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In coming weeks, crews are scheduled to dredge polluted sediments from the Susquehanna River bed in Binghamton left by a defunct gas manufacturing plant. The $2.6 million project, southeast of the intersection of Brandywine Avenue and Court Street near the Tompkins Street Bridge, is on track for September and expected to take four months, according… Read More
The World Wildlife Fund’s Country Representative, Nadia Bood told Love FM that the area being dredged is not far from Laughing Bird Caye National Park and that it is one of the marine protected areas that make up the Belize Barrier Reef System World Heritage Site. Having such dredging activities near a World Heritage Site… Read More
The US Army Corps of Engineers is collecting data for a deep- rooted problem in Worcester County. A hole has formed in the vicinity of Ocean City’s inlet and it’s now 50 feet deep. Officials say it’s causing shoreline erosion and it could eventually destroy a nearby community. “We think the flood current is coming… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold two public hearings on a project that would deepen the New Haven Harbor shipping channel. The New Haven Harbor navigation project’s main ship channel, maneuvering area, and turning basin are authorized to a depth of -35 feet mean lower low water. The main ship channel is about… Read More
Bigger ships won’t be coming, but the big ones that call regularly will be able to get in and out easier if the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers blasts and scoops 16 feet from the bottom near the Dutch Harbor Spit in a proposed $29 million project at least four years away. “Our proposed project… Read More
Dredging to clear a growing sand bar at the entrance to the Oceanside harbor is scheduled to start Thursday, six months after the annual spring cleaning was cancelled for the lack of a permit. Low tides and high surf can cause problems and even capsize boats at the harbor’s mouth, which steadily fills with sand… Read More
The Seabrook-Hampton harbor dredging project, which had preliminary engineering work done by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was approved in the U.S. Senate and is awaiting President Donald Trump’s signature. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan have been strong advocates of the project in regard to federal approval and funding. America’s Water Infrastructure Act… Read More
Unable to leave its home port at Roanoke Island Festival Park for the last two years, the state-owned Elizabeth II may go through another winter without maintenance before a shoaled channel blocking its passage will be cleared. More than $2 million has been provided in this year’s adjusted state budget to dredge Manteo channel at… Read More
The NJ DOT has begun some dredging of the Metedeconk River and Kettle Creek Complex in an effort to restore state channels to navigable depths. The dredging work is part of a $16 million project to continue returning State channels in Barnegat Bay to a state of good repair. Dredging work will take place in… Read More
A wave of political posturing has engulfed the dredging licence row which it has been claimed could threaten the future prosperity of Montrose port. Harbour chiefs are locked in discussions with Marine Scotland after the regulatory body decided not to renew the licence, prompting concerns over the potential closure of deep water berths to freight… Read More
BLENHEIM Palace has begun one of the biggest civil engineering projects ever undertaken at a British stately home to save its iconic grounds. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is embarking on a £12m rescue plan of building work, alterations and repairs after decades of silt have left the Queen’s Pool and main lake so shallow… Read More
The City Council on Tuesday will consider awarding a $1.383-million contract to Associated Pacific Constructors of Morro Bay to dredge the canal — the narrow waterway between the main and “little” Balboa Island — between the Park Avenue bridge and North Bayfront, plus dredge around both sides of the Harbor Island bridge to Balboa Island’s… Read More
Central Coast Council has resolved to “work with the NSW Government on a long-term dredging plan for the maintenance of the navigation channel”. Councillors further resolved at the October 9 Council meeting for staff to “create a detailed report outlining the dredging requirements”. The motion noted that the NSW Government had recently announced its $1.225… Read More
The Florida Inland Navigation District plans to dredge the Intracoastal Waterway between the Port of Palm Beach and the Town Marina this winter. A contractor will dredge a 4.5-mile stretch of the waterway to a depth of 10 to 12 feet below average low tide, said Mark Crosley, executive director of the district, which is… Read More
One U.S. Senate bill currently waiting on President Donald Trump’s signature could have major ramifications for the long-planned and controversial “One Lake” development and flood-control project along the Pearl River in Jackson. Republicans from Louisiana have inserted language into the bill to require a full vetting of the “One Lake” proposal, which has raised many… Read More