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The face lift for Norfolk’s Ocean View beach is near the finish line. The $34 million replenishment project has already restored most of the beach. The goal is protect Norfolk’s shore lines from storms. 10 On Your Side got an up close look at the mammoth undertaking. WAVY’s Matt Gregory sailed out to the middle… Read More
A project to dredge Carolina Beach Lake to a depth of 6 to 8 feet to accommodate more stormwater runoff has been slightly stalled while contractors look for the best way to remove material from the lake’s bottom. Town Manager Michael Cramer said the project, when finished, should result in a cleaner lake that prevents… Read More
A boat ride or canoe paddle along Berry’s Creek reveals the majestic beauty of the wetlands, and few find it hard to believe the level of contamination that lurks below. “I used to joke that there’s so much mercury that you can see it move. This is one of the most toxic sites in North… Read More
Those overseeing a $43.5 million construction project to address a safety hazard on the St. Johns River say the project is a success even though 22 of the 50,000-pound concrete units used shifted. Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Jacksonville Port Authority said the Mile Point project is functioning as expected,… Read More
‘Dredging Corporation of India will not be able to meet target within stipulated time’ The Estimates Committee of the Legislative Assembly has taken strong exception to the “tardy progress” in the dredging work at the Ariankuppam river mouth. The committee, which visited the dredging site on Wednesday, was of the opinion that the Dredging Corporation… Read More
According to borough engineer Richard Carter, the Longport Point revetment project, which is currently out to bid, could delay beachfill and dune construction in the lower portions of Absecon Island, possibly until after Labor Day. The state Department of Environmental Protection is seeking bids for reconstruction and damage repairs to the 11th Avenue terminal groin… Read More
Honeywell International, Inc. (NYSE: HON) on Wednesday finished dredging and capping the bottom of Onondaga Lake. Kate Adams, senior VP and general counsel at Honeywell International, on Thursday made the announcement during her keynote address at the annual meeting of CenterState CEO on Thursday. “14 years after my first trip to Syracuse, after hundreds of… Read More
Government has accorded sanction to Irrigation and Flood Control Department to procure two dredgers after outsourcing of dredging project proved wastage of money and time. Sources said that the development came after government expressed resentment over the slow process of dredging in River Jhelum and other water bodies and termed the outsourcing of the project… Read More
The Port of Skagit has received permission to change the way it dredges the La Conner Marina. The state Department of Ecology approved the port’s request to use hydraulic dredging and dispose of the sediment at a site in Rosario Strait, off the shores of Anacortes. Ecology’s permission was needed to ensure the work complies… Read More
A permit request from Ocean City to state and federal regulators would allow the city and its private boat slip owners to dredge along the island’s entire bayfront. Officials also want to make the access road from Roosevelt Boulevard to the large disposal site nearby a permanent haul road for removing dredge spoils from the… Read More
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, is set to launch the dredging of the 152 km Ajaokuta-Onitsha waterways on April 28, in Kogi. Amaechi told newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, that the dredging was an initiative of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA). The minister commended the Managing Director of NIWA for the initiative, adding… Read More
An advisory group wants to bury contaminated soil dredged from the Portland Harbor waterfront under the muddy shallows near the Coast Guard Station in South Portland. The group of municipal and harbor officials and a team of grant-funded consultants chose the South Portland site as the preferred location of Maine’s first confined aquatic disposal –… Read More
TSHD Severnaya Dvina started dredging at the main navigation canal of Arkhangelsk seaport on 23 April 2017, say press center of FSUE Rosmorport. 1.7 mln cbm of material is to be dredged there to maintain design depth in 2017. All the works will be performed by the company’s own dredging fleet. The dredger built at… Read More
There wasn’t a lot of good news for the Portage Canal restoration effort this week. Funding to restore and enhance portions of the historic man-made waterway are out of sight, and progress on adjacent pedestrian enhancements are caught up in bureaucratic wrangling. The city does have more than $1 million in earmarks for the project,… Read More
Following suit with Mayor Jon Mitchell and state Reps. Bill Straus, D-Mattapoisett, and Robert Koczera, D-New Bedford, selectmen will also send a letter of recommendation in favor of Phase V dredging in the New Bedford Harbor to the Baker-Polito administration. In March, the New Bedford Harbor Development Commission presented an economic impact study from Martin… Read More