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The 45-year-old project manager handling the sand-pumping hydraulic dredging vessel named Pullen in New Pass near Longboat Key has more experience than most in the beach-rebuilding game. “My granddad did it for 50 years, my dad did it for 50 years and I’ve been doing it since I was 18,” said Steve Bassett of Norfolk… Read More
Legislation to double state funding for beach replenishment and construction and maintenance of bulkheads, jetties, and seawalls was approved last week by the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee. It happened at an off-site joint hearing with the Senate Environment and Energy Committee in Toms River Town Hall on Thursday. The Senate committee also passed… Read More
Larger, protected beaches. That’s the end result of dredging that beach-goers typically see. Action News had the chance to get on board the dredge ship Liberty Island off the coast of Long Beach Island to see how the entire process works. It is one of three vessels currently working on the massive $138 million project… Read More
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz pledged his support Tuesday for allocating more money to maintain the depth of the Houston Ship Channel, which is essential for large ships ferrying goods to and from the Gulf Coast port. “We’ve got to make sure we’ve got the resources devoted to keeping the port functioning well and effectively and… Read More
A look at the present, and a plan for the future. On Tuesday, Delta Regional Authority’s Federal Chairman toured the port. And, he liked what he saw. “We think this is a tremendous asset to Monroe, and West Monroe, and Ouachita Parish and, quite frankly, for the region,” Chris Masingill said. An asset that began… Read More
The Sarasota County commissioners voted 5-0 to request an environment impact statement regarding a city of Sarasota plan to dredge Big Pass to renourish Lido Key. An environmental impact statement follows an environmental analysis, which the Army Corps of Engineers performed in 2002 and updated in 2015. No environmental impact statement was submitted because the… Read More
A lack of funds flowing for the Ouachita-Black Navigation Project poses a challenge to maintaining operations along the 338 miles of river that runs from Arkansas into Louisiana. “This waterway has a mighty hill to climb, it is an older waterway, but it is still viable,” Tommy Hengst, Navigation Branch Chief with the U.S. Army… Read More
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