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A $24 million federal and state plan announced Tuesday aims to protect the Montauk Point Lighthouse from erosion by fortifying the nearby shoreline. The structure, a national landmark and the first lighthouse built in New York State, sat 300 feet from the coast when it was built in 1796. Today, because of erosion, it is… Read More
With the revelation last week that one of the two boats available to perform routine maintenance dredging needs repairs, the Army Corps of Engineers confirmed this week that the scheduled spring dredging off Assateague Island has been delayed. Army Corps spokesman Chris Gardner said it’s unclear when the dredging will be rescheduled. “We don’t know… Read More
St.Martin Parish President Chester Cedars said the Catahoula Lake is a hazardous situation and he made a promise to his constituents that it would be dredged. A million dollars has been allocated for this project from a December 2016 drainage project that the board approved. The parish has hired Cellars and Associates to assist with… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers joined the state Department of Environmental Conservation and local elected leaders on April 18 to announce the preparation of the second phase of the $230 million coastal protection project — sand replenishment — which is intended to protect the barrier island from future potentially destructive storms like Hurricane Sandy. Project… Read More
The 2018 spring beach walk was expected to confirm that spring storms and high water were having a negative effect. The long and cold winter of 2017-18 provided good ice cover to protect Presque Isle State Park’s beaches. But spring storms and higher Lake Erie water levels have led to erosion. “Ice in the winter,… Read More
Fort Bend County Commissioners Court on April 24 unanimously authorized the county engineer to retain AECOM Technical Services Inc. to conduct a high-level study evaluating the feasibility and potential cost of enclosing the back side of the Barker Reservoir with a levee system. “As I stated today in court,” said Precinct 3 Commissioner Andy Meyers,… Read More
Now is the time to get some dredging done in recreational harbors in southwest Michigan. So says Congressman Fred Upton, who has sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers asking that money be set aside for harbors in Saugatuck, South Haven, and New Buffalo. He spoke with WSJM News about the issue…. Read More
The Carolina Beach Town Council wants to solicit bids on its lake dredging project. At its workshop Tuesday night, council decided to solicit bids in order to determine how much completing the project would cost. Leaders in Carolina Beach wanted to dredge the lake to avoid potential flooding. Another issue is where to dump the… Read More
Innovative concrete blocks. Natural discharge if possible, pumping if necessary. An opening for a fish migration river. These are just a few of the innovations for the Afsluitdijk in the next few years. Together with Levvel – a consortium comprising Van Oord, BAM, and Rebel – Rijkswaterstaat (part of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and… Read More
The Mobile City Council is considering spending $125,000 on a dredging project at Arlington Park. IIt’spart of an agreement with Airbus and the Mobile Airport Authority. Another $125,000 would be provided by the county and around $600,000 could come from Airbus. Mayor Sandy Stimpson’s office is sponsoring the resolution. He said Airbus will need the… Read More
The big question swirling around Carolina Beach is if they should continue dredging Carolina Beach Lake. Town council held a workshop Tuesday evening to discuss four proposed options on how to move forward. Last year, the town began dredging to reduce the risk of flooding during hurricanes or heavy rain. The town suspended the project… Read More
When Hurricane Mathew washed out his seawall, the storm took a big chunk of Tom Turnage’s oceanfront home. “I got outflanked by Matthew,” said Turnage. Two years later, his home has been rebuilt and Turnage is leading the charge for a beach replenishment project. “I think it is a good idea,” he said. The plan… Read More
Dredging of the basin at the port of Cape Jervis is now complete allowing the operators of KI Connect to continue planning for the start of the service to Kangaroo Island. KIC managing director David Harris said the dredging was finalised last week after the big, long-arm excavator was able to deepen area directly adjacent… Read More
After a monthslong project that reshaped the coastline and briefly led to flooding on Margate’s beaches, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers beach and dune work on Absecon Island is scheduled to wrap up by the end of April. The $63 million project was implemented to fulfill former Gov. Chris Christie’s pledge to construct a… Read More
It has been more than a year since the Town of Carolina Beach implemented what ultimately became an ill-fated lake dredging project. In December, the town terminated the incomplete project, but that left some issues unresolved. Background The project was originally created to help address the town’s flooding issues, and the intent was to increase… Read More