Urge the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to prioritize the Byram River Bridge project, expedite remaining reviews and approvals, coordinate with Connecticut and New York state and local officials, and provide regular progress updates to Congress.

James A. Himes · Connecticut · Democratic

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Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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We urge the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to prioritize the Byram River Bridge project, expedite all remaining reviews and approvals, coordinate closely with Connecticut and New York state and local officials, and provide regular progress updates to Congress.

Himes and other lawmakers called on the Army Corps of Engineers to prioritize and accelerate the Byram River Bridge replacements and keep Congress updated.

Himes, Blumenthal, Murphy, Latimer Demand Army Corps of Engineers Prioritize Byram River Bridge Replacements - Congressman Jim Himes
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Himes and other Connecticut/New York lawmakers wrote to the Army Corps' New York District commander about delays, requested a meeting on project status and obstacles, and urged prioritization, expedited reviews, coordination with state/local officials, and progress updates to Congress.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Direct official evidence that Himes took the promised action: he joined a July 22, 2026 congressional letter pressing USACE to prioritize and expedite the Byram River bridge replacements and keep Congress updated. The letter also says design may not be completed until 2027, so the underlying project remained unresolved.

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Letter to Colonel Eric Swenson regarding the Byram River Bridge project
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USACE's New York District fact sheet says the project is authorized for construction, funded for PED and construction through DRSAA 2022, the design agreement began PED in April 2023, and project design is expected to be completed in Summer 2027.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The latest official agency status found near the lookback window shows the Byram River project was still in pre-construction engineering and design, with design completion pushed to summer 2027. This supports that Himes' urging occurred against an unresolved and delayed project, not that the bridge replacement itself had been completed.

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FACT SHEET - Byram River Basin, Greenwich, CT & Portchester, NY
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The promise was to urge USACE to prioritize and expedite the Byram River Bridge project, coordinate with state and local officials, and provide progress updates to Congress. Himes joined the July 22, 2026 congressional letter making those exact requests while serving in the same federal House term. The bridge project itself remained unresolved, but completion of the bridge was not the promised action here.

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