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City of Houston officials took a step forward in seeking federal approval for the $40 million dredging of a large deposit of sand and sediment that could increase flooding in Kingwood. Chief Resilience Officer Steve Costello re-submitted the city’s permit application to dredge the notorious mouth bar located on the San Jacinto River in Kingwood… Read More
Since committing to go global in September 2018, Harvey Gulf has now been awarded contracts in Mexico, Trinidad, Guyana and Suriname. The Company further notes that it has bids for work in Mozambique, Angola, Senegal, Israel, Ghana and Nigeria. CEO Shane Guidry commented, “I want to thank our customers for allowing Harvey Gulf the opportunity… Read More
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a five-year services contract to U.S. Facilities Inc. for operations and maintenance of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway’s locks and bridges. The contractor, a minority-owned facilities management and infrastructure-support company out of Philadelphia, will provide services, materials, supplies, plant, labor, equipment, utilities and supervision… Read More
Manson Construction awarded new four-year contract Manson Construction has been awarded a new four-year contract to dredge the entrance of the Oceanside harbor and place the sand on the city’s beaches. “Manson … anticipates mobilizing its equipment to the site around April 22 and starting work a week or so later, depending on conditions,” Oceanside… Read More
Devil’s Pond in New Iberia City Park is currently undergoing dredging work, with the work expected to last a few days. New Iberia Recreation Department Director Heather Dominique said the dredging is to spruce up the pond, which hasn’t received any kind of dredging work for years. “We’re dredging it just to give it a… Read More
Dredging could occur on the Satsop River if a proposal from the Senate moves forward. Legislation recommended on Tuesday in the Senate Water, Agriculture, Natural Resources & Parks Committee would work to reduce the threat of flooding along the Satsop River. “The Satsop had a long history of dredging but, since the dredging stopped, the… Read More
The dredging operation that will restore the sand along a popular stretch of Rockaway Beach got underway this week with work vessels moving into position in the East Rockaway Inlet. The sand that is dredged during needed maintenance in the navigation channel will pump the sand two and a half miles farther west where bulldozers… Read More
The long reach of Hampton Roads defense contractors was evident in March as local firms won awards for work in the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and throughout the U.S. Among the leaders was Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries. It received $1.47 billion for the design and construction of the as-yet-unnamed LPD 30, the first in… Read More
Last done in 2016, part of a 50-year federal program, state pays 35 percent The Cape Region’s beaches are the primary reason tourists visit, and it appears Rehoboth and Dewey will be welcoming guests on their beaches for years to come. In an email March 11, Stephen Rochette, spokesman for the U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
Speech to Text for Huge sandbar to be removed from Tenn-Tom Waterway Below is the closed-captioning text associated with this video. Since this uses automated speech to text spelling and grammar may not be accurate. the administrator of the tenn-tom waterway development authority says that the u.s. army corps of engineers could begin work on… Read More
It didn’t take long for the county to announce they would be working with the Army Corps of Engineers to begin an emergency dredging project of the inlet. Update: This article has been updated to clarify the county’s position on the dredging project. CAROLINA BEACH — It didn’t take long after a formal announcement by… Read More
CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WWAY) — Hours after the United States Coast Guard announced they were going to remove navigational buoys from Carolina Beach Inlet, New Hanover County said they are working with state partners and the US Army Corps of Engineers to begin a dredging project in April. The U.S. Coast Guard had expressed a… Read More
This week, #teamDDG’s Coastal Engineering Lead, Joseph Guillory PE, led a guided airboat tour of Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s Lake Borgne Marsh Creation Project located in St. Bernard Parish. The project will extend approximately four miles from Shell Beach on the southern rim of Lake Borgne to Lena Lagoon on the east. Sediment… Read More
President Donald Trump toured Lake Okeechobee Friday, where he promised to complete repairs to the deteriorated dike that protects coastal towns and threatened to close the border with Mexico if that country failed to stop “caravans” of immigrants. The president offered no increase in funding for the restoration of the Everglades, despite the hopes of… Read More
Shoaling should be cleared by start of salmon season, April 13 Following a meeting Thursday night, the Board of Commissioners for the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District is hopeful the Army Corps of Engineers will be out “within approximately a week” to execute emergency dredging for hazardous shoaling conditions on Humboldt Bay that… Read More