New England News Releases

Bourne Bridge Construction Update - all lanes open
5/14/2026
Bourne Bridge construction complete...
USACE and Connecticut Port Authority Launch New Haven Harbor Improvement Project
4/22/2026
CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New England District, and the Connecticut Port Authority (CTPA) announced the execution of a Project Partnership Agreement, officially...
Bridge Work Alert Bourne Bridge Short-term Lane Restrictions
4/17/2026
Bridge Work Alert: Bourne Bridge Short-term Lane Restrictions on Tuesday April 21st, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. CONCORD, Mass. – Inspection and maintenance work will be performed on the Bourne Bridge...

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Local bird watchers descended upon West Hill Dam armed with pen, paper and a few binoculars to participate in West Hill Dam’s annual Backyard Bird Count.
Construction of the System Management Engineering Facility (SMEF), the 40,000 square foot, 2-story addition, is well underway and progressing rapidly.
For vessels wanting to enter Plymouth waters, dredging to remove shoals from the Plymouth Harbor federal navigation project in Massachusetts is currently underway and on schedule.

News From Around the Corps

Mobile District Advances Multi-Phase Repair of Holt Lock and Dam
4/28/2026
Following an emergency closure that halted traffic on the Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway in the summer of 2024, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District is actively advancing a phased,...
Engineering Readiness: Building Relationships Before Crisis
5/15/2026
The rain didn’t arrive all at once. It built, hour by hour — an unrelenting drumbeat against rooftops, roadways, and the rising surface of the reservoir. What began as a forecast turned into a threat,...
Europe District hosts Accident Investigation Training
5/6/2026
An accident on a construction site or other workplace can have a significant impact on delivering the mission.That’s why employees from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District and...

Feature Stories

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  • April

    Housatonic River dredging finished early

    The New England District team and its contractor, Cashman Dredging and Marine Contracting Company, LLC of Quincy, Massachusetts, completed dredging a portion of the Housatonic River Federal Channel in Connecticut two months ahead of schedule.  The project, originally estimated to cost $9.3 million, came in under budget.  The state of Connecticut is
  • February

    Nantasket Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project is set to begin

    A seawall at Nantasket Beach will have its center section fortified as part of the Nantasket Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction project in Hull, Massachusetts.  George R. Cairns & Sons, Inc., of Windham, New Hampshire will do the work under a $2,696,200 contract.  “The project consists of installing an approximately 2,200-linear-foot stone
  • West Hill Dam Rangers host young and old on Animal Trek

    Several families, Scouts from Douglas, Massachusetts, advanced Junior Rangers and volunteers joined the West Hill Dam team for an animal trek held at the project site in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, Jan. 14.  The Animal Trek is one of West Hill Dam’s many interpretive programs the team holds throughout the year.Participants young and old grabbed their

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