21 May 2019

Home Relocations Make Way For Coastal Restoration Project, Dunes

The New York District is relocating homes a much shorter distance at the Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Project.

21 May 2019

Home Relocations Make Way For Coastal Restoration Project, Dunes

Thinking about physically relocating a home often conjures up images of a huge structure on a flatbed truck with a police escort and the words “Wide-Load” emblazoned on the back. This spring, the New York District is relocating several homes a much shorter distance (20-40 feet), but it’s a no less complicated task.

27 Oct 2018

Six years later, Army Corps remains Sandy focused

At the same time the North Atlantic Division has supported U.S. Army Corps of Engineers response and recovery efforts following recent major storm events elsewhere in the United States, it has remained intensely focused on Superstorm Sandy repair, restoration and risk-reduction projects in the northeast six years since that major weather event.

11 Dec 2012

New York District activates Breach Contingency Plan after Sandy

When Hurricane Sandy struck Long Island it brought destruction to coastal areas and power outages throughout the region. It also punched three breaches in barrier islands in Suffolk County, leading to the activation of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District’s Breach Contingency Plan - which had never actually been fully activated.

11 Dec 2012

New York District activates Breach Contingency Plan after Sandy

When Hurricane Sandy struck Long Island it brought destruction to coastal areas and power outages throughout the region.