8 Feb 2013

Corps awards new Fire Island debris removal contract

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $10.5 million debris removal contract to Custom Earth Recycling, LLC of Bay Shore, N.Y. as part of the cleanup mission from Hurricane Sandy.

6 Feb 2013

Army Corps awards $2 million contract for Phase II of Plumb Beach coastal storm risk reduction work in Brooklyn

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District has awarded a $2 million contract to Village Dock, Inc., of Port Jefferson, N.Y., to complete the second and final phase of construction at the coastal storm risk reduction project at Plumb Beach in Brooklyn along the Belt Parkway.

6 Feb 2013

Corps of Engineers releases Native Oyster Restoration Master Plan

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with the State of Maryland and the Commonwealth of Virginia, along with their shared partners, has finalized the Native Oyster Restoration Master Plan. The master plan outlines the Corps’ strategy for large-scale oyster restoration throughout the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.

4 Feb 2013

Army Corps Awards Contract to Deepen the Arthur Kill Channel

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has awarded a contract for $41,368,100.00 to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC on January 31, 2013 for deepening the Arthur Kill Federal Channel to 50 feet

4 Feb 2013

Army Corps to begin repairing Rehoboth Beach outfall pipes

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District and its contractor will begin repairing and extending outfall pipes at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, later this month.

26 Jan 2013

Corps awards Fire Island debris removal contract

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced the award of a Hurricane Sandy debris removal contract worth $8.8 million to DS3 Enterprises Inc. of Central Islip, N.Y.

17 Jan 2013

USGS identifies problems with Pearce Creek disposal facility

A study commissioned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has identified problems with the groundwater in the vicinity of the Pearce Creek Confined Disposal Facility, a site the Corps seeks to utilize for maintenance dredge sediment from the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal southern approach channels.

16 Jan 2013

Construction on Muddy River project to begin on or about Jan. 28 with tree removal, and then fencing

Construction activities on Phase 1 of the $30.9 million Muddy River Flood Risk Management and Environmental Restoration project in Boston, Mass., will start on or about Jan. 28, 2013 with tree removal and then followed by fencing and barrier installation.

9 Jan 2013

Corps awards $878,000 contract for maintenance dredging at Portsmouth Harbor, Piscataqua River

Maintenance dredging at Portsmouth Harbor and Piscataqua River in Maine and New Hampshire, will be completed under the terms of a $878,000 contract awarded on Dec. 27, 2012 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District.

3 Jan 2013

Corps continues path to normalcy with completion of power mission

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announced today the final numbers for the emergency power mission in New York following the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy. The Corps’ 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power), along with three planning and response teams from across the United States, made 385 assessments in New York following the storm. The teams installed, maintained and de-installed 106 generators.