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Beach replenishment is coming to northern Ocean County, at long last. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to advertise for bids later this month for the massive dune-building project from Manasquan to Barnegat inlets, according to Steve Rochette, a spokesman for the corps’ Philadelphia district. Rochette said the corps has been working on many… Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a local forum Oct. 13 regarding General Electric’s recently completed dredging of PCB contamination in the Hudson River and the status of monitoring in the past year. The forum will begin at 4 p.m. in the Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center at the Franklin D. Roosevelt… Read More
An Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal dredging project that has resulted in the removal of almost 1 million cubic yards of sediment since 2012 resumed on Sept. 13. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers oversees the project that is a joint venture in which the Kokosing Construction Co., Inc. and O’Brien & Gere conduct the… Read More
Residents of Nsukwao, a suburb of Koforidua in the Eastern Region are calling for the immediate dredging of the Nsukwao River, which is now the main drainage system in the town. This follows the flooding of almost the entire community after a 30-minute downpour Sunday, which reportedly killed one person and destroyed property worth millions… Read More
Harry Slaughter sloshed through the muck – silt, a styrofoam Chick-fil-A cup, strewn branches – to get down by the water along the Gilmerton Deep Creek Canal. “It all comes down through here,” he said on a muggy morning last week, surveying the sediment. He got in his pickup and drove down alongside the canal… Read More
Members of the Coastal Waters Commission expressed frustration that dredging of the Saco River has not made the list for funding from the Army Corps of Engineers in recent years. At the Sept. 13 meeting, members discussed options to getting the river dredged, including increasing advocacy efforts among federal officials, or even funding the dredge… Read More
About 500 yards of sand per hour are being sucked from the bottom of Gordon Pass through more than 500 feet of pipe and spread onto the beach on Keewaydin Island. It is all part of a $1.7 million project to dredge Gordon Pass and make it more navigable for boaters. Right now, crews are… Read More
The Calhoun Port Authority is working to construct a new ship pier at the Port of Port Lavaca-Point Comfort. The new pier would be able to accommodate ships up to 145 feet wide and 900 feet long, port director Charles Hausmann said. Hausmann gave a presentation on the port at a Port Lavaca Chamber of… Read More
Dredging works are going to be taken up with a cost of Rs 16 crore at Pichuka Lanka, said Minister for Irrigation, Devineni Umamaheswara Rao, here on Saturday. He along with local MLA Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary visited Pichuka Lanka on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, Devineni said that capacity of Sir Arthur Cotton barrage reservoir… Read More
Longboat Pass dredging work should be underway over the weekend, according to town official and project officials. “Dredging should start within a day or so,” Town Manager Dave Bullock said in a Thursday interview. The Pullen, a 150-foot-long cutterhead pipeline hydraulic dredge, will pump an estimated 210,000 cubic yards of sand to repair more than… Read More
The Port of Boston will be undergoing various upgrades, made possible by funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s FASTLANE grant program, along with funding from the Economic Development Bill signed by Governor Charlie Baker. The Governor of Massachusetts website reported the $109.5 million authorized by the Economic Development Bill, signed by Gov. Baker Aug…. Read More
St. Johns County commissioners will continue supporting a $15 million renourishment project in St. Augustine Beach while encouraging a community group representing oceanfront owners to the north not to file a petition against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which is spearheading that project. The South Ponte Vedra-Vilano Beach Preservation Association says erosion on beaches… Read More
On Oct. 1 the Port of Kalama will start a dredging project to clear sediment out of its marina. The work will continue into December, the port announced Thursday. The port has awarded Advanced American Construction Inc. a $430,800 contract to dredge the marina. It will pump the debris through a 10-inch wide plastic pipe… Read More
Ever wonder what Seaside Heights beaches will look like after an expected beach replenishment project takes place? Borough Administrator Christopher Vaz shared an aerial rendering with Shorebeat this week which provides a glimpse into how far the sand will stretch once the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project is completed – likely in 2017. The… Read More
The Storm Lake dredge has hit another snag, losing precious hours late in the season. The dredge went down on Sunday, and hopes were to have it back operational by the end of the day Tuesday. City infrastructure director Jason Etnyre said that the issue was with the hydraulics system, causing the vegetable-based oil used… Read More