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  • 24 Oct 2014

    Army Corps continues progress on Hurricane Sandy recovery

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to make steady progress on its projects authorized and funded after Hurricane Sandy struck the Northeast on Oct. 29, 2012. Together with its federal, state, local and industry partners, the Army Corps' North Atlantic Division, which extends from Virginia to Maine, has completed 66 coastal storm damage risk reduction projects, including repairs on 46 Sandy-damaged navigation channels and structures and restoration of 20 engineered beach projects along the coast.
  • 17 Oct 2014

    Biden, congressional members tour Delaware River Deepening Project

    PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 16, 2014) – Vice President Joe Biden visited Penn's Landing to tour ongoing Delaware River Main Channel Deepening operations and discuss the importance of dredging and maritime commerce to the economy. Biden was joined by Sen. Bob Casey and Reps. Bob Brady and Chaka Fattah from Pennsylvania, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District Commander Lt. Col. Michael Bliss, state and local officials and port and industry representatives.
  • 8 Oct 2014

    Army Corps cancels end of season water releases at the Francis E. Walter Dam

    The U.S. Army Corps Engineers' Philadelphia District has announced there is not enough water storage at the Francis E. Walter Dam reservoir to hold end-of-season water releases Oct. 10-13.
  • 1 Oct 2014

    Traffic on Reedy Point Bridge to be reduced to one lane

    PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (October 1, 2014) –- Traffic on the Reedy Point Bridge will be reduced to one lane
  • 19 Sep 2014

    Army Corps awards contract for Oakwood Beach

    PHILADELPHIA (September 18, 2014) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today awarded a $9.9-million contract to the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company for a coastal and storm damage reduction project at Oakwood Beach, N.J. The project, which entails the construction of a 50-foot wide berm, or beach, is a joint effort of the Army Corps’ Philadelphia District and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
  • 16 Sep 2014

    Army Corps to hold public comment meeting for F.E. Walter Dam recreation plan

    The U.S. Army Corps Engineers’ Philadelphia District will host a public meeting to review the 2014
  • 10 Sep 2014

    Army Corps To Release Additional Water Starting This Saturday At Francis E. Walter Dam

    PHILADELPHIA (September 10, 2014) - The U.S. Army Corps Engineers' Philadelphia District has
  • 29 Aug 2014

    Army Corps partners with state, local, non-profits on dredging and marsh restoration demo project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District has partnered with state, local, and
  • 27 Aug 2014

    Army Corps updates water release schedule at Francis E. Walter Dam

    PHILADELPHIA (August 27, 2014) – The U.S. Army Corps Engineers’ Philadelphia District has updated
  • 19 Aug 2014

    CORRECTION: Army Corps to increase water release flow rates at Francis E. Walter Dam on Aug. 23-24

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District has updated the flow management plan for the
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