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Residents and tourists in Nassau County might notice construction equipment along Fernandina Beach because of a renourishment project that’s set to begin Nov. 25. Dredging of Kings Bay and sand placement at Fernandina Beach and Fort Clinch is scheduled to last until March. Sand is being placed along Fernandina Beach between New York Avenue and… Read More
The sea wall protects homes and business in Portreath against the risk of flooding. A large section of the wall collapsed during Storm Eleanor earlier this year, leaving the village of Portreath exposed to the sea. Cormac, on behalf of Cornwall Council, carried out temporary repairs in the immediate aftermath of the storm and erected… Read More
here will soon be some noticeable truck traffic in Wabasha. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is getting ready to begin moving thousands of tons of dirt and rock. The 300,000 cubic yards of material came from dredging the Mississippi River channel and has been stored at the Corps’ gravel pit. It will be moved… Read More
Meeting this morning in Palatka, the St. Johns River Water Management District congratulated itself for the way it has been “engaging” with the public in Flagler Beach and Flagler County regarding a planned wetlands restoration project in Flagler Beach. Its own officials hailed their staffers’ “professionalism,” how the public “really appreciated” the district’s way of… Read More
The comprehensive revitalization of Jones Beach State Park will continue with the construction of a multimillion-dollar conservation-and-sustainability educational facility. The Jones Beach Energy and Nature Education Center will be a public resource for all seasons, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office, which announced this week that a public-private partnership would pour some $18 million into… Read More
Navigational dredging of the Champlain Canal is still in limbo, the public learned at a meeting in Schuylerville on Thursday. James Candiloro, director of environmental health and safety for the New York Power Authority, which now oversees the state Canal Corp., said permits to dredge from Whitehall to Waterford are in the hands of the… Read More
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) announced 10 new and supplemental restoration projects that will add about $37.8 million to the total spent on restoration projects after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. This increases the total number of money spent on restoration projects to about $508 million. “These projects continue our efforts to… Read More
Jimmie Stephens has known for decades that flooding along Valley Creek was a problem. On Tuesday, he said work has begun to fix it. “I guess the thing that surprises me is we’re so late in doing something about it.” Last week, Stephens joined nearly 40 other local officials, including the mayors of Bessemer, Brighton,… Read More
Last year’s tornado and straight winds that hit the city of Albany and Dougherty County must not have attracted the attention of the competing debris removal contractors, since Ceres Environmental captured the contract for both the city and county without anyone contesting. For many months, they worked extensively until most all the debris was cleaned… Read More
Under the building permit issued for the construction project, the quayside will be expanded to 98.5 metres long and 34.4 metres wide, while a 24.8 square metre hinterland area will also be built. According to a statement, the Port of Koper is aiming for its terminal to handle approximately 1.3 million TEU annually. Byung Kwon… Read More
Dredging operations began Oct. 29 in the Chester River, just north of Ferry Point, and will continue for most of November. Dredging of the Federal Northern Approach Channel to Kent Narrows will remedy recently shoaled areas as shallow as -3.4 feet mean low water (MLW). The authorized depth of the channel is -7 feet MLW… Read More
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb Tuesday said a new waterway would come up within six months for movement of container ships between Sonamura in Sipahijala district of the state and Ashuganj river port in eastern Bangladesh to ply. After the completion of the new waterways goods to the state will directly reach Sonamura town… Read More
The Clive River may have “had its day” as a rapid build up of silt threatens to ground a popular waka cruise experience. Out of action since May for maintenance, the waka Nga Tukemata o Kahungunu has been struggling to re-enter the water to cater for the cruise ship trade. The 40-seat boat often does… Read More
HOPE Uzodinma, the sitting Senator representing Orlu Senatorial District of Imo State, was “arrested” on Sunday by the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property headed by Okoi Obono-Obla. As at noon on Monday, Uzodinma was still in custody, with Obono-Obla confirming to the media that he (Uzodinma) has been evading arrest… Read More
Cabinet approved in principle the draft of the Bangladesh Tariff Commission (Amendment) Bill 2018 at the meeting Cabinet on Monday approved an addendum to the Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade, under which 470km of rivers will be dredged with joint financing from Bangladesh and India. According to the deal, India will provide 80%… Read More