federal Support Toolbox for Integrated Water Resources Management now available online

The new Federal Support Toolbox for Integrated Water Resources Management, a single point of entry to comprehensive information, is available at www.watertoolbox.us.