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The more than three-decade old dredging project that will enable the Port of Philadelphia to handle ships of 14,000 TEU is set to be finished by end of March as the port nears the end of the first phase of a $300 million upgrade that eventually will double the size of its only container terminal…. Read More
The city said today that preliminary goals of the Sunset Beach Dune Restoration Project started over the summer have been accomplished, and that it is now in a “maintenance phase” as the North Shore’s winter swells get under way. City officials first announced a six-part plan and private-public partnership to restore the dune at Sunset… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers set aside another $59 million for the Port of Corpus Christi’s Channel Improvement Project. The dredging, which has been on the port’s wish list since 1990, is finally building up a stockpile that should allow work to continue in 2019. The projected end date is 2021, when the new… Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should not issue a certificate of completion for the Hudson River PCB dredging project until it reaches the explicit goals set forth in the agency’s decision documents, Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro says. “I am writing with deep hope and strong concerns regarding the imminent choices your office will make… Read More
Forty years ago, Rochester was ravaged by heavy rain. The rainfall quickly caused Zumbro River and Bear Creek to spill and spew over, leaving much of the city to go under water. “We haven’t had a major flooding event like that since,” Public Works Communications Coordinator Megan Moeller said. Now, the city is prepared. After… Read More
Waterfront residents at Timber Lake are hoping for good news Tuesday when they make their case before Campbell County Circuit Court Judge John Cook for creation of a local watershed improvement district. DD Gillett, president of the Timberlake Homeowner’s Association, said creation of the watershed improvement district is a necessary step before residents can dredge… Read More
A delegation led by Union minister D V Sadananda Gowda comprising MLA Raghupati Bhat, and former MP Jayaprakash Hegde, will go to New Delhi on Monday November 26 in a fresh bid to resolve the longstanding sand imbroglio. Raghupati Bhat, who informed about the delegation, said that efforts to sort out all issues at the… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has earmarked $52.1 million in its fiscal 2019 work plan to keep the Savannah Harbor deepening project on track. Coupled with $49 million in President Donald Trump’s original budget request, the Corps’ funding would bring to $101 million the federal commitment for fiscal 2019, enough to keep the project… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District has received $41.859 million in the Fiscal Year 2019 Work Plan, to complete projects across the District’s area of responsibility. This is in addition to the $54.956 million the District has already received in the Fiscal Year 2019 President’s Budget. “This is a critical time for investments… Read More
In this week’s ‘You Ask, We Investigate’ report, KNWA’s Katelynn Zoellner spoke with officials to get an update on a project happening at Lake Sequoyah in Fayetteville. Lake Sequoyah is comprised of approximately 1,400 acres of land and 389 acres of water. The City of Fayetteville purchased the property in 1958, and the lake was… Read More
When Secretary Raul L. Lambino took over as Administrator and CEO of the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority middle of last year, he made an ocular survey of the heavily-silted Cagayan River, once called Rio Grande by Spanish colonizers for its magnificence. “I promised to myself right there, we will restore the mighty river to its… Read More
Residents and tourists at Fernandina Beach are seeing construction equipment on the sand because a renourishment project got underway Sunday. Swimmers and surfers in the dredging areas are being warned to be careful because they could get hurt if in they’re in the water. Dredging of U.S. Naval Station Kings Bay and sand placement at… Read More
The City of Houston continues to make progress towards Harvey Recovery with both state and federal agencies, Houston City Councilman Dave Martin said in a press release on Wednesday. City and state leaders have worked in partnership with Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn for more than a year towards several initiatives that will have… Read More
Officials concerned the Hampton Harbor was becoming shallow beyond use celebrated new funding for the harbor’s emergency dredging this week. The $4.6 million needed to complete the dredging was included in the Army Corps of Engineers’ 2019 Work Plan, according to U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s office. Shaheen and other New Hampshire congressional delegates praised the… Read More
From US House of Reps: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water, announced several investments from the fiscal year 2019 work plan from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in Northern Ohio as well as the Soo Locks, which are critical for moving industrial materials across the… Read More