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DonJon Marine Co. Inc., Hillside, N.J., has been awarded a $39,018,285 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Elizabeth, N.J., with an estimated completion date of January 23, 2022. Fiscal 2021 civil construction funds in the amount of $39,018,285 were obligated at the… Read More
A Kiewit Corp. unit will design and build the first U.S.-made offshore wind substation—a 1,500-ton, 60-ft-tall structure to be deployed for the 132-MW, 12-turbine South Fork wind farm that is set for construction off New York’s Long Island, said project developers Ørsted Offshore North America and Eversource Energy on Aug. 25. Kiewit Offshore Services Ltd.,… Read More
Maryland Department of Natural Resources Secretary Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio on Tuesday delivered a “State of the Lake” to homeowners, officials, and stakeholders with interest in Deep Creek Lake. The secretary also announced $2.2 million in additional funding for dredging as part of her presentation. Speaking to the group at Garrett College, Secretary Riccio discussed the state’s… Read More
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission opened a public hearing this week on a large, complicated project to redevelop the Tisbury Marine Terminal into a vessel staging facility for Vineyard Wind — with the potential to broadly transform Vineyard Haven’s half-mile stretch of working waterfront. Under review by the MVC as a development of regional impact (DRI),… Read More
The Port of New Orleans has chosen a firm to handle program management and program control services at its planned container facility in St. Bernard Parish. The board of commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved a $4 million contract for up to three years with HDR Engineering, Inc. a global engineering and consulting firm. The Omaha,… Read More
Sections of a new $63.6 million US 60 bridge that will span the Cumberland River at Smithland, Ky., will be constructed at the Paducah McCracken County Riverport Authority. Plans are for the bridge’s 700-foot main span to be put together off-site, then floated to the bridge construction site by barge. The Riverport Authority says that… Read More
ConnectCR project seemed like a long shot, but it’s now poised to become a major destination. When Friends of Cedar Lake sat down with our editorial board in March 2014, it was easy to share the group’s excitement for making an impaired lake in the midst of an industrial area into a recreation destination. But… Read More
Infrastructure project will address coastal erosion, sea level rise To protect homes, businesses, public infrastructure and recreational spaces, the city of Pacifica is moving ahead with planning to improve the outdated infrastructure along Beach Boulevard where its famous pier can be found. “The inception of this project can really be dated back to when the… Read More
SUFFOLK, Va. — Community members can learn more about restoration efforts at the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot (FNOD) and hear the latest cleanup progress during a hybrid (virtual and in-person) quarterly Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meeting scheduled for 6:15 to 8 p.m. Sept 2. The meeting is open to the public in an in-person and… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is planning to dredge the Mississippi River near Winona, Minnesota, at the end of the month. Corps officials estimate that they will need to dredge approximately 70,000 cubic yards from the 9-foot navigation channel to ensure the river has the necessary depth… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will soon begin construction activities in Sturgeon Lake in Pool 3 of the Mississippi River and at the Sturgeon Lake boat landing near Red Wing, Minnesota. Construction is expected to begin the week of Aug. 30, and will continue through November. The project,… Read More
Manson Construction Company, Seattle, Wash., has been awarded a $15,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 25, 2022. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, Ala., is the contracting activity (W91278-21-D-0083)…. Read More
The Jacksonville District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin dredging sections of the Intracoastal Waterway in St. Johns County within the Palm Valley North Reach starting in October and finishing in May 2022. A $7.8 million operation and maintenance dredging contract was awarded Aug. 20 to Ahtna Marine & Construction Company, LLC, of Pompano… Read More
NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH, Onslow County — The Town of North Topsail Beach will receive a grant for Hurricane Florence repairs. FEMA announced Wednesday that the town will receive $1,027,627 grant to fund repairs caused by the hurricane that caused major damage in Eastern North Carolina in 2018. “As all Third District residents know, Hurricane Florence… Read More
NEWBURYPORT — With project bid documents set to be released next month, the planned dredging of sand from the Merrimack and Piscataqua rivers to alleviate erosion at the beach along Reservation Terrace remains on schedule and is expected to begin in October. In a phone interview, Mayor Donna Holaday said that although there were some… Read More