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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District has awarded a $2.1 million contract to Ryba Marine and Construction to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel in Maumee Bay, located along Lake Erie in Toledo Harbor, in the city of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. The contract calls for dredged material to be placed in… Read More
Cape Carteret Commissioners voted 4-1 last week to authorize Manager Zach Steffey to establish a process to address potential local financial participation in a county plan to dredge creeks and canals in town. Carteret County is planning to dredge the Old Ferry Channel in Bogue Sound between Cape Carteret and Emerald Isle and is also… Read More
A $7 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project next year will strengthen the rocky north jetty at Ponce Inlet, which should help eliminate dangerous cross currents and the shoaling that can make the inlet treacherous for boaters. In the meantime, boaters will need to continue to carefully navigate the inlet. The Volusia County Council… Read More
1. Project Proponent. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, 180 Fifth Street East, Suite 700, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1678. 2. Project Authority. The proposed actions were authorized under the authority of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1930 (Public Law 71-520) originally authorized the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps, USACE) to establish… Read More
SAULT STE. MARIE — Soo Lock construction is set to shift into the next phase, Phase 2, of construction in September. This construction, according to a press release from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, is to facilitate the construction of a new Poe-sized lock in place of the existing Davis and Sabin… Read More
LSU is announcing today that work will begin in September on the project to rehabilitate and enhance the six-lake system surrounding the LSU campus known as the University Lakes. Despite widespread economic uncertainty due to the pandemic, the University Lakes project, which could ultimately cost as much as $50 million over several years, is able… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, released its draft Upper Mississippi River master plan and environmental assessment today, Aug. 14, and is seeking public comments. The master plan encompasses the Upper Mississippi River from the Twin Cities to Lock and Dam 10 in Guttenberg, Iowa. The current plan is… Read More
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (TNN) – Attractions making Lake Wichita a more appealing place to spend time have been making progress this year. The lakes boardwalk has been completed recently and a future project there would make the lake deeper. The Lakes Revitalization Committee wants to dredge the lake through selling the soil from the bottom… Read More
DETROIT — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, awarded a contract for Ontonagon Harbor maintenance dredging about 140 miles east of Duluth, Minnesota, on the south shore of Lake Superior. USACE awarded a maintenance dredging contract for Ontonagon Harbor in August to MCM Marine Inc., out of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The contract… Read More
J. F. Brennan Company Inc., La Crosse, Wis., has been awarded a $13,617,770 firm-fixed-price contract for dredging of Duluth-Superior Harbor. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Superior, Wis., with an estimated completion date of Nov. 22, 2022. Fiscal 2020 civil construction funds in the amount of $13,617,770… Read More
Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding (FBS), Sturgeon Bay, Wis., is preparing to upgrade its shipyard equipment and facilities this year to assist with work on the Navy guided missile frigate contract awarded sister yard Fincantieri Marinette Marine earlier this year. Although the improvements at Fincantieri Bay will be within its current shipyard perimeter, it is working with… Read More
General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company – Norfolk (NASSCO Norfolk), Norfolk, Va., has been awarded a $106,923,080 contract for the execution of the USS Bataan (LHD 5) fiscal 2020 selected restricted availability. The contract includes options that, if exercised, would bring its cumulative value to $130,861,394. Work will be performed in Norfolk. The availability… Read More
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) will supply three next generation PLAT-I floating tidal energy systems, with a rated power output of 420kW each, to project entity Spicer Marine Energy. Spicer Marine Energy has signed a design build and operate (DBO) agreement with reconcept GmbH for the first phase of the Pempa’q In-stream tidal energy project. Spicer… Read More
The eastern jetty at the Newport Harbor entrance contributes to surf conditions at Corona del Mar State Beach in 2015. The city of Newport Beach and the federal government are teaming up for repairs to the breakwater, plus a dredge of the entrance channel, to start later this year. The entrance to Newport Harbor is… Read More
CONCORD, Mass. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permit application from the Connecticut Port Authority for proposed work in the Thames River at State Pier, New London, Connecticut. The proposed project would serve as a long-term, regional wind turbine generator port facility while continuing to support other existing long… Read More