7 May 2026

CNMI residents asked to sort storm-related debris for safe, efficient pickup

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), in coordination with FEMA and local CNMI partners, will begin residential debris removal next week and is urging storm-impacted residents across Saipan, Tinian and Rota, to prepare by sorting their storm debris and placing it safely at the roadside (or right-of-way) for pickup.This interagency effort is

20 Apr 2026

USACE Provides Power Generators for Response Efforts From Typhoon Sinlaku

FT SHAFTER, Hawaii — When Super Typhoon Sinlaku—the strongest tropical cyclone of 2026—swept across the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam, it unleashed flash flooding and delivered a devastating direct hit to Saipan and Tinian. As the need for life-saving humanitarian relief surged, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

20 Mar 2020

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, CNMI sign agreement for Saipan Beach Road Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Study

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) signed a feasibility cost-share agreement (FCSA) with Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands government March 9 to authorize civil works studies to be accomplished utilizing funding provided in Public Law 116-20, the Additional Supplemental Appropriations Disaster Relief Act, 2019, signed into law June 6, 2019. Honolulu District Commander Lt. Col. Kathryn Sanborn and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Gov. Ralph DLG. Torres signed the agreement March 9 on Saipan. The three year, $3 million study is 100 percent federally funded and will be managed by Honolulu District’s civil works branch. Beach Road is the main public thoroughfare and only coastal highway on the island of Saipan.