Governor Hochul, Senators Schumer and Gillibrand Announce U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Approval of Emergency Repairs on Eastern Fire Island

Army Corps Approves New York’s Request for “Extreme Storm” Determination; $3.5 Million to Advance Project Engineering and Design

Governor Kathy Hochul, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced the approval of federal funds by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to advance significant repairs of a damaged coastal project on Fire Island in Suffolk County following a series of devastating coastal storms. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers disbursed $3.5 million to its New York District Office to expedite project engineering and design. To advance repairs, the New York District is undertaking a detailed survey of existing topographical conditions, information that is essential to the engineering and design of the project. New York State previously allocated $3 million to Suffolk County for an interim project to immediately reduce risk to the most vulnerable Fire Island communities; the interim project is nearing completion.  

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