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The much anticipated beach renourishment project for the sand starved north and south ends of Longboat Key has been delayed. Last week, Norfolk Dredging Company won the bid from the town to dredge Longboat and New Pass and spread about 500,000 cubic yards on the south end of the Key first, and then the north… Read More
Voters at town meeting Monday night almost unanimously approved borrowing $7 million to replace all floating docks, most supporting pilings and the electrical, fire-suppression and other aging infrastructure at the Saquatucket Harbor marina. “It’s an important contributor to the economic vitality of our community,” Peter Hughes, chairman of the Board of Selectmen, told the audience…. Read More
The Storm Lake LIC approved the new contract between themselves and the Iowa DNR, in which the DNR gives the LIC $850,000 (90% of the cost) for the dredging project through December of 2018 on the condition the LIC matches 10%. The LIC has about $47,000 on hand, but needs a total of $94,5000 to… Read More
Barring some late — and unforeseen — issues, dredging should begin this week at the John Redmond Reservoir. This is the formal start of a massive project to remove some three million cubic yards of dirt and rebuild some of the storage capacity after months of on-site preparation and years of planning. Eugene Goff of… Read More
Dredging of the Port Pirie River will soon commence, as part of a multi million dollar upgrade to the foreshore. Local council has been conducting site checks with contractor Maritime Constructions in preparation for dredging the riverbed near the boat ramp. Plans for the $2 million upgrade include a new rock wall and another boat… Read More
World Bank (WB) Tuesday held out the assurance to support shipping ministry in its different developmental activities including, the dredging project of Dhaka-Ctg-Ashuganj water way, capacity building of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA), development of 14 launch terminals, four passenger terminals and construction of two cargo terminals. WB Country Director to Bangladesh Qimiao Fan… Read More
City officials hope to decide by the end of the week if they are going to an appeal an Atlantic County Superior Court judge’s ruling that cleared the way for the federal beach-replenishment project to continue on Absecon Island. Mayor Mike Becker said city officials have been meeting with their attorneys following Judge Julio Mendez’s… Read More
Ground was broken on a new levee Monday morning in Hamilton City. Leaders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District and Reclamation District 2140 joined Congressman Doug LaMalfa and John Garamendi, as well as state and local officials, during the ceremony. The event kicked off nearly seven miles of expected levee improvements and… Read More
A $2 million upgrade of the Port Pirie foreshore is a step closer with dredging of Pirie River about to begin. Contractor Maritime Constructions was on site as Port Pirie Regional Council prepared to dredge the riverbed next to the boat ramp. The project will also include: – A rock wall to reclaim the foreshore beside… Read More
“Worst-case scenario.” Those are the oft-used words of environmentalists referring to the damage to Miami’s Biscayne Bay from the deepening of the ship channel there. It is justification, they say, for concern about the proposed deepening of the St. Johns River for up to 13 miles to make way for larger ships carrying more cargo…. Read More
Former Minister A.B. Maalakaraddi, who is the MLA for Yadgir, inspected the tank dredging work at Pogalapur village in the district on Sunday. Mr. Maalakaraddi, who was accompanied by Yadgir Zilla Panchayat CEO Vikas Suralkar, visited the tank where several labourers were busy removing silt. While interacting with them, he asked them about how many… Read More
It’s now the season before the season, when towns along the New Jersey coast ready their beaches for the post-Memorial Day crowds who will be clamoring for a spot on the sand as soon as ambient and ocean-water temperatures soar. Armed with heavy equipment and detailed plans – that mostly center on moving beach sand… Read More
A Superior Court judge on Friday refused to delay condemnation proceedings against a group of oceanfront homeowners fighting beach replenishment but allowed a group of Bay Head residents to join in the push to convince the court that the project is moot in their town. The decision by Superior Court Assignment Judge Marlene Lynch Ford… Read More
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State politicians came together Friday to mark a milestone at the Port of Philadelphia that will bring in more cargo and more jobs. Years of river dredging are nearing completion. The balance of the $300 million in federal funding needed to finish the project has been secured and that has politicians crowing. “This is really… Read More