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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and officials from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Capital Development Board have announced plans for two projects to protect roughly 2.2 miles of shoreline from further erosion at Illinois Beach State Park in Zion for an estimated price tag of $74.5 million. Shoreline erosion has been a… Read More
Plans to dredge Southport Harbor have resumed with the recent announcement that federal funding is available to remove sandy sediment building up on the eastern shore at the entrance to the harbor. It comes after several years of the town and boaters raising concerns about boating safety due to how much the channel has shrunk. “While the… Read More
Two decades on, the eternally-delayed plan to rebuild the dunes on 2.6 miles of beach south of the Flagler Beach pier has been delayed yet again, and will not get under way in June or any time this year, as Flagler County government and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had projected. The delay this… Read More
Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Washington, was awarded a $9,778,170 firm-fixed-price contract to construct a beach berm. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Fort Pierce, Florida, with an estimated completion date of May 27, 2023. Fiscal 2022 civil construction funds in the amount of $9,778,170 were obligated at… Read More
The VFPA administers maintenance dredging of the Fraser River deep-sea shipping channel The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) has issued a request for proposals for a contractor to undertake annual maintenance dredging of the main navigation channels and port berths as well as management of the sand dredged. According to the port, it administers maintenance… Read More
Colonel James Booth of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District and Mayor Nancy Sikes-Kline of the City of St. Augustine officially marked the start of a comprehensive study to address ongoing coastal flooding within the city limits. “We recognize that we are entering into a partnership that aims to preserve and protect… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District will sign a partnership agreement with the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) to construct a grit chamber along Spring Garden as part of a $4.3 million environmental infrastructure project in Pittsburgh, Jan. 11. The project will be funded through Section 313 of the Water Resources Development Act… Read More
The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan will close to marine traffic beginning 11:59 p.m. January 15, or until commercial traffic ceases, through 12:01 a.m. March 25 to perform critical maintenance. Federal regulation establishes the operating season based on the feasibility of vessels operating during typical Great Lakes ice conditions. Every year, the Corps… Read More
Six rocky areas on the Oregon Coast are being considered for conservation. Andy Lanier is the Marine Affairs Coordinator for the Department of Land Conservation and Development. He said the sites have been through a multi-year process, including engagement with nearby communities. Lanier told KLCC one proposed site is at Cape Foulweather, south of Depoe Bay,… Read More
Weeks after approving $5 million in emergency spending for sand-dumping along its critically eroded shore, the Flagler County Commission today approved an additional $3.6 million, with the possibility of yet another $3.8 million ahead, for a total of $12.4 million in emergency-sand projects so far. The county expects a total of $14 million in emergency… Read More
The dredging of Merrimack River sand on the Salisbury side of the river should begin once again soon after a Christmas week storm knocked the project off track. Once completed, the beach along Reservation Terrace area will have received at least 226,000 cubic yards of sand dredged from the Salisbury and Newburyport sides of the… Read More
After being hit by hurricanes Ian and Nicole in 2022, beaches in Indian River County are in need of repairs. Starting Monday, Tracking Station, Golden Sands and Ambersands will be closed as crews begin emergency refurbishment. The county has limited time to complete the repairs, as they must be finished by the end of February… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is adding additional features to the Mississippi River Upper Pool 4 habitat restoration project near Red Wing, Minnesota. The project is being completed in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the project sponsor, and the Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance. Corps officials added two options… Read More
Good news for a new year! In 2022, NOAA helped to recover over $114 million from polluters to restore six waterways following oil spill and industrial pollution incidents. NOAA and partners worked to assess the impacts of these incidents and reach legal settlements with those responsible to fund restoration. In the past 30 years, NOAA… Read More
Engineering might be boring to over half the country, but this government agency got creative in imagining the purr-fect way to engage everyone. The new 2023 calendar highlighting the achievements of the US Army Corps of Engineers features giant cats superimposed in photos of their engineering successes. The Portland District of the Corps needed an… Read More