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  • Army Corps announces temporary trail closure along Chesapeake & Delaware Canal

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District announced portions of the Michael N. Castle Trail along the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal will be closed from June 1st to June 4th. The closure will enable the Army Corps’ contractor to make repairs to the ramp over the dredging pipe that is temporarily in place and to adjust barriers.

  • Army Corps announces lane closures along Summit Bridge

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District announced today upcoming lane closures will be implemented along Summit Bridge in New Castle County, Delaware to enable routine maintenance, including steel repairs and painting activities.

  • USACE introduces new Regulatory Request System module

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today the launch of a new module on its Regulatory Request System (RRS) that will allow users to self-verify that a pre-construction notification is not required for a proposed activity covered under a nationwide permit.

  • Army Corps awards contract for Strathmere and Sea Isle City beachfill project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Philadelphia District shared an update regarding periodic nourishment of the Great Egg Harbor Inlet to Townsends Inlet dune and beachfill project. USACE has awarded a $21.6 million contract to Norfolk Dredging Company of Chesapeake, VA for dune and beachfill work in Sea Isle City and Upper Township (Strathmere), N.J.

  • Local Boy Scout recognized for building accessible fishing pier at Blue Marsh Lake

    In the spring of 2025, 18-year-old local Boy Scout Gavin Wanner approached park rangers at Blue Marsh Lake with an idea for a service project: rebuilding the park’s outdated accessible fishing pier at the Stilling Basin.

  • Army Corps, Abington Township celebrate completion of environmental infrastructure project

    ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Abington Township officials and partners held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 22 to celebrate the completion of an environmental infrastructure project.

  • Army Corps shares update for Strathmere and Sea Isle City beachfill project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Philadelphia District shared an update regarding periodic nourishment of the Great Egg Harbor Inlet to Townsends Inlet dune and beachfill project. Three days after receiving $28 million in federal funding, USACE has published a contract solicitation for dune and beachfill work in Sea Isle City and Upper Township (Strathmere), N.J. USACE will continue to expedite pre-construction steps consistent with the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works’ “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork” initiative.

  • Army Corps shares update regarding temporary closure of portion of C&D Canal trail

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Philadelphia District shared an update regarding upcoming work along the Chesapeake & Delaware (C&D) Canal that will temporarily impact access to the Michael N. Castle trail system on the north side of the Canal and the access road off Cox Neck Road.

  • Army Corps shares details on road closure at Francis E. Walter Dam

    WHITE HAVEN, PA – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District announced that approximately 2.5 miles of the Francis E. Walter Dam Road on the Route 940 side of the dam will be closed from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 9, 2026.

  • Army Corps to present at Wayne County Commissioners public meeting on Jadwin Dam Master Plan revision

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will present at the Wayne County Commissioners working session on March 10, 2026, to kick off a process to revise the 1959 General Edgar Jadwin Dam Master Plan (originally titled Dyberry Reservoir).