SPOTSWOOD, NJ – Improving the condition of Devoe Lake is one project borough residents have been anticipating for a very long time. Back in July 2018, it was announced by Senator Linda R. Greenstein, Assemblymen Wayne P. DeAngelo and Daniel R. Benson that Spotswood was receiving a $2.5 million grant though the Department of Environmental… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday awarded a contract for beach replenishment along New Jersey’s southern tip. According to a news release from the Army Corps’ Philadelphia District, the agency awarded a $1.1 million contract to Yannuzzi Group of Kinnelon, Morris County. The joint effort between the Army Corps, the state Department of… Read More
The state of Hawaii recently awarded Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. a $352.5 million contract for the second phase of the Kapalama Terminal wharf and dredging project at Honolulu Harbor. The state is nearing the completion of the first phase of improvements to the Kapalama Terminal for shipping company Pasha Hawaii. The contract of the second… Read More
The grant will be matched with $540,000 in local funds and is expected to create 85 jobs and generate $175 million in private investment. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced Tuesday that the department’s Economic Development Administration is awarding a $1.7 million grant to the University of West Alabama, in Livingston, Alabama, to improve barge… Read More
Maintenance Dredging from Rollover Pass to Galveston Causeway to be Completed in 2021 GALVESTON, TX – October 25, 2020 – Callan Marine was recently awarded the United States Army Corps of Engineers contract for maintenance dredging of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, from Rollover Pass to the Galveston Causeway. This project will include the removal of… Read More
(Reuters) – The Trump administration on Thursday said it would offer all available areas in the Gulf of Mexico for auction to oil and gas drillers on Nov. 18, the first major test of the offshore sector’s appetite for investment since early this year. The sale is the federal government’s first offshore lease sale since… Read More
The following press release from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management was shared to The Block Island Times on Saturday, Oct. 17: The Rhode Island Congressional Delegation and General Treasurer Seth Magaziner joined Department of Environmental Management (DEM) Director Janet Coit in launching a $5.2 million project to make much-needed improvements at the Port… Read More
JEFFERSON COUNTY, PA – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District has awarded a more than $1.4 million contract to remove sediment and repair a concrete structure within Mahoning Creek in Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. The district awarded the contract to Green World Contracting Corporation of Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania. The work involves removing accumulated… Read More
Pond will be closed to ice skating as work continues through winter DOWNERS GROVE – The Downers Grove Park District is working with the village of Downers Grove to pursue improvements to Prince Pond. The project is slated to start Nov. 30 and is expected to continue through the end of February 2021. Paul Fyle,… Read More
Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK), a leading provider of high-end consulting and engineering services, announced today that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District, Planning and Environmental Division awarded the Company a $209 million multiple-award contract. Under this five-year contract, Tetra Tech will provide technical services for planning, assessments, and studies to support… Read More
Desal plant takes over maintenance from power company Seawater desalination operator Poseidon is poised to take over the Agua Hedionda Lagoon maintenance dredging that has been done by local power companies since 1954. Permits are being obtained for the work to begin in November or early December with expectations to finish by mid-April, said Poseidon… Read More
The U.S. Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE-11) conducting a vertical replenishment in the Philippine Sea while underway in 2014 Alabama Shipyard LLC, Mobile, Ala., has been awarded a $17,902,644 firm-fixed-price contract for a 76-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and drydocking of USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE… Read More
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) – The Ala Wai Canal dredging project has been going on for the past year and it is still scheduled to be completed in early 2021. But you may be seeing work go further into the night for this last push. In July, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources said… Read More
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will begin dredging the Gowanus Canal in mid-November, scraping out the thick layer of tar and feces that sits at the bottom of the waterway. But, Christos Tsiamis, the EPA engineer who heads the cleanup, warns that a new layer of gunk could start accumulating after dredging is completed in… Read More
Engineering, consulting and design services supports expansion for Florida’s number one container port DALLAS, Oct. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Jacobs (NYSE:J) was selected to provide civil, structural and marine engineering consulting and design services for the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT). The largest container port in Florida, JAXPORT is deepening its shipping channel to accommodate more… Read More