South Atlantic Division News Releases

El Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejército de los Estados Unidos aumenta el volumen de remoción de escombros

Press Operations — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 21:49:00 GMT

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO – El Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejército de Estados Unidos (USACE, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció hoy que aumentarán el volumen de la misión de remoción de escombros, en Puerto Rico, por 250,000 yardas cúbicas para cumplir con solicitudes adicionales que se han recibido de la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA, por sus siglas en inglés).

USACE Increases Debris Collection Volume

Press Operations — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 21:42:00 GMT

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today it will increase the volume of the debris removal mission, in Puerto Rico, by 250,000 cubic yards to accommodate for additional requests received from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

USACE awards additional $140.5 million for power grid restoration efforts in Puerto Rico

Press Operations — Sat, 07 Apr 2018 16:05:34 GMT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today it will provide additional resources to further support emergency power restoration by increasing the value of an existing contract. The additional FEMA funds raise the PowerSecure Inc., contract amount by $140.5 million. The contract was originally awarded October 19, 2017. Additional funds bring the total amount of the contract to $510.6 million and enable continued restoration efforts into May.

USACE adds additional "last pass" dates for Puerto Rico

Press Operations — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 21:22:15 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, working with local government officials, have set additional dates of the last day debris will be picked-up by contractors working under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s debris mission assignment.

Corps Contractors Complete 50,000th Blue Roof Installation

Press Operations — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 20:26:46 GMT

Contractors working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers installed the 50,000th blue roof Tuesday for Puerto Rico residences damaged by hurricanes Irma and Maria, approaching three-quarters of buildings approved for the program.

Los contratistas del Cuerpo de Ingenieros completan la instalación de Techo Azul número 50,000

Press Operations — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 20:23:34 GMT

El martes, los contratistas que trabajan para el Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejército de EE. UU. (USACE, por sus siglas en inglés) instalaron el techo azul número 50,000 para las residencias en Puerto Rico dañadas por los huracanes Irma y María, acercándose a tres cuartas partes de las estructuras aprobadas para el programa.

USACE & PREPA launch mass distribution of materials to contractors

Press Operations — Sun, 14 Jan 2018 19:05:42 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Task Force Power Restoration, in a joint effort with the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, launched a mass distribution of over 200,000 pieces of power restoration materials Jan. 13 and 14 to contractors throughout the island.

USACE exceeds halfway mark in debris mission after collecting 2 million cubic yards in Puerto Rico

Press Operations — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 14:13:56 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has collected 2 million cubic yards of debris from the island as of Jan. 9, and has exceeded the halfway mark in collecting debris tasked to USACE after hurricanes Irma and Maria.

USACE va más allá de la mitad del camino en la misión de escombros luego de recoger 2 millones de yardas cúbicas en Puerto Rico

Press Operations — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 13:35:00 GMT

A la fecha del 9 de enero, el Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejército de EE.UU. (USACE, por sus siglas en inglés), recogió 2 millones de yardas cúbicas de escombros en la isla y excedió la marca de la mitad del camino del trabajo de recogido de escombros que se le asignó a USACE luego de los huracanes Irma y María.

Hormigueros es el primer municipio en completar la remoción de escombros en Puerto Rico

Press Operations — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 22:54:00 GMT

- El Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejército de los Estados Unidos (USACE, por sus siglas en inglés) completó la recolecta de escombros en Hormigueros, Puerto Rico – el primer municipio de la isla en completar la misión con USACE.

First to complete debris removal in Puerto Rico -- Hormigueros

Press Operations — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 22:49:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed collection of debris in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico – the first municipality on the island to complete the mission with USACE.

Operation Blue Roof installs 30,000 temporary roofs in Puerto Rico

Press Operations — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 18:17:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, overseeing the Operation Blue Roof mission in Puerto Rico, has installed more than 30,000 temporary roofs in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of hurricane Maria.

Se extiende la fecha límite para someter la solicitud de techos provisionales para las residencias afectadas por el Huracán María

Press Operations — Tue, 26 Dec 2017 16:54:06 GMT

FEMA extendió hasta el 10 de enero de 2018 la fecha límite para someter la solicitud al programa de Techo Azul del Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejército de los EE.UU.

Puerto Rico temporary roof application deadline extended

Press Operations — Tue, 26 Dec 2017 16:17:59 GMT

The deadline for applications for a Blue Roof installation by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Puerto Rico has been extended from January 3 to January 10, 2018.

USACE awards $831 million contract to Fluor Enterprises for power grid repair in Puerto Rico

Press Operations — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 13:23:17 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), in coordination with the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, on Dec. 1 awarded a time and materials contract with an $831 million ceiling to Fluor Enterprises Inc., Greenville, South Carolina, to support ongoing work to restore the power grid in Puerto Rico.

USACE IA team inspires young interpreter’s career plans

Press Operations — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 15:49:45 GMT

The USACE Infrastructure Assessment Team had need of a Spanish interpreter at a remote school they were inspecting. The only one available was nine-year old Angel Emanuel Martinez Mateo. His help enabled them complete their inspection of the school without having to come back a second time.

USACE awards two new contracts for Operation Blue Roof

Press Operations — Thu, 23 Nov 2017 13:29:29 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in coordination with the Mobile District, awarded a $93-million shared capacity contract to Power & Instrumentation Services Inc. and Ceres Caribe Inc., Nov. 21, 2017, for additional support for temporary roofing mission more commonly known as “Operation Blue Roof.”

Remote Puerto Rico community hospital gets 500th FEMA generator installed by USACE

Press Operations — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 19:39:27 GMT

The Castaner General Hospital in a remote part of Puerto Rico received the 500th generator installation as part of the FEMA temporary power program. The generator was installed November 12 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

USACE awards $19 million contract for additional generation at Yabucoa power plant

Press Operations — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 15:21:45 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in coordination with the Omaha district awarded a $19 million contract to Aptim Federal Services, LLC, November 6, to provide more reliable power for the Yabucoa and Humacao areas, located in southeast Puerto Rico.

New disaster response mission, USACE team keeps Puerto Rico’s generators operational

Press Operations — Sun, 05 Nov 2017 23:39:14 GMT

At the request of Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) tasked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to maintain and repair non-federally installed generators. USACE deployed their Honolulu District Temporary Emergency Power Planning and Response Team and contracted with Louis Berger to take on this unprecedented mission.