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Fletcher Cove Beach will see 42 Olympic-sized swimming pools of new sand within the month as part of the $102 million San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy restoration project. A pipeline was installed last week to Fletcher Cove Beach to receive San Elijo Lagoon’s sand, according to the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy (SELC). Crews have begun dredging… Read More
Laughlin community leaders are betting on a public works project to diversify the town’s economy. Clark County officials met with contractors to present the Laughlin Lagoon dredging project and solicit bids to do the work later this year. It’s a public-private partnership — fully funded with private money. Developers hope better access to the lagoon… Read More
Three Lake Michigan harbors will be dredged this year at a cost of more than $1.7 million. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District awarded $1.788 million in dredging contracts two companies to remove more than 200,000 cubic yards of material from the harbors in Manistee, Portage Lake and Holland. “This important work will… Read More
The clock is ticking on dredging of the inner ocean bar of the Wilmington Harbor, now that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued a notice to proceed to contractor Weeks Marine Inc. The corps met with town officials Thursday to brief them on the project, and on Friday gave Weeks the go-ahead. The… Read More
Suisun City could see dredging start as early as late this year if the city gets the permits it needs and gets Pierce Island ready to accept dredging spoils in time. The City Council was generally pleased with the update Tuesday on plans to dredge the Suisun marina and Whispering Bay that have already been… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, recently awarded contracts for dredging in a trio of northwest Michigan harbors, including Manistee and Portage Lake. The Corps awarded two new maintenance dredging contracts for the pair of local harbors and one for an inland harbor in Holland. Dredging in Manistee and Portage Lake is slated… Read More
P.E.I. fishermen were asking a lot of questions Tuesday following a dangerous moment at sea. Fishing crews at Hardy’s Channel in western P.E.I., and Covehead Harbour got stuck because of sandbars in what was a difficult start to the spring lobster season. A fishing crew had to be rescued in Hardy’s Channel Monday morning because… Read More
Regular visitors to the beach at Grand Have State Park have noticed some big changes recently. The sand has gotten more crowded as the beach has gotten a little smaller. “There’s not a lot of space for people to play volleyball, have picnics, run around, swim,” Traci Balderas said as she walked the beach Tuesday… Read More
Three Delaware beaches will receive more sand starting mid-May, as part of a federal renourishment project to combat erosion and help them fare better against future storms. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, the contractor for the projects, will renourish a stretch of Bethany Beach starting later this month, before they dredge sand for South Bethany… Read More
It’s been three months since county officials began a do-it-yourself dune restoration project that eventually will encompass roughly 12 of the county’s 18 miles of beach. Dale and Tommye Lee Hogan held hands as they walked along the beach in Flagler County on a sunny morning last week. Since 2000, the Gainesville couple has owned… Read More
Emergency repairs to coastal defences and piers damaged by the Beast from the East will cost £3.1m, Sunderland Council has said. A section of Sunderland’s Old North Pier was lost during the March storm. It has been estimated that without its protection the port faces dredging works costing £100,000 annually, the council said. Stonehill Wall… Read More
At its third and final public meeting on the Blind Pass Inlet Management Study, the Lee County Division of Natural Resources presented its top alternative strategies for managing the inlet. On April 27 at the South Seas Island Resort on Captiva, county staff and consulting team APTIM provided an update on the study, which aims… Read More
When it comes to dredging, the city has made a breakthrough that may have other municipalities soon following in its footsteps. Last month, the state Department of Environmental Protection informed the city it had issued its first-ever citywide dredge permit, said Carol Beske, project manager, ACT Engineers. The city hired ACT Engineers, of Robbinsville, Mercer… Read More
A NZ$8.9m project to remove and stabilise about 28,000 cubic metres of contaminated sediment using mudcreting technology was due to be completed at the Calwell Slipway at Port Nelson, New Zealand in April. In addition to removing such contaminants as tributyltin (Tbt) and copper from sediment around the 1970-opened slipway, the project adds three to… Read More
Captain Michael Mulholland was a man on a mission earlier this year, working to bring attention to dangerous shoaling sand conditions in Ponce Inlet. Mulholland, who operates Sea Spirit Deep Sea Fishing and the Manatee Scenic Tour Boat, called and wrote local and federal officials, saying shoaling in the inlet had reached a critical point…. Read More