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The Town of Holden Beach is seeking a state grant to help fund the dredging of the Lockwood Folly Inlet before tourist season arrives. During the Holden Beach Board of Commissioners’ April 12 special meeting, the board passed a resolution requesting state grant funding and a budget amendment for a Lockwood Folly Inlet dredging project…. Read More
Vicksburg, Miss. —Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/48411 Report Number: ERDC/CHL TR-24-8 Title: Development and Testing of the Sediment Distribution Pipe (SDP): A Pragmatic Tool for Wetland Nourishment By Timothy L. Welp, Brian D. Harris, Brian C. McFall, Zachary J. Tyler, Colton T. Beardsley, Adrienne M. Eckstein, David W. Perkey, Matthew R. Henderson, Alexander J. Freddo, Hayden J. Smith, and… Read More
Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/48413 Report Number: ERDC/TN EWN-24-1 Title: Financing Natural Infrastructure: The Elizabeth River Project, Chesapeake Bay, VA By Ellis Kalaidjian, Margaret Kurth, Bari Greenfeld, and Matthew Smith Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. April 2024 15 pages / 2.38 MB Source
The Los Angeles District Commander Col. Andrew Baker led a team from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, to review several military and civil works project sites March 25-27 in Arizona. During the visit, the district met with military commanders, city representatives and tribal leaders in Arizona to discuss future projects and promote… Read More
Thanks to nearly $7.8 million in Congressionally Directed Spending secured by U.S. Senator Susan Collins, work to restore sea-run fish in the St. Croix River has received significant added support. The funding will be used by the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) to replace a failing fishway at the Woodland Dam in Baileyville with… Read More
The City of Saco and the County of York have signed a memorandum of understanding that outlines how the parties will proceed with dredge operations. Six additional municipalities – Ogunquit, Wells, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Biddeford and Old Orchard Beach – have also told county officials they too, plan to do so. York County Commissioners unanimously approved… Read More
The Houston Business Journal (HBJ) honored the Galveston Wharves with the 2024 Landmark Award for its $53 million Cruise Terminal 25 renovation and expansion project. The port won in the publication’s Special Projects category which recognizes the best real estate projects in the greater Houston region, the port said in a statement. The annual ceremony… Read More
Over the next several weeks, the city will be contracting dredging services of the Church Street Boat Launch at 1647 Sheridan Rd. Work is anticipated to begin on Monday, April 22 and be completed by Tuesday, May 7, weather permitting. A contractor is hired each spring to remove sand that accumulates inside the harbor and… Read More
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the start of dredging in the Lower Rouge River Old Channel near Detroit, Michigan. Sediments in the channel are contaminated with polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, heavy metals, and polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs. These contaminants are toxic to invertebrates, fish, and other wildlife. They also present risks to human… Read More
About 13,000 cubic yards of material is scheduled to be removed from the Charlevoix Harbor channel before May 15, as part of a maintenance dredging contract under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District. Great Lakes Dock and Materials, LLC., located in Muskegon, will perform the work for the Corps of Engineers for approximately… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting an open house to discuss the McGregor Lake habitat rehabilitation and enhancement project, April 22 at Prairie du Chien public library from 5-7 p.m. The public is welcome to drop in to learn more and meet with staff. There will be no formal presentation…. Read More
Over two decades ago, the U.S. Army Engineering Research and Development Center (ERDC) created a robotics team that was formed with a mission to provide educational experiences for young people by promoting hands-on learning in the community. Today, Team 456 Siege Robotics is a FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team that is made up of about… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Memphis District team gathered at Ensley Engineer Yard (EEY), April 2 to christen its newly constructed dry dock in honor of Billy Manley, a former employee who served as yards and docks chief for five years until his passing in 2020. Ensley Engineer Yard skilled tradesmen use dry… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Task Force Virgin Islands Puerto Rico (TF-VIPR) awarded a $150.7 million contract to Ferrovial Construcción PR, LLC, a subsidiary of Ferrovial SE. USACE TF-VIPR Commander, Col. Charles L. Decker, announced today. The sum represents the largest contract awarded by TF-VIPR to date. The company will replace the Roosevelt… Read More
“The response to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse is an unusual mission with an uber-extreme work environment of dark, cold water. Beneath those waters, divers are moving as if playing an underwater game of Twister and Jenga with hundreds of tons of shattered concrete and twisted steel in complete darkness,” said Rick Benoit, Emergency… Read More