An Illinois company received a $113 million contract. Work begins on $484M St. Johns River dredging project Starting in December, the company will deepen about 5 miles more of the river. It’s the second contract to be awarded in the project, which is already underway. It will take the river from 40 feet to 47… Read More
More sand is on the way for beaches in south Broward County that took a hit from Hurricane Irma last year. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to spend $9.7 million in January to truck in and replenish about 123,000 cubic yards of sand — enough to cover a football field with sand 57… Read More
As an added bonus, the Lancaster park’s giant sledding hill should be less bumpy on your bumpkin. Erie County is preparing to excavate about six Olympic swimming pools worth of silt and sediment from a reservoir near Como Park dam. “The lake itself has filled up with silt,” said Daniel J. Rizzo, commissioner of county… Read More
The first bids are in for the long-awaited channel dredging project, but they are a bit too high, according to the Port of Corpus Christi. Negotiations are now underway to bring the price in line with what the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is allowed to pay. The port did not release the bid totals… Read More
Marine construction work at Anaklia Deep Sea Port has commenced with work on the dredging of the approach channel and harbour area reports Dag Pike. This new harbour will become the major port for Georgia on the Black Sea. The maritime works for the port will be carried out by one of the most advanced… Read More
The United States Army Corps of Engineers have begun another round of beach renourishment in Surfside Beach on Wednesday. The project will ultimately pump 1.4 million cubic yards of sand along Grand Strand beaches to protect against storms. Beach renourishment along the Grand Strand was put on hold for Hurricane Florence, but officials are working… Read More
This winter, the Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control (DNREC) will kill two birds with one stone. While dredging Massey’s Ditch, engineers will pump the displaced sand onto the beach north of the Indian River Inlet. Officials with DNREC’s Shoreline & Waterway Management Section explained the scope of the maintenance dredging project at an… Read More
When the coastal town of Wrightsville Beach, which buffers nearby Wilmington from the open ocean, began to come back to life on Wednesday after Hurricane Florence hit North Carolina, many people returning home were surprisingly relieved. Despite Florence roaring ashore in this exact spot last Friday and now causing catastrophic flooding inland, the hurricane had… Read More
Following a partner meeting with beach restoration contractor Weeks Marine Inc. on Tuesday morning, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that work in Harvey Cedars is now estimated to end in late September or early October. Dredging and beachfill work was paused earlier this month due to stormy weather and rough seas, pushing back… Read More
In 1935 Ithaca suffered its flood-of-record, with a series of thunderstorms leaving hundreds killed or displaced across the Southern Tier. In 1956, Ithaca saw a 100-year flood, costing millions in damage and turning Route 13 into a waterway. In 1972, Tropical Storm Agnes dumped seven inches of rain on the city, washing out roads, bridges… Read More
For some, the town’s ship of state is hung up on a sandbar, unable to sail through the planning and permitting necessary to dredge the Nauset Estuary and allow commercial and pleasure craft to navigate more easily between Town Cove and Nauset Inlet. “There IS an emergency in Nauset Marsh,” Charles Carlson wrote to selectmen… Read More
If you’ve driven on Egan Drive between downtown and Lemon Creek this week, you might have noticed that the right side of the outgoing lane is wet. It’s not a case of isolated rain showers. The City and Borough of Juneau’s Public Works Department is dredging in Gold Creek at Cope Park this week, working… Read More
It’s a win for the waterways. Congress is awarding money to four projects on the water, including the Port of Lake Providence. Farmers are the backbone of the Delta, and the Port of Lake Providence is the largest inland port on the Mississippi River. Last week, U.S. Congress allocated $1.315 million for dredging. While the… Read More
Large-scale work on the Anaklia Deep Sea Port launched on 16 September. A cutter suction dredger ship, the Athena, has arrived in Anaklia to help in the implementation of the works being carried out. The ship will dredge the port bed, and will bring up some five million cubic meters of mud out of the… Read More
One of the world’s largest dredging ships has arrived in the country to help deepen the Lyttelton Port to accommodate larger vessels. The Fairway, which clocks in at 230m long and 30m wide, arrived in the country for the project after a long journey from Mumbai, India. Lyttelton Port Company’s Simon Munt says the dredging… Read More