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More than 150 area residents, most of whom suffered major flood damage as a result of Hurricane Harvey, crowded into the large public room of the Kingwood Community Center Monday, June 11, for an update and description of the dredging project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The project is about to get underway… Read More
Virginia’s U.S. senators say nearly $56 million in new federal funding has been allocated for water infrastructure improvements in Hampton Roads, Richmond and on the Eastern Shore. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced the $55.99 million in funding Wednesday. The money is provided by Congress to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for ongoing… Read More
Property owners on Pawleys Island will be asked to decide this month how much sand they want on the beach from a nourishment project that could start as early as November. The town received bids from three firms to pump between 700,000 and 1.1 million cubic yards of offshore sand onto 2.6 miles of beach… Read More
Tourists and workers travelling to popular tourist destination Plantation Island, Fiji, are set to benefit from safer access when marine channel dredging is completed at the end of June 2018. The works — which are being undertaken by Australian dredging and civil construction company Hall Pacific — began in early June and are expected to… Read More
Just over $136 million was recently awarded to the Army Corps of Engineers’ New Orleans District to pay for operation and maintenance work along the Calcasieu Ship Channel. Of the total, $103 million was part of this year’s Bipartisan Budget Act, with the remaining $33 million coming from the federal budget process, said Channing Hayden,… Read More
The stalled mechanical dredging of the Azhikkal Port channel here has resumed nearly a year after the much-awaited dredging work formally got under way in August last year when Ports Minister Kadannappally Ramachandran flagged off the operation of the cutter-suction dredger, CSD Chandragiri. The operation of the dredger was to have begun after its formal… Read More
Residents are invited to comment through July 12 on Truro’s request for a federal permit for maintenance dredging of the Pamet River boat channel, according to a statement from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. As part of the project, dredged sand would be used for beach nourishment north of the mouth of the channel,… Read More
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will begin dredging Buckeye Lake to the joy of many nearby residents. Buckeye Lake has long been in need of dredging, said ODNR spokesman Matt Eiselstein, but no part of the lake more than its east end. The shallow water hinders boat traffic and other water activities. Moreover, the… Read More
The South Carolina Ports Authority said it has received $49 million in federal funding for the Charleston Harbor Deepening Project. Allocated under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fiscal Year 18 Work Plan, the funds are “critical” to keeping the project to dredge the Port of Charleston to 52 feet on track and on schedule,… Read More
A meeting has been called to urgently look at dredging options for Tenby, following concerns raised by the Harbour Users Association over ‘broken promises’ from Pembrokeshire County Council, despite claims that a plan had been agreed by the authority. Correspondence recently came before members of Tenby Town Council, from county councillor for Tenby’s north ward,… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will inject $4.9 million into a project to rehabilitate the failing breakwater outside Port San Luis Harbor, which the harbor district says is in very poor condition and could lead to “catastrophic breaching” if not repaired soon. Port San Luis Harbor District General Manager Andrea Lueker said Tuesday that… Read More
A dredging project in Grand Traverse Bay Harbor in Houghton County has been delayed due to permit and contracting issues. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says dredging expected to start this spring will be postponed until at least fall. It’s part of efforts to save Buffalo Reef off Gay. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency… Read More
With the words, “It’s official: dredging has begun on Edgewater Bay,” the Shell Rock River Watershed District announced the start of the project’s first phase on Facebook Wednesday. The start came two days earlier than the projected date, which would have been Friday, but Shell Rock River Watershed District Administrator Andy Henschel said at Tuesday’s… Read More
The State Government’s $60 million commitment to dredging Trinity Inlet remains strong, but the money will only flow if the business case stacks up and relevant approvals are obtained. Confusion reigned in the wake of the Budget’s release on Tuesday with funding for the dredging project left out in this year’s fiscal accounts. Member for… Read More
FENWICK ISLAND – Work on a long-awaited beach replenishment project in Fenwick Island has been postponed another week. This week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that beach replenishment work in Fenwick Island has been delayed to July 28. Last year, the Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District awarded a $19.2 million contract to… Read More