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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
Dredging of Carolina Beach Lake is on hold after the town was told by the Army to stop depositing material removed from the lake bottom onto federal land. Town Manager Michael Cramer said the town had an agreement to place material on undeveloped land owned by the Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, also known as… Read More
Delta is hoping a new provincial government will take a leadership role when it comes to river dredging. Civic politicians agreed last week to send a letter to Premier John Horgan and Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources Doug Donaldson asking the province to initiate a 10-year maintenance dredging program for the secondary channels… Read More
It’s the Army Corps of Engineers versus concerned residents Thursday afternoon in Wabasha. The Mississippi Valley Division Commander Major General Richard Kaiser will join other Corps leaders in a visit to Wabasha. While there, they will get a first-hand look at the region, as the corps considers a dredging project opposed by many in the… Read More
Work to clear away material for the Napier shipping channel is being put to good use – to understand how it could help erosion along the Hawke’s Bay coastline. Those looking out to sea over the next three weeks will see the Albatros, a trailing suction hopper dredge, as it works to keep the shipping… Read More
Norriego Point is and always has been the focal point of Destin, former Mayor Sam Seevers told more than 50 people gathered on the sandy peninsula Wednesday morning. That’s when Seevers helped celebrate the groundbreaking of the more than $12 million Norriego Point stabilization and recreation project. The project, led by the city and the… Read More