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Groups Push Back on Plans to Expand Bay Area Refining OAKLAND, Calif.— Public-interest groups filed a joint letter Monday with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers strongly warning against efforts to dredge a deeper channel through San Francisco Bay. The Army Corps’ proposal would result in a 13-mile dredging project designed to make it easier… Read More
WEYMOUTH — A project to manage invasive vegetation and restore the coastal bank along two beaches in North Weymouth wouldn’t start until the fall of 2020 at the earliest. Residents who live near George Lane and Wessagusset beaches in North Weymouth attended a conservation commission meeting Tuesday night to hear about the restoration plans. The… Read More
The money is part of a $91 billion budget signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday. ROYAL PALM BEACH — The village will receive half a million dollars for a canal rehabilitation project as part of the $91 billion budget signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday. Democratic state Sen. Bobby Powell, whose district includes… Read More
Point Pleasant Beach will finally see some upgrades to its beaches after Jersey Shore Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ, Monmouth, Ocean and Mercer Counties) announced that the Army Corps of Engineers negotiated a contract to get dredging work done in the borough. The beach replenishment contractor, Weeks Marine, will be returning to Point Pleasant Beach to… Read More
With initial construction on Terminal 5 just weeks away, Port of Seattle and Northwest Seaport Alliance officials set up shop in Jack Block Park Saturday to answer resident questions and provide information about the plans. The project, which is slated to begin its pre-construction phase this July and last into 2023, constitutes a major overhaul… Read More
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, USACE Commanding General and 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, today signed the recommended plan for ecosystem restoration along California’s Yuba River. The signing of the Chief’s Report progresses the project to Congress for authorization. Learn more about the Yuba River Ecosystem Restoration Study: https://go.usa.gov/xyxCS Source: linkedin.com
Brick residents driving along Route 35 on Wednesday may have noticed a sizable barge anchored off Bayview Park. According to officials, it’s part of a significant state dredging project that will improve depths in several channels in and around the Metedeconk River and upper Barnegat Bay. The dredging work, which began late last year, resumed… Read More
Goodfellow Bros. LLC has been contracted to dredge the entrance channel of the K?hei Boat Ramp this summer. The project is scheduled to begin on July 1 and has an estimated completion date of Nov. 4, 2019. According to the state Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR), the contract with Goodfellow was set up… Read More
Buffalo, NY – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District awarded a $1.364 million contract to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel and harbor areas in Sandusky Harbor during summer 2019. The contract was awarded to Ryba Marine Construction Company, based in Cheboygan, Michigan on June 10, 2019. Under this contract, approximately 324,000… Read More
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District staff have executed a modification to the West Fork San Jacinto River Emergency Debris Removal Contract effective June 7. Houston City Councilman Dave Martin addressed the dredging, and the contract modification, at the June meeting of the Lake Houston Redevelopment Authority/Tax Reinvestment Zone No. 10… Read More
MARQUETTE — Construction of a new floating pier system for the Presque Isle Marina at the north end of Lakeshore Boulevard in Marquette is anticipated to begin this fall. The Marquette City Commission at its Monday meeting unanimously approved a construction contract with Associated Contractors LLC in conjunction with Kokosing Industrial-Durocher Marine Division for work… Read More
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Although not even officially summer, the city of Virginia Beach and Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are already preparing for winter. The district has awarded the Sandbridge Hurricane Protection and Beach Renourishment project contract to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company. The Norfolk District, in partnership with the city,… Read More
The Flagler County Commission on Monday is on the verge of approving an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to “renourish” 2.6 miles of beaches in Flagler Beach. It is one of the most consequential and costly agreements the county will be signing in years, its cost and engineering feat dwarfing even the… Read More
The Southington Town Council voted unanimously in favor of supporting a neighborhood assistance grant application of up to $150,000 for YMCA Camp Sloper’s “Save Sloper Pond” initiative. Southington YMCA CEO Mark Pooler said the pond is following its natural life course by slowly filling in with silt and sediment. Ponds eventually fill in and become… Read More
State officials are considering the possibility of dredging a section of the Farmington River in Windsor contaminated by a spill of firefighting foam containing the hazardous chemical compounds called PFAS. Liz Lacy, a National Park Service official, said Thursday that she’s been told by a Connecticut environmental official there “could be some dredging” of the… Read More