DESCRIPTION: Maintenance and Stewardship of 50-foot navigation channels within the New York and New Jersey Harbor; NY and NJ.
AUTHORIZATION: The 50-foot navigation channels include the Ambrose Channel to -53 feet MLW datum; the Anchorage Channel, Arthur Kill Channel (to Howland Hook Marine Terminal),Bay Ridge Channel, Kill van Kull Channel, Newark Bay Channels, and Port Jersey Channel to -50 feet MLW datum (-52 feet in rock or hard substance) as authorized by Section 101(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000, Public Law 106-541. Additionally, New York and New Jersey Harbor and Adjacent Channel - Port Jersey, was authorized by Public Law 99-662 to a depth of -41 feet MLW datum as amended by Section 337 of Water Resources Development Act of 1999, Public Law 106-53, and modified in 2004 to authorize the project to -50 feet MLW datum.
COMMERCE: New York and New Jersey Harbor contains five interconnected but separate channels and two adjacent anchorages all of which are used by international vessels, harbor pilots and the U.S. Coast Guard. This asset supports deep-draft commercial navigation in the Port of New York and New Jersey, including over 100 million tons of freight traffic transported through these waterways on an annual basis (based on waterborne commerce data reported for 2022), consisting primarily of petroleum products, chemicals, crude materials, manufactured goods, and food & farm products.
STATUS: In FY2025, funds will be used for Operations & Maintenance (O&M) work including the upcoming solicitation of maintenance dredging contracts in the 50-foot area of Newark Bay Channels and 50-foot area of Arthur Kill Channel.
BACKGROUND: The channels within the New York and New Jersey Harbor were studied and subsequently improved to accommodate the need for deeper draft cargo vessels. These channels were deepened to a depth of 50-foot MLW. The 50-foot Harbor Deepening was completed in September 2016 and turned over to the Operations and Maintenance Phase.
CONTACT:
Jun Yan, P.E.
Asset / Project Manager
P: (917) 790-8437
Email: jun.yan@usace.army.mil
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District
26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10278
http://www.nan.usace.army.mil
District Area: NY #7,8,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17 and NJ # 6,8,9,10,11,12,13