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More than $1 million from the Army Corps of Engineers has been secured to ensure the St. Joseph inner harbor will be properly dredged so that shipments of materials for construction work throughout the region can be received, Congressman Bill Huizenga announced. The Army Corps of Engineers will also be providing an additional $560,000 for… Read More
Louisiana was granted the final necessary funds Wednesday to build the unprecedented Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, with construction expected to start later this year on the nearly $3 billion project aimed at helping slow the land loss devastating the coast. The last set of funding will come from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, which is granting… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers will pump up to 200,000 cubic yards of offshore sand onto the south end of Pawleys Island next winter as part of a $14 million project to repair damage from Hurricane Ian. The agency’s announcement last week fulfilled a promise town officials made when they agreed to let the Corps… Read More
Carp removal. Sedimentation reduction. Regrowth of underwater vegetation. Years of cooperative groundwork between individuals and agencies will soon translate into visible projects to restore Lake Mattamuskeet’s water quality. And that, in turn, could benefit all area residents — human and wildlife. Located on the Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula, Lake Mattamuskeet covers about 40,000 acres and is the… Read More
Baltimore Harbor and Channels maintenance dredging, Maryland Channels, Chesapeake Bay, MD. The project consists of maintenance dredging approximately 1,500,000 cubic yards (cy) from the deep-draft federal navigation channels serving the Port of Baltimore. The work is to be performed between April 2023 through August 2023. The dredging depth varies by channel segment and ranges from… Read More
Funding for two Albert Lea projects was included in the $1.9 billion public infrastructure package approved Monday by the Minnesota House with bipartisan support. The bill includes $9 million for the final phase of dredging on Fountain Lake, as well as $2 million toward the city’s new wastewater treatment plant. District 23A Rep. Peggy Bennett,… Read More
The coastal dredge funded by American Rescue Plan Act funds awarded to York County government should be ready for delivery in May. The county government is working with the city of Saco to store the dredge and make it available for training. York County Manager Greg Zinser and Save Our Shores Saco Bay president Kevin… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District acquired a permit application to conduct work on an approach channel to Popponesset Bay and Vineyard Sound in Mashpee. Plans include hydraulically dredging approximately 45,000 cubic yards of sandy material totaling 7.6 acres within the Popponesset Bay Approach Channel. The plans also include a 600-foot-long by… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working in partnership with the Port of San Francisco on the San Francisco Waterfront Study. The purpose of the study is to preserve and fortify the Embarcadero Seawall, a 100-year old structure that over time has deteriorated and is subject to flood and seismic risk, and sea level… Read More
City council members recently celebrated receiving over $3.5 million in state and federal funding to dredge Bartlett Lake, which will mitigate flooding risks to surrounding neighborhoods. The strategic project stems from previous studies on minimizing frequent flooding around the Lake Maggiore Basin. Stormwater flows through Bartlett Lake – which collects trash, debris and sediment –… Read More
The Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island Ecosystem Restoration Project – commonly known as Mid-Bay – is located in Dorchester County near what remains of the separate James and Barren Islands. The project will use dredged material from the Chesapeake Bay’s Maryland navigation channels to restore remote island and wetland habitat near James and Barren Islands, which will… Read More
Concrete segment secures awards totaling $100 million in core markets of Dallas and Houston Largest diving services contract in Company history HOUSTON, March 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN) (the “Company”), a leading specialty construction company, today announced multiple contract awards totaling $134 million, with the majority of this work to be completed in 2023. Since the beginning of 2023,… Read More
The President’s Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 for the Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works program reflects the administration’s priorities to grow the nation’s economy, decrease climate risk for communities, increase ecosystem resilience to climate change, and promote environmental justice in disadvantaged communities in line with Justice40. The Budget funds the development, management, restoration,… Read More
Representatives from the Maryland Port Administration provided project updates on two Chesapeake Bay island restoration efforts to the Eastern Shore Delegation Friday morning. Nestled under the Maryland Department of Transportation, the Maryland Port Administration is responsible for stimulating the flow of waterborne commerce through the state, said Holly Miller, MPA’s director of harbor development. MPA… Read More
The multi-billion-dollar project is a series of locks, sea gates, levees, walls and dunes meant to prevent storm-surge flooding for the millions of people who live along Galveston Bay from the island and Houston. Army Corps officials said they expected federal money to begin flowing as soon as this spring for what is among the… Read More