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Gray skies might have welcomed the rowers from approximately 100 colleges and universities beginning competition Friday at the 81st Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta on the Schuylkill River, but Jim Hanna wore a smile that brightened the official welcome gathering. “Going ahead with the river dredging, we can say the Dad Vail Regatta is here to… Read More
BRECKSVILLE, Ohio — The Friends of the Crooked River have awarded a contract to remove the the 8-foot-tall, 183-foot-long Brecksville dam from the Cuyahoga, to free a path for fish to swim and kayakers to paddle. Kokosing Industrial Inc.’s demolition of the dam in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park this year should improve water quality… Read More
After a couple of years of waiting for the approval on a construction permit to expand the Owsley Fork Dam in Berea, the city has gotten the green light from the Army Corp of Engineers to move ahead with the project. The $12 million project plans to increase the wall by additional 6 feet, which… Read More
Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) – Dredging will begin in the coming weeks in the Port of Rochester and surrounding harbor. The Buffalo District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Thursday it awarded a $1.5 million contract to a Michigan-based company to dredge in the federal navigation channel and harbor areas of the harbor. Work… Read More
It’s part of the St. Louis River Area of Concern (AOC) on the lake. Work will be funded through a cost-sharing partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the city of Superior and Fraser Shipyards. SUPERIOR, Wis.-The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a $13.8 million cleanup of Howards Bay in Superior. It’s part… Read More
HOUGHTON COUNTY, Mich. (WLUC) – With dredging work set to start off the Keweenaw Peninsula in Lake Superior, the Buffalo Reef Task Force has prepared a summary responding to public comments made on a Draft Preliminary Alternatives Analysis issued earlier this year. The alternatives analysis issued in February briefly described 13 strategies for managing historic… Read More
Planning for a new major cruise ship terminal for Seattle, the fourth berth for the city’s booming cruise ship industry, is quickly advancing towards the start of construction. The Port of Seattle plans to build a US$200-million cruise ship berth at the north end of Terminal 46 — near Pioneer Square and Century Link Field… Read More
MARSHFIELD — For Brant Rock residents, the first sign of summer isn’t the open ice cream shops or flip-flops hitting the sand. It’s the 160-foot dredging vessel that takes over Green Harbor. Almost every year, the Army Corps of Engineers comes to Marshfield to remove tens of thousands of cubic yards of sediment from the… Read More
Clinton — Two weeks dredging work next month will mean some important temporary measures will be in place for boaters who use one of Clinton’s largest marinas. For approximately 15 days, the Army Corp of Engineers will be dredging the channel of Clinton Harbor. Kris Shapiro, general manager of Cedar Island Marina (CIM), said the… Read More
Washburn & Doughty (W&D)(, East Boothbay, Me., reports that it has executed a new vessel construction contract with Moran Towing Corporation, of New Canaan, Conn., to build two 86’ x 36’ ASD-Type Ship Assist and Escort Z-Drive Tugs, with options to build up to eight additional vessels. The first two 86’ tugs will be delivered… Read More
The measure provides funding for the dredging of the Children’s Pond, stormwater improvements along Haines Drive, and the installation of a pedestrian/bike path along the lake and Haines Drive. MOORESTOWN — Some big improvements could soon be coming to Strawbridge Lake. The Township Council introduced a $760,000 bond ordinance at its April 29 meeting that… Read More
Changes made to proposal after first attempt garnered poor response After not receiving an acceptable bid the first time around, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has reissued a request for proposals for the Massey’s Ditch maintenance dredging project. DNREC’s Shoreline & Waterway Management Section issued the request for proposals to remove 100,000… Read More
KALAMAZOO, MI — After replacing a furnace twice because of damage from two separate floods in 2017 and 2018, a Kalamazoo business owner hopes the city’s efforts to dredge ponds nearby will help alleviate the perennial flooding in the area along Crosstown Parkway. The $1 million project, now underway, focuses on one of the most… Read More
KALAMA — The Kalama City Council Thursday approved a 10-year permit for the Port of Kalama’s harbor maintenance dredging. The port regularly dredges its boat basins in the Columbia River to maintain proper depths. Dredge spoils will be used for beach nourishment on the shoreline and north of Louis Rasmussen Day Use Park. The city… Read More
SMITH ISLAND, MD. (WJZ) — Maryland has only one inhabited island with no bridge connecting it to the mainland — Smith Island. People have been living on this tiny spit of land for almost 350 years, against all odds; fighting wind, tides, and erosion. Now, the Army Corps of Engineers, the state and Somerset County… Read More