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The Port of New Bedford in Massachusetts is to receive federal funding to improve its infrastructure and environment, including a new site for offshore wind staging. The $15.5m grant has been awarded by the Department of Transportation’s Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (Build) initiative. In addition to the staging site, the money will go… Read More
The once mighty Petaluma River, a former hub for commerce and recreation, was once one of the defining features of the southern Sonoma County landscape and a vital link between Petaluma and the San Pablo Bay. Now, 15 years removed from the last dredging, an 18-mile tributary many residents have dubbed “the heart of the… Read More
Dredging has started on a Blenheim river that lost several sections of riverbank in the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, causing flooding upstream in heavy rain. The Marlborough District Council started dredging the ?paoa River on Tuesday as part of a $200,000 project to bring it back down to pre-quake water levels. Slumping of the ?paoa riverbank, brought… Read More
The state of Maryland needs to find an extra $75 million to complete the last piece of the more than six-year old infrastructure expansion plan aimed at attracting Asia cargo — unless CSX Transportation budges and increases its contribution. A report, compiled by the Maryland Port Administration (MPA) and the Maryland Department of Transportation for… Read More
The Port of Redwood City announced the allocation of $7.95 million from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that advances a critical federal dredging project in 2019 that will ensure continued ship access and further economic activity to the Silicon Valley region. Dredging allows the port to better support existing customers, grow operations serving larger… Read More
One day before public comment closed on the “One Lake” flood-control and development project proposed along the Pearl River, the Mississippi Department of Transportation sent a letter to the Rankin-Hinds Flood Control District attorney Keith Turner. #Melinda McGrath, executive director of the agency, expressed concerns about the proposed project’s impacts on nine state bridges that… Read More
The Pigeon Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District officially nullified its Oct. 16 annual meeting. “Inadvertently, notice was not provided as required by statute,” said attorney Keith Steckbauer, who was hired to represent the board. “Therefore, I suggested there be a resolution made that says all actions taken at the Oct. 16, 2018 meeting as determined… Read More
Work began this week on the largest beach renourishment project in the Port Canaveral area of the five that have occurred since 1995. The $18 million, federally funded project will restore sand to 3.5 miles of beaches, stretching from Port Canaveral’s Jetty Park to south of Cocoa Beach Pier. “That is a great addition to… Read More
Heading into winter storm season, selectmen in storm-battered Sandwich received an update from consultants on the progress of major beach projects. Woods Hole Group officials discussed the permitting template for the master plan to place 400,000 cubic yards of material to replenish Town Neck including the plan to set up a borrow site from Scusset… Read More
The Ceduna District Council has approved a budget increase for the construction of the Thevenard Marine Offloading Facility. Major construction work has taken place in recent months, including construction of the breakwater, with rock for the breakwater sourced mainly from the nearby Lot 5 area. Excavation of Lot 5 commenced last year and produced about… Read More
Storm surge attributed to last week’s wild winds and heavy rain breached the Indian Beach recreation area, causing extensive damage to the recently revitalized recreation area. “It was hit very hard. It was basically underwater for an hour or so,” said Bill Weatherbee, co-chair of the Indian Beach Society. “The building survived but the vegetation,… Read More
Belvedere officials are taking their chances with a caving seawall, hoping it doesn’t collapse into the bay and give way to flooding, as they put off a costly stopgap and wait for specialty steel to arrive. Workers placed giant sandbags at the base of the barrier, on Beach Road, last month to give it support… Read More
A half-submerged tree trunk bobbed in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay. From his perch several hundred feet away aboard a small barge, John Gallagher began giving orders to his crew. Not much needed to be said. By now, the actions of the other three men had become almost automatic. “Here’s a good example of… Read More
A $3.93 million project to dredge the lower Saco River is set to begin later this month. It’s the second half of a federal navigation project authorized by Congress to clear out the river channel from downtown Saco to where the river meets the ocean. Last year, the Army Corps dredged part of the channel’s… Read More
The state is set put millions of dollars toward a Conneaut dredging project. State Sen. Sean O’Brien, D-Bazetta, announced this week the Ohio Controlling Board approved $4 million for the planning and construction of Conneaut’s Creek Dredge Facility. “Lawmakers have the goal of significantly cleaning up Lake Erie by 2020,” O’Brien said. “Today’s investment provides… Read More