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Construction is nearing completion of the restoration of Whiskey Island, which helps protect Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes from storm surge. “We waited a long time for this,” Terrebonne Parish President Gordy Dove said today. “We still have a lot of islands to do, though this will be here for a long time.” The barrier island,… Read More
Every five or six years, sand that has washed into the Kent Narrows channel over time becomes too high and needs to be dredged. The Queen Anne’s County commissioners recently voted unanimously in favor of entering an agreement for engineering services for Kent Narrows dredging with BayLand Consultants and Designers Inc. for $39,500. The engineering… Read More
Liberal and Labor councillors are claiming the moral high ground after a motion to take steps to purchase a “super dredge” was defeated at a council meeting on February 26. Liberal Cr Jilly Pilon has called on the Central Coast Council to take ownership, responsibility and action to fix Brisbane Water channel by buying the… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed all its groins and jetties on the Long Beach shoreline, with plans for a quiet summer until work resumes in the fall. Workers finished the first eight jetties in September. The remaining seven jetties were finished in the past six months, spanning from Point Lookout to Long… Read More
Chaklala Cantonment Board (CCB) has completed annual dredging, de-silting work of Nullahs and excavators were used to properly clear the Nullahs said Additional Cantonment Executive Officer (ACEO) Naveed Nawaz. Talking to APP he informed that the cleanup work of Nullahs, started last month has been completed. All available resources were utilized to save precious human… Read More
Every five or six years, sand that has washed into the Kent Narrows channel over time becomes too high and needs to be dredged. The Queen Anne’s County commissioners recently voted unanimously in favor of entering an agreement for engineering services for Kent Narrows dredging with BayLand Consultants and Designers Inc. for $39,500. The engineering… Read More
As local officials struggle to contend with increasing erosion at many Cape beaches, the town of Dennis has asked the state’s highest court to reconsider whether sand from its dredging projects must be used to replenish a private beach. “We have 19 public beaches, 4.5 miles of seashore that we have to deal with, and… Read More
Utah Lake State Park remained closed due to ongoing construction activities associated with dredging the marina. The park is currently scheduled to reopen to the public in May. Marina dredging is an important part of ongoing park maintenance and is a rather large undertaking. Because of this, it was determined for safety reasons and with… Read More
Motuoapa Marina on the southern shore of New Zealand’s Lake Taupo recently marked the completion of its latest redevelopment, a process which involved the removal of an entire island and the construction of 158 new berths. Built more than 50 years ago servicing the small village of Motuoapa, a popular fishing spot on Lake Taupo,… Read More
Annual dredging works get under way in Lyme Regis tomorrow (Monday,March 12) and will last for approximately two weeks. There will be both day and night shifts. The night shifts will be pump only, should not cause any disturbance for local residents. Cllr Tony Alford, Leader of West Dorset District Council, said: “We are delighted… Read More
The nor’easter and the big waves that came with it last weekend renewed concerns over erosion of St. Johns County’s beaches, which have been impacted by two hurricanes and a slew of other intense storms the past couple of years. Residents in Porpoise Point said the tide came up to or breached their bulkheads. The… Read More
Government is finalising negotiations with the World Bank for the release of one hundred million dollars for the construction of major drains in Accra to prevent perennial flooding. The Head of Drainage, Hydrological Services Department Seth Kudzordzi, said the money is expected to be released this year (2018) for work to start. He noted that… Read More
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday blamed extensive delays in the $232m Sandy Bottom Project on the complacent and poor governance of the former Christie administration. Mr Dames, in his mid-year budget communication in Parliament, indicated that in addition to being an estimated three years behind schedule, some remaining aspects of the project would have… Read More
A 30-foot-high tricycle dubbed the Crab slowly rolled into the waves off the beach in the Holgate section Friday, driven by a technician in a cab high atop it. He was taking GPS measurements of the sand under the vehicle’s giant wheels. On the beach, two engineers sat waiting in a truck, one in a… Read More
Liberal Councillor Jilly Pilon, who represents The Entrance Ward, is calling on the Coast Council to take ownership, responsibility and action to fix The Entrance channel and other waterways, and she does not want to wait for briefings. Clr Pilon said the current situation has resulted in uncertainty for businesses, ferry operators, commuters, fishermen, tourists… Read More