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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed solution to preventing storm surge damage is simply much too weak, a fatal flaw in the system of protection afforded by a coastal spine. Ironically, the corps has taken the Ike Dike concept and made it so weak that it would be destroyed by an Ike-like storm and… Read More
Consultants hired by Charleston to review a proposed seawall around downtown said the city needs to be more proactive about making sure the structure works over the long term, or risk being disappointed by the end result. The project will work best if leaders map out how the hurricane surge barrier fits with drainage projects… Read More
SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — When the president signed an omnibus spending bill on Dec. 27, it unlocked $1.4 trillion in government appropriations and $900 billion in Covid-19 aid. In addition to averting a partial government shutdown, the passage of the bill will fund a number of projects spearheaded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which… Read More
BLUE HILL, Maine (AP) — Authorities in Maine are collecting public comments about the potential impact to the fishing industry of a proposed federal dredging project in the Blue Hill area. The Army Corp of Engineers and town of Blue Hill want to create a federal navigation channel in Blue Hill Harbor. It would be… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers this week began a $10.4 million project to dredge the Port of Hueneme’s main channel, deepening it from 35 feet to 40 feet to allow cargo ships to deliver larger, heavier loads. At the channel’s current 35-foot depth, cargo ships in general would not be able to carry their maximum… Read More
Dear Stakeholders and Partners, The Galveston District (SWG) Virtual Winter 2021 External Project Review Board (EPRB) and Stakeholder Partnering Forum (SPF) is here, save your spot today. We look forward to your participation in the virtual networking, coalition building, information exchange, and solution identification opportunities at these upcoming events, which will help us continually improve… Read More
Great Lakes Announces Receipt of $60.9 Million in Awarded Work PDF Version OAK BROOK, Ill., Jan. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (“Great Lakes”) (NASDAQ:GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States announced today the receipt of several major dredging awards totaling $60.9 million which will be included in the… Read More
This winter’s final series of “king tides” is coming up Jan. 11-13, which means that this will be the final round for the 2020-21 edition of the Oregon King Tides Project. Every winter for the past decade, a growing army of volunteer photographers has documented the highest point reached by these highest of tides. The… Read More
EMERALD ISLE, N.C. (WITN) – Emerald Isle leaders say Phase III of the post-Florence beach nourishment program begins in late January and lasts through April. According to Town Manager Matt Zapp, the near $32 million contract will be completed by the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) company. GLDD is the same company that performed… Read More
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s effort to recapitalize its aging fleet of research ships took a step forward December 31 with the U.S. Navy’s award of a $178,082,877 contract to shipbuilder Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors LLC, Houma, La., for the detailed design and construction of two new oceanographic ships for the agency. NOAA is acquiring… Read More
The omnibus spending measure signed into law December 27, 2020, included the FY 2021 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Under the act, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Program (CWIFP) received funding for the first time ever. CWIFP, authorized by the Water Infrastructure Financing and Innovation… Read More
CONCORD, Mass. — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announced today that dredging activities continue to progress on Phase 2 of the $36.5 million Muddy River Flood Risk Management project in Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts. Beginning Jan. 11, 2021, temporary construction fencing will be installed in project Work Areas #11 and #12, in… Read More
MANTEO — From beach nourishment to channel dredging to erosion control to material disposal to shoreline preservation, sand management in coastal North Carolina communities is no longer a sporadic chore. It is an engineering challenge, a ballooning expense, a bureaucratic headache, an evolving menace. With rapidly changing coastal dynamics, it is also a necessity and,… Read More
Sandwich is seeking bids from contractors that can move 15,000 to 18,000 cubic yards of donated sand from Bourne to Town Neck Beach. The sand deposit is the second such gift from Bourne, which finds itself in the enviable position of having a surplus after completing a dredging project. Bourne gave Sandwich about 5,000 cubic… Read More
More projects planned A beach renourishment in St. Johns County will wrap up soon, but more beach projects are gearing up. One effort to beef up the coastline began late this year, and sand placement should be finished soon, said Damon Douglas, St. Johns County’s coastal manager. The work stretches from just north of Nease Beachfront Park to around… Read More