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Environmentalists and recreational divers filed a federal lawsuit challenging plans to dredge Port Everglades, arguing the project will harm coral reefs. The groups filed their lawsuit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Miami. The groups including Miami Waterkeeper and the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association argue that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved the… Read More
Dredge Masters has completed the first phase of a project to de-silt about 7.5km of drain channels that feed the Odaw River and Korle Lagoon. The project, which started in December last year, was aimed at ensuring that flood disasters that characterise the raining season in 2015 will not recur in 2016. The scope of… Read More
The proposed reconstruction of Saquatucket Harbor in Harwich Port will be put on hold for a year due to permitting issues. The project, which was expected to start in October, calls for the dredging of about 15,000 cubic yards of material and replacing all the docks and piles with a new dock system. Harwich Harbormaster… Read More
Aurora aldermen next week will vote on a contract to dredge Waubonsie Lake on the far East Side for the first time in more than 20 years. The City Council is set to vote on about a $1.85 million contract with Lakes and Rivers Contracting Inc., of Lemont, to dredge and filter the lake bottom… Read More
In a special meeting Wednesday the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority approved a $1,500,000 increase in funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ maintenance dredging of a portion of the Bayport Ship Channel. This contribution is a part of the local/federal effort to improve the safety and efficiency of the Bayport… Read More
Brentwood City Administrator Bola Akande told Fox 2 News on Thursday that city officials are in discussions with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to obtain a permit to dredge sections of Deer Creek/Black Creek within the city limits. Also, Akande said there were 30 addresses impacted by the flooding earlier this week, with damage… Read More
While the 2016 Summer Olympics pushes ahead in Brazil a construction marathon remains ongoing in Long Beach, where the city continues construction work at Alamitos Bay Marina. If all goes as planned the Alamitos Bay Marina rebuild could be completed shortly after the 2018 Winter Olympics go dark in South Korea. City officials anticipate the… Read More
Provincetown is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a dredging project in Provincetown Harbor. The work would dredge about 3,800 cubic yards of sand in the Fairway area. The town is also looking for authorization to perform maintenance dredging on an as-needed basis of up to 500 cubic yards due… Read More
As a massive 150-foot-long dredge makes its way this week through Lake Okeechobee and the Intracoastal Waterway to begin a $5 million renourishment project in New Pass, Commissioner Irwin Pastor says he can’t wait to get his beach back. Pastor, who is president of L’Ambiance condominiums, said 6-foot dunes normally arrayed in front of the… Read More
The May 1- June 30 Turkey Creek Project protection window has passed and now the Project can safely restart operations, which was temporarily suspended the past few months in order to give the highest protection to the Florida manatees that visit the bay and Turkey Creek. The dredge arrived Tuesday and is spudded in place… Read More
A $9.5 million project to restore the ecosystem in Greece’s Braddock Bay is entering its second phase. This week, crews working for the Wesson Group LLC of Johnston, Fulton County, began work on building a new barrier beach across a portion of the bay’s mouth. “We’re trying to reproduce the natural function of the historic… Read More
City officials and representatives from the engineering firm hired to handle Ocean City’s bay and lagoon dredging program will hold two meetings Saturday, Aug. 20 for residents in neighborhoods set to be dredged later this year. The city plans to finish the incomplete 2015 job in Snug Harbor between Eighth Street and Revere Place, and… Read More
THE latest phase in the large scale dredging work on the River Parrett was successfully completed last week. Contractors have spent the past three months removing 13,000 cubic metres of material from a 750m stretch of the Parrett between Northmoor Pumping Station and Linden Farm. The work was funded and commissioned by the Somerset Rivers… Read More
The Mississippi River Commission docked in Helena-West Helena on Tuesday morning as part of the seven-member panel’s annual trip down the river to meet with stakeholders and residents in selected cities. Arkansans made presentations on several proposed projects and concerns related to the river and its tributaries, but commissioners and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers… Read More