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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are working on a plan to reduce flooding risks along Rocky Creek. The Army Corps is seeking public input on a Tentatively Selected Plan to renovate the Rosedale Dam, purchase and remove some flood-prone housing, and build a recreational park. The proposed improvements are located in Rocky Creek southeast… Read More
The top man overseeing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in south Louisiana said Monday the Comite River Diversion Canal, delayed for more than 30 years over a lack of funding and bureaucratic hurdles, could be built in two years if fully funded. Col. Michael Clancy, corps district engineer and commander in New Orleans, made… Read More
Anyone driving across Lake Decatur on Lost Bridge Road can see the dredge working to remove sediment from the lake. Two smaller dredges are also being assembled in the Sand Creek area, near Grove Road. Crews from Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, the city’s contractor on this $91 million job, use the machines to remove… Read More
Ellicott City’s Main Street was abuzz Saturday with front-end loaders removing piles of debris, pickup trucks carrying fresh lumber, and table saws cutting molding at different shops ravaged by a deadly flash flood three weeks ago. As businesses continue to rebuild their storefronts and salvage items not ruined by floodwaters, a construction crew and engineers… Read More
Marine Notice No. 34 to all Shipowners, Fishing Vessel Owners, Agents, Shipmasters, Skippers, Fishermen, Yachtsmen and Seafarers The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has been advised by Cronin Millar Consulting Engineers of the Dredging of soft material and disposal at sea, drilling and blasting and removal of bedrock, construction of breakwater and revetment and… Read More
In a letter released Sunday, the Amite River Basin blames US Army Corps of Engineers for not completing the Comite River Diversion Canal on time. “We have feared that sooner or later another historic flooding event will strike again with the Amite River and Comite River basins,” the release said. “It happened sooner.” In the… Read More
The sandbar on Big Pass is a popular spot for boaters on the weekends. Sunday was particularly packed for Party on the Pass 2016. Last year more than 400 boaters and residents crowded the sandbar according to event organizer and Siesta Key resident Rich Schineller. This year saw a smaller crowd with an estimated 100… Read More
With Congress on summer break and a presidential election looming once legislators return to Washington, D.C., time is running out on passage of a bill that would authorize dredging Charleston Harbor to 52 feet, giving the Port of Charleston the deepest navigable waterway on the East Coast. That doesn’t mean the $509 million project would… Read More
KVOE reported last May that the dredging project for John Redmond Reservoir will include three million cubic feet of silt being removed from the lake by the end of the year, after which the state will review the process to gauge whether additional work will take place later. This is to have emergency fresh water… Read More
Turtle Beach’s makeover came with a $21 million price tag, but it could cost an extra $600,000 to finish the beach beautification. “It is called an unforeseen condition, which results in the project halting until you figure out how to proceed,” said Paul Semenec of Sarasota County’s Capital Projects. Semenec said an unexpected find came… Read More
The Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade, has restated the state government’s commitment to the proposed N300billion Bakassi deep seaport, saying, arrangements are in progress for the commencement of construction. The project, according to the governor, will boost banana exportation through the proposed world-class banana plantation in the state. Ayade, made the remarks when… Read More
Officials have determined that restoring portions of the Corte Madera Creek from concrete to natural channels is not an option for a flood control project improving flows through Ross and Kentfield. Instead, officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the county’s public works department are considering a combination of moves such as installing… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers’ navigational dredging within the Oceanside Harbor continued this week with the contractor, CJW Construction, reporting having removed approximately 35,000 cubic yards of material from the harbor’s entrance channels from August 11 through August 17. Since operations began on June 6, CJW reports having dredged roughly 126,700 cubic yards of the… Read More
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