An ambitious proposal to deepen the Rouge River is being put on hold. The U-S Army Corps of Engineers had been considering a plan, put forth by the Detroit Wayne Port Authority, to dredge and deepen the river for commercial navigation. But early on in the process concerns have been raised. Deputy Engineer for the… Read More
Utah Lake State Park is staying closed for ongoing construction associated with dredging the marina. The state park stated in a press release that marina dredging is an important part of ongoing park maintenance. “It was determined for safety reasons and with no facilities available to the public to close the park to public access,”… Read More
Four years after valley faced the devastating floods in 2014, Irrigation and Flood Control department is bound to miss the March 2018 deadline for the first phase of dredging. The project is part of the Prime Minister’s Development Package. J&K government received crores of funds from the government of India to clean the flood channels… Read More
Restoration of a portion of beach on Holiday Isle in Destin might begin in mid-March and be completed in early April, according to Okaloosa County officials. The county plans to provide an estimated $2 million in bed tax money for the project, which calls for placing about 130,000 cubic yards of sand in the severely-eroded… Read More
Texarkana city officials expected the Spring Lake Project to be finished in two or three months, but after a total of seven months, an end is in sight. The finishing touch is being done on the pond at Spring Lake Park. The area has been closed to the public since the pond was drained of… Read More
Renovation of the first 600 metres of berth under the first phase of the expansion of the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT), being undertaken by operators Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited, is now completed and ready to accommodate Panamax vessels. Kingston Freeport said the renovations were undertaken on the south terminal and it is now ready to… Read More
Supporters of a proposed $8.6 million Columbus Riverfront project will have a chance to learn next month whether there’s enough backing on the Columbus City Council for the idea to move forward. The Columbus Redevelopment Commission voted 5-0 Monday to approve a contract with Hitchcock Design Group for up to $496,900 to create schematic drawings… Read More
A dredge this month is removing the organic muck that Hurricane Irma pushed out from underneath docks and into just-deepened parts of Turkey Creek. This $1.7 milliondredging project began in late January near the mouth of Turkey Creek, after Irma had sent the new muck into recently dredged areas. Muck — rotted plant matter, clays… Read More
Kenya is running three months behind official schedule in its effort to build East and Central Africa’s largest port at Lamu. Officials say the first of the 32 berths will be ready in June, three months after its initial timeline of March. So far, the first berth of the Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport… Read More
Sand is being pumped again on a North Carolina beach, the eighth such project in 12 years in the same area. The StarNews of Wilmington reports the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began beach nourishment project began earlier this month along Wrightsville Beach. Crews will soon begin pumping sand on Ocean Isle Beach. Wrightsville will… Read More
A Jacksonville creek restoration project awaited by Avondale area residents for over a decade is finally on the verge of a City Council green light. In committees Tuesday and Wednesday: a bill (2018-8) to move forward on the restoration of Big Fishweir Creek. Urbanization and development over a course of decades made the tributary inhospitable… Read More
Chilika Development Authority (CDA) authorities have decided to extend the Balugaon channel, which serves as a vital route for breeding and migration of fish. The CDA will dredge a 5km extension from the existing channel that is 3.3km in length. The CDA officials said a pre-survey for excavation of the extended portion of the channel… Read More
The anticipated cost of dredging the Port of Ogdensburg and extending the facility’s marine docking terminal has risen by more than $2 million following a decision by the Army Corps of Engineers to have the upgrades put out to public bid as two separate projects instead of one. Officials at the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port… Read More
City Commissioners received an update about the ongoing battle to complete the McKinley Channel flood control project on Tuesday evening. “Last time I was here in September, we gave you an update on the project status and we went back into a redesign update and I promised I’d come back with an updated cost estimate,… Read More
It might be only February but warmer weather is slowly making its way back to Southeastern N.C. For those who have been enjoying the somewhat warmer weather and decided to take in some sand and surf at Wrightsville Beach it would be hard to miss the large metal pipe running along the length of the… Read More