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Massive amounts of sand being scooped and then placed along this shore has become a familiar daily sight for the last couple of months for homeowners along Salt Ponds Inlet. The dredging started in November and has continued throughout the months. Whitestone-based Docks of the Bay is the company behind it and says they are… Read More
The Okaloosa County Commissionunanimously agreed Tuesday to spend an estimated $2 million in bed tax money to restore a portion of severely eroded beach on Holiday Isle. The city of Destin has a maintenance dredge permit that can be used for the beach restoration work, which would utilize a dredge that is already at work… Read More
St. Martin Parish public works crews are digging out canals, coulees, and channels in some of the areas that flooded in 2016. “If you were to come here in 2016 there were people with water in their homes, cars underwater,” said St. Martin Parish President Guy Cormier. Cormier said six excavating machines are out every… Read More
Hammonasset State Beach will be safe to enjoy when the warmer weather returns, contrary to citizens’ concerns that the new sand from a recent dredging project is not safe, according to state officials. Visitors to Hammonasset aired their concerns on social media about the look of the project and quality of the new sand. But,… Read More
Sunderland City Council has approved the cash for infrastructure works, such as dredging the River Wear, so boats can be berthed safely and to protect crew and guests. An estimated 1.5 million visitors are expected from Wednesday, July 11, to Saturday, July 14, with up to 80 ships due on the River Wear. Senior councillors… Read More
After overcoming technical problems, Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) launched beach nourishment on Tuesday. DCI, which has bagged three-year contract from Visakhapatnam Port Trust, had deployed DCI DR XX on January 27 to pick up sand and fill the eroded beaches. It also put up a banner near INS Kursura Museum and the deployment of… Read More
For years residents of southern Berrien County have been swimming against the current to find a solution to severe beach erosion they blame on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the New Buffalo breakwall the agency built in 1975. They warn that the erosion threatens not only private homes, but the beaches that generate… Read More
Dutra Group began deepening the first three miles of the St. Johns River on Feb. 3. “We are very pleased to initiate construction on this nationally significant project,” Col. Jason Kirk, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville district commander, said in a statment. “The Jacksonville Harbor deepening project ensures our nation’s infrastructure stays strong, which… Read More
Stung Treng provincial authorities on Friday shut down an illegal sand dredging operation on the Sesan River and confiscated equipment after having warned the company to cease operations since December, officials said yesterday. Kim Hong San, provincial court spokesman, said officials from the provincial Department of Environment, Department of Mines and Energy and the court… Read More
Mayor Jay Gillian’s administration wants to spend a little over $100 million on capital improvement projects over the next five years. In a detailed presentation to City Council Jan. 25, city Finance Director Frank Donato and Vincent Bekier, aide to the mayor, went through the plan in detail. According to Donato, the administration will ask… Read More
A project to revamp Mirror Lake in the Harvey S. Firestone Park is on schedule to begin next month, pending council approval. The project received unanimous approval from the park board during its recent meeting following a presentation from the Columbiana Restoration and Beautification (R&B) Committee and Herbert, Rowland and Grubic Inc. The R&B is… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has given the green light to the state’s first new reservoir in 30 years, a project expected to meet the water needs of North Texas’ rapidly growing population for years to come. Construction of the Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir will start this spring, northeast of Bonham in Fannin… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposes to spend $3 million next year to save Passamaquoddy Tribe land in Down East Maine from shoreline erosion. The erosion at Pleasant Point Reservation has washed away backyards within about 30 feet of some of the tribal homes near a reservation church and senior center off Route 190… Read More
Local, state and federal officials may collaborate on a new study involving the Mentor Lagoons Marina. The latest analysis — estimated to cost $700,000 — would determine the feasibility of a project to protect the Mentor Harbor channel at the lagoons. The work would reconfigure the channel to improve boater safety and remove a sunken… Read More
The tender for construction of a second cruise ship berth for Sydney harbour has been published, and it is to be built at the site immediately to the north of the current terminal. The 483-page document was published on the Nova Scotia government procurement website Friday morning. It had been expected to be posted earlier… Read More