April 2024:
Jamaica Bay 30% Design Award – in continuation of the design effort for the Jamaica Bay features, the 30% design task order was awarded to an AE firm to progress the design from 10% to 30%. This task is expected to finish early 2026.
March 2024:
Contract 1 Construction Completion – Groins construction completed and the contractor demobilized from site.
June 2023:
Jamaica Bay 10% design completed. The remaining of the design development will be tasked to an AE firm.
April 2022 Update:
Phase one of this project is currently underway. New groins have been constructed and refurbished. Bayside project features are currently in the design phase.
November 2021:
The second contract if this project is awarded. The work include beach fill placement, reinforced dune construction, planting, removal and disposal of debris and timber piles, construction of various pedestrian and vehicular dune cross over structures.
April 2020:
The first contract of this project is awarded. Work includes the construction and rehabilitation of 19 groins from Beach 32nd St to Beach 149th St.
August 22, 2019 Update:
Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, USACE Commanding General, signed the Chief’s Report for the Atlantic Coast of New York East Rockaway Inlet to Rockaway Inlet and Jamaica Bay Hurricane Sandy Reformulation Study and has transmitted the Corps of Engineers' recommendation to the Assistant Secretary for the Army for Civil Works for review and final approval.
The Revised Final Integrated General Reevaluation Report and Environmental Impact Statement (which incorporated final edits resulting from the USACE Headquarters Policy Review) was submitted with the Chief's Report and is available on the top of this page.
September, 2018 Update
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District in cooperation with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the City of New York, held public meetings to provide study information and solicit comments on the revised Recommended Plan for the Atlantic Coast of New York, East Rockaway Inlet to Rockaway Inlet, and Jamaica Bay Reformulation Study. As of August 31st, the Revised Draft Integrated Report is out for public & agency review and these meetings are to support public engagement.
To see the presentation from the meeting click here. To see the poster boards from the meeting click here.
August, 2018 Update
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District announces the availability of the Revised Draft Integrated Hurricane Sandy General Re-evaluation Report/and Environmental Impact Statement (Draft HSGRR/EIS) and revised General Conformity (GC) Determination which supports the draft Statement of Conformity (DSOC) for the Atlantic Coast of New York, East Rockaway Inlet to Rockaway Inlet, and Jamaica Bay Reformulation Study and the opening of the 45-day public comment period on the report. The public comment period concludes on October 22, 2018.
Written comments on the Revised Draft HSGRR/EIS) and revised General Conformity (GC) Determination can be submitted to:
Project Manager:
Ahmed Radwan, PMP
Project Manager
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Comments provided will become part of the public record for this EIS. Comments submitted will be fully considered during the preparation of the final EIS. All written comments, including names and address, will be made a part of the administrative record, available to the public under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The Administrative Record, or portions thereof, may also be posted on a Corps of Engineers web site. The acknowledgement of the receipt of comments or responses to individual letters and comments will not be provided but will be included and addressed in the final EIS.
Re-evaluation Study Report 2018
General Re-evaluation Report/and Environmental Impact Statement (Draft HSGRR/EIS)
Appendix A1 - Shorefront Engineering and Design Appendix
Appendix A1-A Rockaway, Appendix A2-Engineering Modeling Appendix
Appendix A1-B Screening Level Cost Estimates Supporting Data
Appendix A1-C Plans and Sections for the Recommended Plan for the Atlantic Shorefront
Appendix A2 - Jamaica Bay High Frequency Flood Risk Reduction Features Engineering and Design Appendix
Appendix A2-A HFFRRF Phase 1 Projects and Project Maps
Appendix A2-B Sub Appendix A2-B: HFFRRF Phase 2 Projects
Appendix A2-C HFFRRF Screening Level Cost Estimates Supporting Data
Appendix A2-D Phase Two Wave Modeling for Design Basis Update
Appendix A2-E Jamaica Bay High Frequency Flood Risk Reduction Features Engineering and Design Appendix
Appendix A2-F Plans and Sections for the Recommended Plan for Jamaica Bay
Appendix A2-F Part 1 Plans and Sections for the Recommended Plan for Jamaica Bay
Appendix A2-F Part 2 Plans and Sections for the Recommended Plan for Jamaica Bay
Appendix A2-F Part 3 Plans and Sections for the Recommended Plan for Jamaica Bay
Appendix B Economic Benefits
Appendix C Cost Engineering Appendix
Appendix D Environmental Compliance
Appendix D1 USFWS Planning Aid Letter
Appendix D2-A Endangered Species Act Compliance Biological Assessment
Appendix D2-B Endangered Species Act Compliance NMFS NLAA Determination Concurrence
Appendix D3 Essential Fish Habitat Assessment for Federally-Managed Fisheries Species
Appendix D4 Section 404(b)(1) Guidelines Evaluation
Appendix D5 Coastal Zone Management Program Federal Consistency Determination
Appendix D6 Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Appendix D7 Draft General Conformity Determination Notice
Appendix D8 Monitoring Plan Cover
Appendix E Real Estate Plan
Appendix F Public Access Plan
Appendix G Public Engagement
Appendix H Support from Non-Federal Sponsor, Partners, and Cooperating Agencies
April 2015 Update- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, hosted a series of public information sessions to share information regarding the ongoing East Rockaway to Rockaway Inlet and Jamaica Bay Reformulation Study and gather feedback from the public. The posters and formal presentations from those sessions can be downloaded in PDF form below.
Entire Poster Set - Posters 1-13 (~9MB)
For more information please read the Atlantic Coast of New York City, East Rockaway Inlet to Rockaway Inlet & Jamaica Bay, NY Fact Sheet or email the Project Manager.