19 Dec 2022

Reinforced Dune in Rockaways Provides Stronger Defense Against Flooding

Rockaway Beach, a 10-mile-long peninsula facing the Atlantic Ocean in Queens, New York, a borough of New York City, has 850,000+ residents and a great deal of critical infrastructure in a small geographic area ─ schools, hospitals, nursing homes, mass transit lines, etc.

15 Dec 2022

Army Corps, Prince George’s County sign partnership agreement, moving Anacostia Watershed restoration into construction phase

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, and Prince George’s County Department of the Environment (DoE) signed a Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) for the Anacostia Watershed Restoration project during a ceremony at the county’s DoE headquarters in Largo, Maryland, Dec. 15, 2022. The PPA will usher in the construction phase of the project, which aims to restore a segment of the Anacostia Watershed within Prince George’s County that has suffered from years of environmental neglect.

12 Dec 2022

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers trains Ghanaian military partners on base camp design

When the call comes to support United Nations peacekeeping operations, the Ghana Armed Forces regularly answer that call and are expected to set up their operations at times with little to no existing base camp infrastructure. They could be operating from the corner of an airport, a commandeered sports field or a tract of land in an undeveloped part of a jungle or desert scape – wherever peace needs reinforced. Efficiently and logically developing base camps for deployed forces is key to any mission’s success, and that is why experts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers were recently in Ghana teaching courses in base camp design to Ghana Armed Forces combat engineers and planners in the Ghanaian capital of Accra.

7 Dec 2022

Army Corps awards contract for beach nourishment along Delaware Coast

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District awarded a contract to Weeks Marine of Cranford, N.J. for $23.8 million to conduct periodic nourishment on three dune and beachfill projects along the Delaware coast. The contract is a joint effort between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.

5 Dec 2022

Army Corps and Delaware sign cost-sharing agreement

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Philadelphia District has signed a feasibility cost sharing agreement with the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) to initiate a new study for the Delaware Inland Bays.

1 Dec 2022

Restoring NY-NJ Estuary will create breathtaking views and more

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District with partnering agencies is using funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to restore the degrading estuary in New York and New Jersey.

28 Nov 2022

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Announces Public Meeting for the New York & New Jersey Harbors and Tributaries Study (NY&NJHATS)

NEW YORK - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, in partnership with non-federal sponsors, seeks public comment for the New York & New Jersey Harbors and Tributaries Study (NY&NJHATS).

25 Nov 2022

USACE schedules virtual FNOD Restoration Advisory Board meeting Dec 1

Community members can learn more about restoration efforts at the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot (FNOD) and hear the latest cleanup progress during a virtual quarterly Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meeting scheduled for 6:15 to 8 p.m. Dec. 1.

22 Nov 2022

Raystown Lake announces Mountain Bike Skills Park, Allegrippis Trails seasonal closure

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, will close Raystown Lake's Mountain Bike Skills Park for the winter season on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. The Skills Park is scheduled to reopen in April 2023 for the start of the new recreation season.

18 Nov 2022

USACE seeks comments on proposed work in Lake Champlain in Burlington, Vermont

 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permit application to conduct

16 Nov 2022

USACE awards NAD Knowledge Management program, manager

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division is the recipient of two awards of distinction and excellence in Knowledge Management.

11 Nov 2022

Army Corps updates status on Chesapeake City Bridge closures

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District shared an update on ongoing repair work on the Chesapeake City Bridge in Cecil County, Maryland. Work includes repairs of the bridge expansion joints and will require periodic single-lane closures. Single lane closures are currently estimated to take place from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. ​No lane closures will take place on Saturdays and Sundays. Work is estimated to continue through the end of February. 

10 Nov 2022

U.S. Army Corps and Miami-Dade County to host charrette for re-initiation of Miami-Dade Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management Study

MIAMI – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Norfolk District and Miami-Dade County, its non-federal sponsor, will host a charrette from November 14 to 18, which will include a public meeting on Monday, Nov. 14 for the re-initiation of the Miami-Dade Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study​.

7 Nov 2022

Blue Marsh Lake presents national Corps award to Berks Area Mountain Biking Association

On October 27, 2022 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Philadelphia District presented the Corps Excellence in Partnerships Award to Berks Area Mountain Biking Association (BAMBA) for their exemplary partnership work benefitting Blue Marsh Lake.

