Rebuild By Design – Meadowlands
On June, 2, 2014, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that a design concept for the Meadowlands area near Little Ferry, Teterboro, Moonachie, and Carlstadt was selected as a winner of HUD’s Rebuild by Design competition. To fund this project, HUD has allocated $150 million towards the design and construction of a solution that will reduce flooding risks and enhance resiliency in this area. Information regarding the NJ Department of Environmental Protection’s timeline for the oversight of the design and construction of this project is available in the October 16, 2014 Federal Register. Additional information on the DEP’s public outreach and contracting opportunities will be available on this website.
Documents for Public Comment
Project Updates
- Rebuild by Design Meadowlands - Newsletter February 2019
Rebuild by Design Meadowlands - Newsletter October 2018
- Rebuild by Design Meadowlands - Newsletter June 2018
- Rebuild by Design Meadowlands - Newsletter January 2018
- Rebuild by Design Meadowlands - Newsletter December 2017
- Rebuild by Design Meadowlands - Newsletter November 2017
- Rebuild by Design Meadowlands - Newsletter October 2017
- Rebuild by Design Meadowlands - Newsletter July 2017
- Rebuild by Design Meadowlands - Newsletter June 2017
- Rebuild by Design Meadowlands - Newsletter May 2017
- Rebuild by Design Meadowlands - Newsletter April 2017
- Rebuild by Design Meadowlands - Newsletter March 2017
- Rebuild by Design Meadowlands - Newsletter February 2017
- Rebuild by Design Meadowlands - Newsletter January 2017
- Rebuild by Design Meadowlands - Newsletter December 2016
- Rebuild by Design Meadowlands - Newsletter November 2016
- Rebuild by Design Meadowlands - Newsletter October 2016
- Rebuild by Design Meadowlands - Newsletter September 2016
- Rebuild by Design Meadowlands - Newsletter August 2016
- Rebuild by Design Meadowlands - Newsletter July 2016
- A Notice of Intent (NOI) To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Rebuild by Design Meadowlands Flood Protection Project is published in the Federal Register.
- Click here to view a pdf of the Federal Register Notice.
- Notice of Intent English | Spanish | Korean
- Read the newspaper published version which includes the Notice of Early Public Review of a Proposed Activity in a 100-year Floodplain and Wetlands for the Rebuild by Design Meadowlands Flood Protection Project
- Guidance for Public Involvement
For older documents, click here for the RBDM Archive
Public Hearing Materials
June 26, 2018 – Draft Environmental Impact Statement Hearing
Workshops
January 23, 2020 – Riverfront Park Design Workshop
Community Meeting Materials
- January 11, 2018 – Project Update on Preferred Alternative and Build Plan
Citizen Advisory Group Meeting Materials
- October 17, 2017 – Citizen Advisory Group Meeting #11
- June 27, 2017 – Citizen Advisory Group Meeting #10 / Alternative 3: Hybrid Alternative
- May 24, 2017 – Citizen Advisory Group Meeting #9 / Environmental Impact Process with a focus on Biological Resources
- March 29, 2017 – Citizen Advisory Group Meeting #8 / Alternative 1: Structural Flood Risk Reduction and Altenative 3: Hybrid
- January 31, 2017 – Citizen Advisory Group Meeting #7 / Alternative 2: Stormwater Drainage Improvements
- December 6, 2016 – Citizen Advisory Group Meeting #6 / Alternative 1: Structural Flood Reduction Concept Development
- October 24, 2016 – Citizen Advisory Group Meeting #5 / Ecology and Drainage Basin Opportunity Areas
- September 20, 2016 – Citizen Advisory Group Meeting #4 / Concept Component Development Workshop
- August 11, 2016 – Citizen Advisory Group Meeting #3
- May 17, 2016 – Citizen Advisory Group Meeting #2B
- April 26, 2016 – Citizen Advisory Group Meeting #2A / Community Workshop
- March 23, 2016 – Citizen Advisory Group Meeting
Public Meetings
- July 6, 2016: Rebuild By Design – Meadowlands Project - Public Scoping Meeting
Cooperating Agency Letters
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) as part of the Meadowlands Rebuild By Design (RBD) project has sent Cooperating Agency letters to several State and Federal agencies. These Cooperating Agency letters are sent to formalize the agreement between the NJDEP and the individual State or Federal agencies with regards to this project.
These letters were sent to comply with regulations implemented by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) which mandate that the NJDEP prepare a NEPA analyses and documentation "in cooperation with Federal and State governments" and other agencies with jurisdiction by law or special expertise (42 USC §§ 4331(a) and 42 USC §§ 4332(2)).
All of the following letters were sent to agencies that the NJDEP has been and will continue to work with on the Meadowlands RBD throughout the life of the project.
Request for Proposals
Field Work Announcement Letter
NJDEP’s consultant, AECOM, and their sub-consultants, are entering the investigative phase of this project. Therefore, you may see their field staff in the area collecting data for various studies. Each field crew will have a copy of the letter (see below) from the NJDEP explaining why they are collecting the data in the event any residents or business owners are looking for an explanation as to what the field crews are doing.
Consultation Letters
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (NJDCA) and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) as part of the Meadowlands Rebuild By Design (RBD) project has sent Consultation letters to the affected Native American Tribes and the New Jersey Historic Preservation Office in order to be in compliance with Section 106 of the Historic Preservation Act of 1966. This legislation requires that any federally funded project must consider its effects on historic properties, structures or objects.
Additional information regarding the Rebuild by Design competition and the design concept are available below:
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