NEW ENGLAND DISTRICT

31 Mar 2014

Corps of Engineers proposes improvements to Portsmouth Harbor turning basin at head of Federal navigation channel

CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, in partnership with the New Hampshire Pease Development Authority, Division of Ports and Harbors (New Hampshire Port Authority), has prepared a Draft Feasibility Report and Draft Environmental Assessment (FR/EA) to examine

27 Mar 2014

Re-scheduled public meeting set for April 8; Corps of Engineers, Maine DOT to hold public information meeting in Belfast on Searsport Harbor dredging proposal

CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, and the Maine Department of Transportation will hold a Water Quality Certification pre-application public informational meeting as required by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection on April 8, 2014 in Belfast on the

24 Mar 2014

Corps, Maine DOT postpone March 26 Belfast public meeting on Searsport Harbor dredging due to snowstorm

CONCORD, Mass. – Due to an approaching snowstorm in the region, a projected snowfall of 4 to 8 inches in Belfast and concerns expressed by the public of holding a meeting at that time, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, and the Maine Department of Transportation have postponed

24 Mar 2014

Annual report for 2013 published on Massachusetts In-Lieu Fee program for coastal aquatic habitat, essential fish habitat

CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District recently made available for review the “2013 Annual Report of the Massachusetts In-Lieu Fee Program,” dated February 2014. The program serves as an alternative form of compensation for impacts to coastal aquatic resources, that

20 Mar 2014

Corps supports kayakers, rafters on Westfield River with Knightville Dam white water releases in Huntington

CONCORD, Mass. – Controlled releases of water will be made by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, from Knightville Dam in Huntington, Mass., starting on the afternoon of Friday, March 28, 2014 and running through Sunday, March 30 or until the volume of water for release is

19 Mar 2014

Corps of Engineers proposes dredging of Pawcatuck River, Little Narragansett Bay, and Watch Hill Cove Federal Navigation Project

CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is proposing maintenance dredging of the Pawcatuck River, Little Narragansett Bay, and Watch Hill Cove Federal Navigation Project (FNP) in Westerly, Rhode Island, and Stonington, Conn. The state of Rhode Island is the local

18 Mar 2014

Applicant seeks Corps permit to impact U.S. waters to install boat access to Connecticut River in Old Saybrook

CONCORD, Mass. – Mark Flynn is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District to conduct work in waters of the United States in conjunction with installing boat access to the Connecticut River in Old Saybrook, Conn.  The permit applicant proposes to install a total of

13 Mar 2014

Corps of Engineers awards $944,400 contract for the maintenance dredging at Wethersfield Cove in Wethersfield; work started on March 7

CONCORD, Mass. – Maintenance dredging at Wethersfield Cove on the Connecticut River below Hartford in Wethersfield, Conn., will be completed under the terms of a $944,400 contract recently awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. The Connecticut Department of Transportation

7 Mar 2014

Vehicular traffic and pedestrian changes on Brookline Avenue due to Muddy River project beginning March 29; Brookline Avenue Inbound will be shifted left between the Riverway Connector and Park Drive

CONCORD, Mass. – Construction activities continue on Phase 1 of the $30.9 million Muddy River Flood Risk Management and Environmental Restoration project in Boston, Mass.  On Saturday, March 29, another traffic shift to change both vehicular and pedestrian traffic will occur to continue installation

6 Mar 2014

Corps of Engineers proposes maintenance dredging of Cohasset Harbor Federal Navigation Project in Cohasset

CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is proposing maintenance dredging of the Cohasset Harbor Federal Navigation Project (FNP) in Cohasset and Scituate, Mass. The town of Cohasset is the local sponsor. The authorized FNP provides for an anchorage area in the inner