3 Nov 2022

Army Corps shares 2023 plan for Francis E. Walter Dam recreational water releases

The U.S. Army Corps Engineers’ Philadelphia District shared the 2023 Recreation Plan for the Francis E. Walter Dam. The plan specifies dates and actions associated with whitewater and fishing releases from the dam from late March to early October of 2023. USACE coordinates the plan with the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

3 Nov 2022

Innovative Structure Provides Uninterrupted Learning for West Point Cadets

Over the past few months, visitors to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York may have noticed construction on a large, white domed structure that sits behind the campus baseball field, next to the library. This 20,000-square-foot temporary facility, known as the General Instruction Building Swing Space, will provide professors and cadets with office and study space while surrounding buildings are being renovated.

3 Nov 2022

Quonset Development Corporation seeks permit for proposed work in Port of Davisville

 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permit application to conduct

3 Nov 2022

USACE seeks comments on proposed work along southern dike of Pine Creek in Fairfield

 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permit application to conduct

2 Nov 2022

City, USACE host Virginia senator and civic league at proposed reef restoration site

City of Virginia Beach and Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, hosted Virginia Sen. Bill DeSteph, Virginia Marine Resources Commission and Broad Bay Civic League members on a tour of the proposed area for the Lynnhaven River Basin Ecosystem Restoration Project, Phase 2: Reef, Oct. 25 at Broad Bay here.

1 Nov 2022

Craney Island mosquito spraying scheduled tomorrow

NORFOLK, Va. — The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, will conduct joint aerial mosquito spraying Wednesday, November 2, over federal properties on Craney Island, adjacent city properties, and the Churchland area in Portsmouth. 

28 Oct 2022

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Continues to make significant progress executing Superstorm Sandy Program

NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, in partnership with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC), New York City, and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) recently held press conferences to discuss its progress in executing the Superstorm Sandy Coastal Risk Reduction Program—a comprehensive decade-long effort designed to increase coastal storm risk reduction measures for residents of communities across the tri-state.  

28 Oct 2022

North Atlantic Division marks 10 years since Hurricane Sandy response

The North Atlantic Division reflects on its role in the response and recovery to Hurricane Sandy.

27 Oct 2022

10 years after Superstorm Sandy: What’s Been Done and the Road Ahead

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, quickly sprang into action in the days following Superstorm Sandy. Recovery was at the heart of disaster response following the hundred-year storm to which many resources and expertise were contributed. Collaboration with its many partners was critical to the Corps mission and having a clear understanding of roles and responsibilities. For the past 10 years, The New York District's performance during the Sandy response and recovery operations highlights this progress.

24 Oct 2022

Craney Island mosquito spraying scheduled tomorrow

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, scheduled aerial mosquito treatment tomorrow over the federal property on Craney Island.

24 Oct 2022

$61 Million Renovation Helps Train Army’s Future Leaders

As Silas Bowman walks through the Camp Buckner cadet barracks at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, he’s reminded of his years at West Point. “As a major and a lieutenant colonel in the Army, I trained cadets here.”

24 Oct 2022

Army Corps’ Philly District to depart Wanamaker Building offices

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District will soon fully depart its headquarters offices at the Wanamaker Building in Philadelphia. The General Services Administration Mid-Atlantic Region awarded a contract to lease new office space for the USACE Philadelphia District at 1650 Arch Street in Center City Philadelphia.

14 Oct 2022

USACE announces next meeting of the Gould Island Restoration Advisory Board to be held October 27

 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announced today that the next meeting of the

12 Oct 2022

Virginia Beach coastal storm risk management study by USACE, city looking for public feedback

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the City of Virginia Beach are holding an in-person public scoping meeting and two virtual office hour sessions for the Virginia Beach Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) feasibility study.

11 Oct 2022

Gathright Dam pulse release set for Oct 12

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will conduct a pulse release at Gathright Dam, near Covington, Va., on Wednesday, 12 October 2022, beginning at approximately 6 a.m.

7 Oct 2022

Raystown Lake Drawdown

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, has begun a controlled lake drawdown from summer pool elevation 786’ NGVD to a target of 8 feet below at 778’ NGVD, which will occur incrementally throughout the months of October and November.