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Dredging crews are preparing to begin an $18 million River Raisin cleanup project that will mark the final phase of a nearly 30-year endeavor that began with the discovery of dead catfish in a basket. Almost 25,000 cubic yards of PCB-contaminated sediment in an area that encompasses less than two acres will be dredged from… Read More
Plans to widen several Outer Banks beaches next year will come with extra precautions to protect sea turtles because the projects are being done in the summer months when dredging costs are cheaper, officials say. The Virginian-Pilot newspaper reports that Duck, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills and Buxton are planning to beef up their beaches… Read More
A federal government-funded massive dredging project will be undertaken for a long stretch of silted Sarawak River up to Kuching Port Pending terminal here. The project, estimated to cost some RM360mil, will cover a 23.4km-long navigational channel from the Pending terminal to Tanjung Po. According to Kuching Port Authority (KPA) general manager Rosli Saup, the… Read More
Approximately 919,000 cubic yards of material have been removed as part of an Indiana Harbor and Canal dredging project that began in 2012. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the East Chicago Waterway Management District shared that information during a meeting last week to update residents on the project. Mike Nguyen, project manager for… Read More
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The Environment Agency is due to spend between four and five weeks dredging the river in Cockermouth. It will start work in the next fortnight and plans to remove gravel from the River Derwent upstream and downstream of Gote Bridge. The area will be fenced off for public safety. The Environment Agency has agreed to… Read More
Funding from Government for the dredging in the Belize Harbour has been approved and works are to start very soon. As you heard yesterday, Minister of Tourism Manuel Heredia and State Minister in Investment Tracey Panton both said that GOB is committed to assisting financially with this major siltation problem, one that has been plaguing… Read More
Gov. Rick Snyder and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne want to boost trade in the Great Lakes by building a second large lock in Sault Ste. Marie and dredging a key river that drains Lake Superior. Building the lock is the main priority in the Michigan-Ontario maritime strategy. Other priorities include dredging the St. Marys River… Read More
Council tax payers could be asked to help foot the bill for flood protection in Somerset. The Somerset Rivers Authority, set up to tackle flooding after the devastating winter of 2013-14 , could be given the power to ask for a share of council tax under proposed legislation. Cllr John Osman, chairman of the SRA,… Read More
The first phase of dredging Slip D in Port Fourchon’s northern expansion area has been completed as the port prepares for the eventual upswing in the oil industry. The project will add 300 acres of developed property and create more than 10,000 linear feet of waterfront to the central service hub for the Gulf of… Read More
A bevy of Brooklyn’s federal lawmakers joined with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) officials yesterday to announce they have completed the $28 million multiyear sand erosion project that will increase resiliency and reduce the risks coastal storms pose to residents and businesses on Coney Island. The sand restoration project took place on the private… Read More
For approximately 1 month, dredging operations will be carried out within the area bounded by straight lines joining the following co-ordinates (WGS 84 Datum) from (A) to (F) and the adjacent shoreline: (A) 22 deg. 19.702’N / 114 deg. 07.603’E (B) 22 deg. 19.676’N / 114 deg. 07.612’E (C) 22 deg. 19.668’N / 114 deg…. Read More
The Shell Rock River Watershed District came one step closer Tuesday in the planning for dredging Fountain Lake. The Watershed District’s board of managers unanimously approved a purchase agreement with George Dress for 13.36 acres for $7,000 an acre. The site borders the expected site of the confined disposal facility, north of Interstate 90 and… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be dredging MIlford Harbor over the next two weeks. According to a news release from Milford Mayor Ben Blake’s office, they will be using a 150-foot vessel called the Currituck, which is a special purpose dredge barge. The crew of the Currituck will remove the silting and shoaling… Read More
After more than three years of discussion on a Washington Park project, the Manatee County Commission again recognized Thursday what it will take to fill an empty pit in the Palmetto neighborhood. The project will return 88 acres of fenced and flooded land acquired by the state six decades ago for a highway construction project… Read More