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Turbulent seas long have created problems for Cape Hatteras, a long barrier island off the North Carolina coast that is home to the country’s first national seashore. Pounding waves and storm surge related to hurricanes and nor’easters shift beaches around, and even erase them. Decades of those natural processes have meant dune erosion and almost… Read More
Duluth will close off a three-block stretch of beach until shredded cans and other trash inadvertently placed there can be removed. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Tuesday its plans to begin cleaning up materials dredged from the harbor and inadvertently deposited on the shore of Park Point along with about 50,000 cubic yards… Read More
SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – The construction of a huge, new lock at Michigan’s Soo Locks was awarded $480 million in federal funding in President Joe Biden’s 2022 federal budget proposal. While the budget has a long way to go – and is likely to undergo many changes – before it’s approved by Congress, Biden’s… Read More
LOS ANGELES — During a recent visit to Southern California, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division commander celebrated the completion of one of the Los Angeles District’s flood-risk management projects in Corona, California. In addition to speaking at a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the completion of the BNSF Bridge Pier Protection Project,… Read More
NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH, NC (WWAY) — The 2021 Hurricane Season officially begins today, but one local town is getting help for a hurricane that impacted the region three years ago. The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved $13,696,691 to reimburse the Town of North Topsail Beach for beach restoration after Hurricane Florence in… Read More
STRUTHERS — The scenery will be changing on the Mahoning River this summer, this time in Struthers. As part of a $3.2 million project, the dam located at river mile 15.83 will be extracted after sediment is removed. “We are very excited to begin this phase in removing the dam,” said Mayor Catherine Cercone Miller,… Read More
Cranbury officials are able to continue with plans to dredge Brainerd Lake later this year after awarding a $3.08 million contract for the project to SumCo Eco-Contracting. The Cranbury Township Committee approved the awarded contract through a resolution at its May 24 virtual Township Committee meeting. The township had received four bids for the project,… Read More
A creek in Bright’s Grove clogged with sand that delayed the rescue of six teens without life jackets stranded on Lake Huron in late May will be dredged this year, Sarnia city council decided May 31. The $300,000 dredging of Cow Creek, which will be done in two phases, was given the thumbs up in… Read More
MILL SPRING—Access to Lake Adger should become easier soon. Polk County and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission are working together to dredge the lake. Polk County owns the lake, but the state is responsible for keeping it public at the marina. The dredging is planned for this fall, with the permit for almost 6,800… Read More
MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 1, 2021 –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District awarded a harbor dredging contract in the amount of $5,238,035 to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock, LLC, May 28, 2021. Contracted work includes dredging six harbors. The harbors are Memphis Harbor/McKellar Lake in Memphis, Tennessee; Helena Harbor Phillips County in Helena-West Helena,… Read More
DETROIT- The President’s Budget for fiscal year 2022 includes $6.793 billion in discretionary funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works program, which is the highest annual budget ever proposed for the Army Corps. This includes approximately $595 million set aside for Detroit District projects, including $480 million for the New Lock at… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budgeted $50 million to spot dredge the Vermilion River, Congressman Clay Higgins (R-Lafayette) announced Friday. Higgins’ announcement comes on the heels of an emergency approval of $5 million by Lafayette’s City Council for spot dredging along the river following intense rain in Lafayette last week that prompted isolated flooding…. Read More
President Joe Biden has released his proposed Fiscal Year 2022 Budget. Second District Congresswoman Elaine Luria issued the following statement highlighting two important projects for Coastal Virginia. “I’m glad to see the president’s budget include $90.5 million for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Chesapeake Bay Program, which is vital in the ongoing work to keep the… Read More
The Army Civil Works FY 2022 Budget — the highest annual budget ever requested for the Civil Works program — focuses on investments that yield high economic and environmental returns, while increasing resiliency to climate change, promoting environmental justice and opportunity in disadvantaged communities, and supporting a strong economy by accelerating and improving the delivery… Read More
Dare County has two major beach nourishment projects under consideration. One is to replenish the beach area in Buxton. The second project is to nourish for the first time a beach area in Avon. Both beach locations are part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. In a major move to help with these and other… Read More