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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Omaha says it has awarded a $12 million contract to repair a Missouri River levee near Hamburg, Iowa, that broke during catastrophic flooding last month. The Corps says the breach repair should provide temporary flood protection of critical infrastructure. The contract was awarded to Newt Marine Services of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District awarded Ryba Marine Construction Company from Cheboygan, Michigan, a $736,000 contract for maintenance dredging in the River Rouge in southwest Detroit, Michigan. Ryba Marine will remove approximately 66,500 cubic yards of shoal material from Dix Road to the I-75 Highway. Material from the dredging project will be… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District awarded Peterson Companies Inc. a contract to dredge stamp sands in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula between Gay, Michigan and the Grand Traverse Harbor. The EPA provided the Corps with an additional $946,000 in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funding. The award of these options… Read More
The city of South Haven was able to get some federal dollars to have the Army Corps of Engineers do some dredging in the harbor this year. Assistant City Manager and Harbormaster Kate Hosier told WSJM News what’s happening. “Beginning this week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has allowed King Company to come into… Read More
The city of Sanibel anticipates having the design plans in the next week or so for a project aimed at addressing beach erosion on the northern end of the island, adjacent to Sanibel-Captiva Road. Earlier this year, the city hired the coastal engineering firm Humiston & Moore Engineers, out of Naples, to examine the area… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District announced maintenance dredging of the Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) channel for Palm Beach and Broward counties is underway. The locations are approximately 16 miles apart. Dredging in Palm Beach County is limited to a small shoal and will bring the channel down to a depth of 9 feet,… Read More
BEAUMONT — Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick updated commissioners’ court Monday on the ongoing coastal reconstruction project. “We got $80 million from the BP Oil Spill,” Branick said. “There was some money that we fought real hard for from the Department of the Interior. We got an additional $14 million from them and (Hurricane) Harvey… Read More
Oak Bluffs is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct work along the town’s northeastern shoreline near East Chop Road. The project would discharge 11,158 cubic yards of riprap material over the 34,500-square-foot area below the high tide line. The work would rehabilitate and expand the deteriorated stone revetment and… Read More
HOUSTON, April 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN) (the “Company”) a leading specialty construction company, today announced the award of multiple contracts with a total value of approximately $35 million. The Company’s Marine segment, has recently been awarded three contracts for dredging services along the Texas Gulf Coast. The Company’s… Read More
LA VALLE — The Lake Redstone Protection District Board planned to open the bids for its 25 bay dredging project April 16. However, plans changed when two disposal sites were eliminated from the project. Chairman Mike Mittelstadt said in an email April 12 the contractors requested more time to redo their bids with the properties… Read More
Dredging is expected to begin next month at the mouth of the Kenosha Harbor. The $572,700 contract was awarded to New Berlin-based Michels Corp. It includes a base payment of $498,000 plus an additional $74,700 in contingency for unforeseen conditions. The project was estimated at $1 million due to skyrocketing local construction costs, according to… Read More
SOUTH HAVEN — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin dredging South Haven’s harbor this week as part of a plan to keep the harbor navigable for boats and to shore up South Beach. Holland-based King Company has been hired to dredge the Black River west of the Dyckman drawbridge and downriver past the… Read More
A community whose residents have been flooded out of their homes since mid-March finally has some good news. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $7.5 million contract to repair the levee breach along the Missouri River that allowed Percival, Iowa, to flood. The contract was awarded to Western Contracting Corp. of Sioux… Read More
While Houston officials have resubmitted an application to complete additional dredging in Kingwood, residents and a U.S. representative raised concerns about the slow pace of major flood relief projects. Chief Recovery Officer Stephen Costello said the reworked permit application was submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on March 25. Costello also received and… Read More
FORT NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a 120-day period of performance contract to Cottrell Contracting Corp. for the Lynnhaven Inlet Federal Navigation Project. The new contract takes effect in May with completion projected for September. “The ultimate goal of the project is to restore the authorized dimensions to support… Read More