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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
The Hickory Grove Park campground, southwest of Colo, will still be open in 2019, but activities at Hickory Grove Lake will be in “pause mode” next year. Story County Conservation is ready for Hickory Grove Lake to undergo a huge restoration project — estimated by engineers at $3.4 million — which will address issues that… Read More
Florida Department of Transportation officials oversee work to fortify the dune line in Flagler Beach following completion of temporary repairs to State Road A1A in November 2017. A years-long effort to have a portion of Flagler Beach’s shoreline renourished took a step forward Tuesday as city and county officials reached a consensus to proceed with… Read More
Although the materials, funding and permits are in place, a project that would halt erosion and repair Laurel Run Park’s shoreline could be on hold well into 2019 depending on how much it rains next spring and summer. The park’s 2,500-foot-long shoreline located just south of Church Hill has eroded between 6 and 10 feet… Read More
An $18 million beach renourishment project is getting underway in Brevard County. More than 1 million cubic yards of sand will replenish three and a half miles of beaches south of Port Canaveral. The project makes up for beach erosion caused by the creation of the Canaveral Inlet. The sand will be taken from the… Read More
The largest sand bypass project in the Port Canaveral area in more than two decades will get underway this week. The five-month effort will move approximately 1.34 million cubic yards of sand to replenish 3.5 miles of beach south of Port Canaveral. The Canaveral Harbor Federal Sand Bypass Project (Phase V) will pump sand taken… Read More