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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
KENNEBUNKPORT — The Board of Selectmen approved a proposal from the Government Wharf Committee to add a new dues category for members and raise the fees to cover anticipated increases in the budget for FY 20. Town Manager Laurie Smith said the dues will cover the cost increase for electricity to the new bait shed,… Read More
The Air Force is raising its cost estimate to $420 million to repair and rebuild at Nebraska’s Offutt Air Force Base following severe flooding that forced officials to scramble to save munitions and move aircraft to higher ground. More than 130 structures were damaged by the Missouri River flooding at the base that houses the… Read More
One of the last remaining dams on the Cuyahoga River will soon be coming down. The Brecksville dam was built in 1952 to divert water to operations of what is now Charter Steel in Cleveland. Elaine Marsh, president of the Friends of the Crooked River, announced this week that Kokosing Industrial has been hired to… Read More
OSWEGO – The Port of Oswego Authority Executive Director, William W. Scriber, expressed the port’s thanks to Senator Charles Schumer and Congressman John Katko for all their help in securing funds for this year’s dredging of the port’s entrance and harbor. The Port of Oswego has been actively advocating to have the normally scheduled harbor… Read More
LA VALLE — Three companies were announced as potential selections for the Lake Redstone’s estimated $7 million sediment removal project at an April 23 special meeting at La Valle Town Hall. Kalyuh Services and Water Works Marine Inc. was the lowest bid announced at $3.2 million. Bids for Dredgit Environmental Corporation were at $4.8 million… Read More