A dredge is anchored in Wells and ready to do its part rebuilding southern Maine’s coastline. The dredge was assembled at Portland Yacht Services on Portland Harbor. York County bought the Ellicott dredge using federal money to replenish beaches after the devastating winter storms. A tugboat will be used to tow it from beach to… Read More
Sealed BIDS will be received by Mr. Kyle Reed, Project Manager for the SABINE-NECHES NAVIGATION DISTRICT (OWNER) of Jefferson County, Texas at the SABINE-NECHES NAVIGATION DISTRICT Office, 8180 Anchor Drive, Port Arthur, TX 77642 until 10:00 a.m. local time, Port Arthur, Texas on June 21st, 2024 for the SABINE-NECHES WATERWAY, Channel Improvement Project, Port Arthur… Read More
For the first time in about 15 years, Baltimore County’s Hart-Miller Island could be reopened as a disposal area for dredged sediments as development plans accelerate for a new container ship terminal at Sparrows Point — downriver from the Francis Scott Key Bridge site. Dredged sediments were used to create Hart-Miller, once a chain of… Read More
HOUSTON, May 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN) (the “Company”), a leading specialty construction company, today announced a significant contract award valued at nearly $80 million for its Marine construction business. The contract was awarded by Port Everglades Seaport Engineering & Construction Division through Moss Construction as Managing General Contractor for the Port Everglades Bulkhead Replacement Project – Group 1, a pivotal… Read More
A draft alteration of the Chatfield Downstream Channel Improvements Flood Risk Reduction Project, located within the South Platte River corridor at Reynolds Landing Park, City of Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado, is currently available for public review and comment. This reach of the South Platte River is part of a federal Flood Risk Reduction Project implemented… Read More
Because of its location along the Gulf of Mexico, Texas receives 10 times more trash on its beaches than most other Gulf states. The Galveston Island Park Board of Trustees is responsible for keeping this litter off the local beaches. This mission requires a lot of effort, and a lot of waste containers, 4,000 to… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, announces the availability of a proposed Finding of No Significant Impact, draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and associated appendices for the periodic beach and dune renourishment along 7,000 feet of shoreline extending southward from Fort Pierce Inlet’s south jetty between Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Range-monuments R-34 and… Read More
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District prepared a regional implementation manual for the evaluation of dredged material proposed for discharge into waters of the United States and is seeking public comment on the draft document. The “Alaska Dredged Material Evaluation Framework,” or ADMEF, aims to provide guidance for… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and its contractor, LS Marine, Inc., from Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, will begin work on a dredging pipeline near Wabasha, Minnesota, May 13. The Corps of Engineers is building the 6,200-foot pipeline from the Reads Landing Island River Sand Placement Site along the Mississippi River to… Read More
Residents in Tierra Verde are preparing for a long-awaited dredging project in the beach town. Source
A work package from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District for repairs to the Great Sodus Bay East Breakwater is officially out for proposals. $20 million dollars is already allocated towards the 100% federally funded project, marking the largest investment ever in Great Sodus Bay by the Corps of Engineers. U.S Senator Charles… Read More
A dredging operation at Channel Islands Harbor started last week by the Army Corps of Engineers will help replenish Port Hueneme’s receding coastline. By the end of February, about 2.5 million cubic yards of sand will be dug from the harbor mouth and near the breakwater, said Michael Tripp, director of Channel Islands Harbor. The… Read More
The Cape Lookout National Seashore (CLNS) dredging and beach nourishment project is ongoing, and Next Generation Logistics (NGL), contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), is now dredging the “drain” and the “S turns,” with work expected to be complete by May 14. NGL was granted an extension to work past the normal… Read More
Lee County’s Board of County Commissioners approved an agreement Tuesday for the restoration and nourishment of more than 5 miles of Estero Island beach. The county’s portion of the interlocal agreement with the Town of Fort Myers Beach is based on a percentage not to exceed $9.2 million, funded through tourist development tax. The project… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $31.7 million contract to LS Marine, Inc., of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, to conduct mechanical dredging operations in support of channel maintenance within the Mississippi River, April 17. This work will facilitate long-term channel maintenance dredging and placement of dredged material, or river sand,… Read More