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AFTER years of lobbying, it now appears almost certain the area of the Myall River known as ‘The Gut’ in Tea Gardens will be dredged by the middle of next year. The commitment came from the Director of Infrastructure for Crown Lands, Glenn Bunny, during a special presentation hosted by the Hawks Nest/Tea Gardens Progress… Read More
Channels in Cape May County will be part of a $1.6 million dredging project to repair damage from Winter Storm Jonas, state Department of Transportation officials announced Monday. Beach Creek Channel in Hereford Inlet and Spicers Creek Channel in Cape May Harbor will have sand and silt deposits hydraulically dredged and pumped through submerged pipelines…. Read More
Anaklia Deep Sea Port land construction works are to kick off on December 20, it was announced at a meeting between Anaklia Development Consortium and Georgian business sector representatives held at the Tax Payers Union’s office on Friday. “Anaklia Deep Sea Port is a project of unprecedented scale for our country, with which the process… Read More
A major project to remove century old contamination from the Flint River is moving into its final phase. Last week, crews finished dredging part of the Flint River bottom to remove the last remnants of coal tar from the sediment. The coal tar came from a coal gasification plant that shut down in the 1920s…. Read More
What’s more Brooklyn than several thousand tons of toxic sludge channeled down a concrete chute being portrayed as a developer’s Riviera? If you’re confused which horribly polluted body of water in Brooklyn we’re referring to, we’ll save you some time: it’s the Gowanus Canal. You know, the same canal nicknamed “Lavender Lake” in the early… Read More
The Buxton Beach Nourishment project is back in swing with a second hopper dredge that can handle tougher conditions, but some homeowners are concerned about the ability to finish the 2.9 mile project before the mid-December contract deadline. A public meeting on the project is held every Wednesday at the Fessenden Center Annex Building in… Read More
Despite passing two years ago, authorities have failed to start dredging of the Rambagh flood spill channel here. Experts said dredging of the channel is imperative for saving the summer capital from floods in case of rise in water level in Jhelum. The bid for the dredging was allotted to a contractor in 2015. Despite… Read More
The official start date for the Saquatucket Harbor waterside reconstruction project is Monday, but the contractor has been removing finger piers and piles for weeks. The $7 million project will see the installation of a new dock system after dredging the harbor. The harbor has been cleared of all recreational and commercial boats as demolition… Read More
The City Council tossed out the only bid to dredge Suisun’s harbor and Whispering Bay late Tuesday night and will put the project back out to bid in hopes of getting more bids from dredging companies. City Councilwoman Jane Day led the call to reject the bid from The Dutra Company, saying that rebidding the… Read More
Members of the Carrick-on-Shannon Municipal District have said that flooding in the county town and Leitrim Village areas can only be alleviated by the man management of the Shannon and building walls is not the answer. A debate on the measures being proposed to deal with flooding issues in the wider Carrick-on-Shannon area this week… Read More
A long-running dredging project is back underway at Menemsha Channel with a new company at the helm. The green and white dredge Scrod II and other equipment has been on site in Menemsha as H&L Dredging of Bay Shores, N.Y., works to complete a project that began two years ago. “It started at 12:01 midnight… Read More
When the Town of Carolina Beach was told it had to stop dumping the spoils from its lake dredging project on U.S. military property, the town was suddenly faced with several issues. After more than one month, there are still questions that need answers. Town Manager Michael Cramer updated Town Council Tuesday evening on staff’s… Read More
The US Army Corps of Engineers large lower Columbia River ports are hosting a series of open house-style public scoping meetings to gather input for an update of their 20-year shipping channel maintenance plan. The last of those meetings will be held next Thursday, Oct. 19, 4-7 p.m., at the Norse Hall (444 SR 409)… Read More
A multimillion-dollar federal beach replenishment project is set to rebuild beaches in Ocean City this winter, and help rebuild dunes along the Boardwalk that have been flattened by storms. Work is set to begin by the end of the month, with a planned completion in January. The $11.5 million project, paid for primarily with federal… Read More
At a meeting of the Committee of the Whole on Oct. 9, the Sturgeon Bay Common Council voted 5-2 to include $3.5 million in the budget to dredge Little Lake with the hope that grants will replace a good portion of taxpayer money. “Hope is not a good financial plan,” said Alderman David Ward, who,… Read More