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NextDecade Corporation has announced that it has completed an evaluation of the Galveston Bay LNG site and determined that the site in Texas City is not suitable for development of an LNG facility and related infrastructure and utilities. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Galveston District, has advised that a portion of the Galveston… Read More
Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14), whose district includes all of Ashtabula County, announced on Friday that dredging work for the Ashtabula and Conneaut harbors is included in the Army Corps of Engineers’ 2021 work plan. The dredging of the Ashtabula Harbor will cost $2.29 million, and dredging in Conneaut will cost $911,000, according to a press… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, entered into an agreement in December with the Northwestern Water & Sewer District to provide almost $1 million assistance toward the total costs of sanitary sewer upgrades in the Sugar Ridge/Mercer Road area. The new wastewater collection system will protect surface water quality and address unsanitary conditions… Read More
The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are marking a milestone of environmental stewardship this month on the landmark restoration of Poplar Island near Talbot County. Simultaneously, the agencies are advancing plans for their next partnership using dredged materials to preserve and protect Maryland’s… Read More
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Nearly four years after Hurricane Irma and five years after Hurricane Matthew, Congress has allocated $500,000 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin a study of erosion along North Ponte Vedra Beach. Over the last decade, the St. Johns County coastline has been eaten away by those two… Read More
Manson Construction Company, Seattle, Wash., has been awarded a $9,847,000 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging in the Port of Alaska. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Anchorage, with an estimated completion date of January 26, 2022. Fiscal 2021 operation and maintenance (Army) funds in the amount of… Read More
DW Exclusive By a DredgeWire special correspondent Feb 2 – Dane County (WI) Executive Joe Parisi has announced funding for the next phase of the Lower Yahara River Trail, along with several water quality improvement initiatives as part of his 2021 budget proposal. County Executive Parisi’s 2021 budget includes $6.5 million for construction of the… Read More
BURAS, La. — Thanks to funds from Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA), more than 500 acres of coastal marsh will soon be restored. “Allocating these funds to projects in our parish means big steps are being taken toward bringing projects to reality. Marsh creation is key. Overall, marshes provide vital habitat for… Read More
Crowley Solutions has been awarded the five-year contract to deliver military specification fuel to the Eareckson Air Station located on the remote Aleutian Island of Shemya, Alaska. Under the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency-Energy contract, beginning in 2021, Crowley will provide lightering and transportation of 4 million gallons of fuel annually for the radar and aircraft… Read More
ALMA, Wis. (WEAU) – Out of sight, out of mind, for most, the lock and dam system along the Mississippi River keeps our lives moving. “It controls the river a little bit more in order to make sure that the barge traffic can get through instead of always fighting these currents,” says Joe Schroetter with… Read More
Oregon Inlet has a dredging schedule for February and March. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredge Merritt, a side caster, is the only Corps dredge in North Carolina. The dredge is expected to arrive Oregon Inlet the second week of February after brief stops is Lockwoods Folly and Carolina Beach. Once the Merritt arrives… Read More
The proposed project would place about 2,400 cubic yards of fill along 270 feet of the Sheyenne River. ST. PAUL — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking comments on a draft feasibility report and environmental assessment for the proposed Sheldon Road Bridge streambank protection project near Sheldon, N.D. The proposed project would place… Read More
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced Monday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has dedicated $8,750,000 to the ongoing Rough River Lake Dam remediation project in its Fiscal Year 2021 Work Plan. According to USACE, a 2012 safety report on the existing dam called for structural improvement to lower the risk… Read More
Maintenance and New Work Dredging Commences to Commence This Year GALVESTON, TX – February 1, 2021 – Callan Marine has been awarded the long-term contract for maintenance and new work dredging of the Port of Corpus Christi. “The Port of Corpus Christi is a vital piece of our waterway infrastructure and Callan Marine is honored… Read More