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A series of dredging projects in Carteret County are taking place in the coming weeks, including work in Bogue Sound. The Army Corps of Engineers dredge CURRITUCK is wrapping up dredging operations in Bulkhead Channel near the Beaufort waterfront. Then, they’ll spend three to four days in nearby Bogue Sound touching-up some areas of concern…. Read More
Dare County has chosen for the public-private partnership a contractor that will build and operate a dredge to maintain Oregon Inlet. One of two companies to respond to the county’s request for proposals, EJE Recycling of Greenville was chosen over a Massachusetts-based company primarily because of its experience working the inlet and its plans to… Read More
A Cabinet note is likely in a fortnight, paving the way for three of the top 12 major ports in India to pick up stake in state-run entity Dredging Corporation of India (DCI), a top official has said. The Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI), a state run entity under the administrative control of the… Read More
History is in the making as the beach landscape in Long Beach is transformed by the Army Corps of Engineers’ $230 million coastal protection project, which is intended to defend the city against future storms like Hurricane Sandy. “It’s historic,” said City Council President Anthony Eramo. “It’s the first time we’ve had any sort of… Read More
It’s been a banner couple of weeks for Swansea and its waterfront revitalization project for the 9-acre town beach. SWANSEA — It’s been a banner couple of weeks for Swansea and its waterfront revitalization project for the 9-acre town beach. After several years of pursuit, they have in hand the the final permit needed from… Read More
Completion of beach replenishment in Harvey Cedars is set to nearly coincide with the official end of summer, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers estimates work in the borough will end in mid-September. On Monday, the beach closure area stretched from halfway between 72nd Street and Sussex Avenue to just south of 69th Street…. Read More
More than three years after the announcement the Buckeye Lake Dam needed replaced, the project is nearing completion. Officials from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources took Ohio StatSen. Jay Hottinger, R-Newark, for a tour of the progress on the project Monday.e Hottinger said it won’t be long before construction is complete on the 4.1… Read More
Markel (MKL) has been a compounding machine for over three decades now. Book value and share price have mimicked each other roughly throughout the history of the company being public. This is to be expected since it mainly focused on specialty property and casualty insurance for most of its life – and insurance companies are… Read More
Rep. Scott Taylor announced during a visit to the Eastern Shore of Virginia that Tangier will finally be getting a jetty that has been in the works since 2012. “I am happy to say today that the end of the federal approval process has happened. I’m proud to say they are going to start that… Read More
For the long-neglected Eugene Millrace, the University of Oregon’s new Knight science campus could be an unexpected boon. The narrow waterway, which runs between Franklin Boulevard and the Willamette River, has a rich history. In recent decades, however, it has been best known for its murky and stagnant water, its blackberry- and horsetail-covered banks, and… Read More
The Maldives Transport and Contracting Company’s new dredger Mahaa Jarraaf has been taken to Thaa Atoll after failing to reclaim land for the Maafinolhu airport project, local media reported. The huge vessel was unable to do the work because it had to be anchored some distance away from the island, according to Mihaaru, and the… Read More
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) in Concord, New Hampshire, is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District to conduct work in waters of the U.S. in conjunction with the NH Route 16 Realignment Project in Dummer, N.H. Work is proposed along an approximate 1.6 mile stretch of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is scheduled to do some touch-up dredging in Bogue Inlet in the next few weeks. Carteret County Shore Protection Office Manager Greg Rudolph said Thursday that the ACE dredge Currituck left Oregon Inlet Monday, where it was doing maintenance dredging work, to come to the county to dredge Bulkhead… Read More
Florida Rep. Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor, sent out a press release July 13 applauding a decision by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to fund the dredging of the Anclote River. House Bill 4619, sponsored by Sprowls, set the stage for the dredging project by securing state funding for the lease and preparation of the… Read More
Dams, Reservoirs and Levees: The Houston area Still hasn’t Decided How to Fix its Flood Infrastructure After Hurricane Harvey, everyone agreed: something needed to be done to bolster the dams and levees that protect Houston and its suburbs. Harvey overwhelmed them. The question is what is needed and how much it will cost. One year… Read More