7 Apr 2020

Alternate care facility site construction to begin in Novi, Michigan

DETROIT – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, (USACE), Detroit District, announces it will begin construction on an alternate care facility in Novi, Michigan as efforts to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)-led response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. The second conversion in Michigan will take place at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. USACE is coordinating design and construction efforts to adapt more than 250,000 square feet into medical care space. This conversion of the main floor will include approximately 1,100 bed spaces for COVID-19 patients and stations for medical personnel. “The situation in Michigan continues to evolve and the Corps of Engineers will surge resources to meet the anticipated need," said Lt. Col. Gregory Turner, district engineer, USACE, Detroit District. “This work that we are doing through FEMA to support the people of Michigan, especially enabling the local hospitals, is a mission that we are ready for.”

29 Mar 2020

Detroit District to begin construction on alternate care facility

DETROIT – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, (USACE,) Detroit District, announces it has received a verbal mission assignment from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to construct a large alternate care facility in downtown Detroit. USACE continues to make significant progress across the nation in its efforts to support the FEMA-led response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. The first conversion in Michigan will take place at the TCF Center in Detroit, Michigan. USACE is well underway in its coordination and planning efforts to adapt more than 250,000 square feet of the convention facility into medical care space.

27 Mar 2020

Detroit District supporting national response to COVID-19 pandemic

DETROIT – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, has assembled and deployed field assessment teams tasked with evaluating existing facilities in Michigan for the possible conversion into alternate care facilities as part of the nationwide federal, state and local effort to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under this planning mission assignment from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), personnel from FEMA, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and state and local emergency management and medical personnel are conducting initial and in-depth site assessments at multiple locations as determined by state leadership. The teams are providing assessments to the State of Michigan that deliver information on the possible conversion of existing buildings into alternate care facilities in southeast Michigan.

30 Sep 2019

Symposium will highlight process to work in Michigan waters

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District (Corps), along with the state of Michigan

19 Sep 2019

Corps to celebrate new community gathering place near Soo Locks

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announce an addition to a traditional community

13 Jun 2019

Corps to host “Waterways, Wetlands and You!” informational forums

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, will host an informational outreach event

26 Mar 2019

Corps will participate in an open house about the Grand River

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, on behalf of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission,

12 Mar 2019

New Soo Lock included in President’s Budget request

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announces that the New Soo Lock project in Sault

27 Dec 2018

State of Michigan press release: Michigan investment in the new Soo Lock speeds up project, will save taxpayers $30 million

Agreement makes Michigan’s commitment of up to $52 million for the new lock official

19 Dec 2018

Corps awards $7 million for an electrical system replacement

DETROIT— U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, awards a contract to build electrical