28 Apr 2020

Project SHARE seeks Corps permit to place fill for a stream habitat enhancement project in Beddington

CONCORD, Mass. – Project SHARE of Machiasport, Maine, is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps

28 Apr 2020

Otter Brook white water events on May 2-3 in Keene cancelled by paddling clubs due to COVID-19 concerns

All Otter Brook paddling events that were scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, May 2-3, 2020 in Keene, New Hampshire, have been cancelled by the paddling club requestors due to concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic.

27 Apr 2020

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers comes to the aid of hospitals

To help New York State hospitals deal with this, Army Corps’ New York District volunteers are working 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  They are locating existing buildings that can be converted into these alternate care facilities and then they are designing and constructing them. 

22 Apr 2020

Sandbridge Beach renourishment work underway

The Sandbridge Beach Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project’s 2020 renourishment cycle kicked off sand-borrow and placement operations April, 8.

21 Apr 2020

Ashuelot River white water events on April 25 in Surry cancelled by paddling clubs due to COVID-19 concerns

CONCORD, Mass. – All Ashuelot River paddling events that were scheduled for Saturday, April 25,

21 Apr 2020

Despite the current COVID-19 climate, Corps of Engineers nears 10 Million Cubic Yard milestone in Boston Harbor Improvement Dredging Project

CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New England District is nearing the

21 Apr 2020

Blackwater River white water events on April 25-26 in Webster, Salisbury cancelled by paddling clubs due to COVID-19 concerns

All Blackwater River paddling events that were scheduled for April 25-26, 2020 in Webster and Salisbury, New Hampshire, have been cancelled by the paddling club requestors due to concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic.

21 Apr 2020

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority seeks Corps of Engineers permit to reconstruct railroad bridge in Gloucester

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District to conduct work in waters of the U.S. in conjunction with the reconstruction of the railroad bridge in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

21 Apr 2020

Quinebaug River white water event on April 26 in Sturbridge cancelled by paddling clubs due to COVID-19 concerns

All Quinebaug River paddling events that were scheduled for April 26, 2020 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, have been cancelled by the paddling club requestors due to concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic.

19 Apr 2020

Bowser Administration, U.S. Army Corps Announce Set-Up of DC Convention Center into Alternate Care Facility

In coordination with the Bowser Administration, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, has issued a design/build contract to Hensel Phelps Construction Co. to convert the Walter E. Washington Convention Center into an alternate care facility to support the District’s response to coronavirus (COVID-19). The goal is to never need to use the Convention Center, but by the first week of May, 500 beds will be ready.

17 Apr 2020

Army Corps Oversees Progress of Alternate Care Facility Construction at State University of New York College at Old Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.

Construction of the alternate care facility is progressing at the State University of New York College at Old Westbury on Long Island to facilitate care for COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients.

14 Apr 2020

Westfield River white water events on April 18-19 in Huntington cancelled by paddling clubs due to COVID-19 concerns

CONCORD, Mass. – All Westfield River paddling events that were scheduled for April 18-19, 2020 have

14 Apr 2020

Maine Department of Marine Resources seeks Corps permit to build pens to raise Atlantic salmon in Cutler

CONCORD, Mass. – The Maine Department of Marine Resources is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army

14 Apr 2020

Corps proposes revisions to compensatory mitigation for impacts to aquatic resources in New England

CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is proposing revisions to

14 Apr 2020

Pine Island Real Estate, LLC, seeks Corps of Engineers permit to expand marina in Groton

CONCORD, Mass. – Pine Island Real Estate, LLC, is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of

13 Apr 2020

Army Corps, Partners Construct Alternate Care Facility at State University of New York at Stony Brook, Long Island N.Y.

The Alternate Care Facility is taking shape on the State University of New York at Stony Brook on Long Island to facilitate the care for COVID-19 patients. The Corps awarded the $101 million contract to build a 1,000-bed temporary hospital and part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ efforts to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency response.

13 Apr 2020

Army Corps working to construct alternate care facilities in New Jersey

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District is working to expand capacity at medical facilities in East Orange, Paramus, and Trenton, N.J. as part of the ongoing response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

7 Apr 2020

Middle East District Assists with Coronavirus Assessments

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM) mission is primarily outside the continental U.S but USACE’s Norfolk District asked for assistance in conducting assessments of Northern Virginia facilities that could potentially be adapted as alternate care facilities (ACF) and Team TAM members were happy to assist.

7 Apr 2020

Corps proposes maintenance dredging of Block Island Harbor of Refuge Federal navigation project

CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is proposing maintenance

7 Apr 2020

USACE Alternate Care Facility Mission Continues at the Westchester County Center

White Plains-- On any given weekend you’ll find the Westchester County Center buzzing with excitement. From basketball tournaments, to live shows, to public meetings, the convention center was a local melting pot of events, people, and cultures. Now the convention center has a new mission, to serve as an alternate care facility. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, is making it just that. A little over three weeks ago a Mission Assignment Task Order (MATO) was assigned to the New York District by FEMA in order to build alternate care facilities in the wake of the worldwide COVID19 crisis. USACE was deployed under a National activation to provide initial planning and engineering support (Emergency Support Function 3 – Public Works & Engineering) Nationwide to address possible medical facility shortages in the U.S. One FEMA MA was issued to USACE Headquarters for a Fusion Cell for disaster response planning.

7 Apr 2020

District announces procedures for safe lockings during COVID-19 pandemic

Effective March 31, the locks at Deep Creek, Virginia, and South Mills, North Carolina, returned to their normal operating schedule to accommodate vessels using the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway's Dismal Swamp Canal.

7 Apr 2020

Corps of Engineers updates preventative measures in place for COVID-19 at Barre Falls Dam in Barre

BARRE, Mass. – In accordance with the most recent Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH)

7 Apr 2020

Millers River white water events on April 11-12 in Royalston cancelled by paddling clubs due to COVID-19 concerns

CONCORD, Mass. – All Millers River paddling events that were scheduled for April 11-12, 2020 have

7 Apr 2020

Lynde Point Land Trust, Inc., seeks Corps permit to stabilize shoreliene erosion in Old Saybrook

CONCORD, Mass. – Lynde Point Land Trust, Inc., is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of

6 Apr 2020

Corps updates preventative measures in place for COVID-19 at Tully Lake, Birch Hill Dam in Royalston

Royalston, Mass. – In accordance with the most recent Massachusetts Department of Public Health

6 Apr 2020

Corps of Engineers updates preventative measures in place for COVID-19 at Littleville Lake, Knightville Dam in Huntington

Huntington, Mass. – In accordance with the most recent Massachusetts Department of Public Health

6 Apr 2020

Corps updates preventative measures in place for COVID-19 at West Thompson Lake in North Grosvenordale

North Grosvenordale, Conn. – In accordance with the most recent Connecticut Stay-At-Home and Safe

6 Apr 2020

Corps of Engineers updates preventative measures in place for COVID-19 at West Hill Dam in Uxbridge, Northbridge

Uxbridge/Northbridge, Mass. – In accordance with the US Army Corps of Engineers policies and

6 Apr 2020

USACE to begin construction on alternate care facilities in Virginia

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has received three mission assignments from FEMA to construct alternate care facilities in Northern Virginia, the Hampton Roads region and in the Richmond, Virginia area.

6 Apr 2020

Corps of Engineers updates preventative measures in place for COVID-19 at Buffumville Lake and Hodges Village Dam

Charlton/Oxford, Mass. –  In accordance with the most recent Massachusetts Department of Public