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SEBASTIAN INLET STATE PARK — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced more than $53 million in new funding Friday to help clean the waters of the Indian River Lagoon, with promises that state lawmakers would allocate a similar amount annually to clean up the ailing estuary. At a press conference at the Sebastian Inlet State Park Friday… Read More
Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District awarded a $3.8 million contract for maintenance dredging in the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in North Carolina. Southwind Construction Corp., based in Evansville, Indiana, was awarded the contract Sept. 15, Corps officials said Thursday. The dredging is scheduled to start Nov. 16 and expected to end March 30. The contract… Read More
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard announced Saturday that it continues to respond to impacts to the waterways and assess the environmental threats across Southeast Louisiana Saturday, post-Hurricane Ida. In partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Navy Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV), the Coast Guard is continuing efforts to re-open… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded the first contract to build the EAA reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee to curb harmful discharges to the St. Lucie River and Indian River Lagoon. A $79.8 million contract for construction on the Everglades Agricultural Area reservoir was finalized Thursday with Phillips and Jordan Inc., a Tennessee-based company,… Read More
Ryan D. McCarthy has joined the Millennium Corporation Board of Advisors to provide strategic guidance and direction to Millennium Corporation’s executive team by leveraging his strong leadership experience within the defense community. Mr. McCarthy was nominated by the President and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate twice within his federal career. He was confirmed by… Read More
Due to the rapid drop of water levels in the Mississippi River and shoaling at Mile 9.9 in the downstream approach to Norrell Lock (No.1), the navigation channel in this part of the McClellan-Kerr is currently impassable to commercial tows, the Little Rock Engineer District reported September 20. Clamshell dredging is underway, the Corps said,… Read More
WELLFLEET — The funding and required permits have been secured for the next phase of the harbor dredging project and a contract has been awarded, according to Joseph Aberdale, co-chairman of the Dredge Task Force. The project will consist of dredging the area that runs the entire length of both sides of the pier, including the boat slips area. Burnham Associates… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District has posted three new Public Notices: https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/Public-Notices/ 2011-00128-24: the applicant, Penn Terminals LLC, proposes to perform maintenance dredging, by mechanical or bucket method, within their existing ship berth area as previously authorized by this office. The proposed project site is located in the Delaware River, at the applicant’s existing… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on Friday awarded a $139 million construction contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC. (GLDD), to complete the third phase of the landmark Port of Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project (CIP). The four-phase infrastructure project will increase the Corpus Christi Ship Channel depth from -47 feet… Read More
In spite of concerns raised at a recent District of Lake Country strategy meeting on the possible dredging of the Oyama canal between Wood and Kalamalka lakes, a community effort is well on its way to making that happen. Andrew Spear has been working for years to get the canal dredged. He actually has an… Read More
Rivers in the United States have been dammed for centuries, which has interrupted the flow of species — from salmon in the Pacific Northwest to shad in the Mid-Atlantic. Keeping those waterways free flowing and restoring their ecosystems improves the health and sustainability of the rivers. The Delaware environmental group Brandywine Shad 2020 hopes to… Read More
During a regular meeting Monday, the city Board of Directors approved a contract worth nearly $648,000 for work to help repair and prevent erosion in Nix Creek. TEXARKANA, Ark. — During a regular meeting Monday, the city Board of Directors approved a contract worth nearly $648,000 for work to help repair and prevent erosion in… Read More
As currently configured, East Ascension Drainage District awarded “the largest project this body has approved” on Monday when a $3,299,285 bid for New River Channel Improvements was accepted by a unanimous vote. One of two, Bridging the Gap Solutions’ bid came in $1.5 million lower than Boone Services’ offering to dredge 2.2 miles of New River in furtherance… Read More
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep. 22, 2021– Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN) a leading specialty construction company, today announced six contract awards in its key markets for its Concrete segment totaling approximately $26 million. The Company was recently awarded two contracts in the Houston, Texas, area including an $8 million contract for the construction of a building… Read More
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep. 22, 2021– Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN) (the “Company”) a leading specialty construction company, today announced contract awards totaling approximately $35 million. The Company’s Marine segment has been awarded four contracts valued at a combined $35 million to perform marine and infrastructure construction work in the gulf coast, as well as in… Read More