NEW ENGLAND DISTRICT

29 May 2020

Corps announces availability of final 2018 National Wetland Plant List providing plant species indicator status ratings

CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as part of an interagency effort with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, is announcing the availability of the final 2018

27 May 2020

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers updates preventative measures in place for COVID-19 at West Hill Dam

Uxbridge/Northbridge, Mass. – West Hill Dam is implementing phased reopening of recreation areas access in accordance with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers policies and procedures, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) and CDC. The following COVID-19 measures will be implemented at the

27 May 2020

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers updates preventative measures in place for COVID-19 at Westville Lake Recreational Area in Sturbridge, East Brimfield Lake in Holland, Brimfield and Sturbridge, and Conant Brook Dam in Monson, Massachusetts

Sturbridge, Massachusetts – Westville Lake, East Brimfield Lake and Conant Brook Dam are implementing phased reopening of recreation areas access in accordance with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers policies and procedures, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) and CDC. The following

19 May 2020

City of Portland seeks Corps permit to dredge, construct confined aquatic disposal cell in Portland Harbor

CONCORD, Mass. – The city of Portland 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 construction of a confined aquatic disposal (CAD) cell in Portland Harbor in South Portland, Maine. This work is proposed in

15 May 2020

Corps proposes maintenance dredging of Wood Island and Pool at Biddeford Federal navigation project in Maine

CONCORD, Mass. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is proposing to perform maintenance dredging of the Wood Island and Pool at Biddeford Federal Navigation Project (FNP) in Biddeford, Maine. The City of Biddeford requested that this project be maintained. The proposed work

12 May 2020

Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite signs Chief’s Report for the New Haven Harbor Navigation Improvement Project

CONCORD, Mass. – Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, USACE Commanding General and 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, on May 7 signed the New Haven Harbor Navigation Improvement Project Chief's Report. The existing New Haven Harbor deep draft ship channel, turning basin, and maneuvering area are currently

12 May 2020

Massachusetts Department of Transportation seeks Corps of Engineers permit for highway improvements in Taunton

CONCORD, Mass. – The Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Highway Division, 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 planned improvements to the Route 24/Route 140 Interchange in Taunton,

8 May 2020

U.S. Army 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 Health (DPH) Stay-At-Home and Safe Practices Advisory, the following COVID-19 measures continue at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffumville Lake in Charlton, Mass and Hodges Village Dam in Oxford,

6 May 2020

Work scheduled to start in July 2020: Corps awards contract for Phase 2 of Muddy River Flood Risk Management project in Boston, Brookline

CONCORD, Mass. – Phase 2 of the Muddy River Flood Risk Management construction project in Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts, will be completed under the terms of a $36,500,000.00 contract issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. The non-Federal sponsors for the project are

28 Apr 2020

West River white water events on May 2-3 in Jamaica, Townshend, Vermont, cancelled due to COVID-19

CONCORD, Mass. – All West River paddling events that were scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, May 2-3, 2020 in Jamaica and Townshend, Vermont, have been cancelled due to concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, Ball Mountain Dam and Townshend Dam in Jamaica and Townshend, Vermont, will not be