If approved, funded, and built, this proposal would create the largest and most comprehensive system of coastal protections in the region, while dramatically reshaping New York City’s waterfront.
Hawtree Creek in Howard Beach, Queens. A storm surge gate is proposed at the mouth of the creek on Jamaica Bay, as part of a new plan by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.Hawtree Creek in Howard Beach, Queens. A storm surge gate is proposed at the mouth of the creek on Jamaica Bay, as part of a new plan by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The Staten Island shoreline of the Arthur Kill, looking towards the Outerbridge Crossing. A storm surge gate is proposed south of here, as part of a new plan by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.The Staten Island shoreline of the Arthur Kill, looking towards the Outerbridge Crossing. A storm surge gate is proposed south of here, as part of a new plan by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The largest gates currently proposed include a dual surge gate system on the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, two of the busiest shipping channels in the region — and a gate across the entrance to Jamaica Bay, a vast tidal estuary that is home to nature preserves and endangered salt marshes.
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