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State Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin sharply criticized a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ contractor for plans to remove dredging equipment from an ongoing beach and dune construction project on Long Beach Island to perform a dredging project in another part the country. Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. started work in May… Read More
Fifty-three important river routes, including the Mongla-Ghashikhali channel, under the capital dredging project are on the verge of closure due to shortage of manpower to run dredgers, sources in the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) said. The BIWTA is implementing the project at a cost of Tk 1,873.64 crore. The project deadline was fixed… Read More
Cape May County beaches are in the best shape they’ve been in years, thanks in part to a flood of federal money after Hurricane Sandy, adding fresh sand throughout the county. But the oceans are rising, and shore communities will face tough decisions in decades to come. Restoring eroded beaches was a billion-dollar problem in… Read More
The agency overseeing Bayou Lafourche could receive additional dollars to extend a $20 million dredging project aimed at increasing the flow of the bayou. Last week, the Assumption Parish Police Jury voted to give back approximately $4 million in Coastal Impact Assistance Program dollars back to the state, with the intent of that money getting… Read More
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This week’s signing of the PreConstruction Engineering and Design Agreement and passage of the omnibus appropriations bill with construction funding for Charleston marked significant milestones for the 52-foot Charleston Harbor Deepening Project. Wednesday evening South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District (USACE) signed the Design Agreement, an important step… Read More
Most of the $53 million Ware’s Creek federal flood control project concluded this week within city limits, but Bradenton taxpayers will pay an additional $50,000 for mistakes made by a contractor hired by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which oversees the project. The city awarded a contract to Gator Dredging of Clearwater, which began… Read More
The town of Mashpee is seeking a permit to dredge two of its bays and use the spoils as beach nourishment, according to a statement from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Mashpee is proposing to dredge a total of 31,150 cubic yards of material from Waquoit Bay and three sections of Popponesset Bay and… Read More
Councillors are grappling with a huge “blowout” in the projected cost of dredging part of the Pirie River. When the New Year begins, the first strategic planning meeting of council is expected to look at the rise in cost to $2 million. Several councillors are shocked at the pricetag which is about double the original… Read More
Upper Township officials said last week that they are awaiting word from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on a decision to pump additional sand onto beaches in Strathmere after substantial erosion during the October northeaster. The storm brought high winds and tides through much of… Read More
Building and Land Technology may not have permission to build a boatyard on Southfield Avenue but the company does have the go-ahead they need to prep the waterfront for the project. The developer has to dredge part of the Stamford Harbor so larger boats can get to the operations area of their proposed boatyard, and… Read More
Weeks Marine won the bid for the Navarre Beach restoration project and operations are expected to commence in March with completion in mid-June. Weeks Marine is the same company that performed the Navarre Beach restoration in 2006 and was the low bidder coming in at $14,920,300 – $3 million less than the original estimate. The… Read More
During Surf City Council’s regular meeting Wednesday, Dec. 9, Councilman Peter Hartney expressed concern over the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ latest announcement regarding suspension of beach replenishment on Long Beach Island until springtime, pushing the town’s remaining beachfill even farther down the line. After recently being told Surf City would not receive replenishment until… Read More
A total of 32 Brick oceanfront homeowners refused to sign easements that would allow a protective dune to be built on slivers of beachfront property they own, township officials said. Of the 32 properties, 21 have been condemned by the state, Mayor John Ducey said, while four are actively engaged in negotiations with the township… Read More
Sir James Bevan, the new chief executive of the Environment Agency, has been Somerset in the southwest of the this week. The former diplomat, who only took over his new post last month, was recently in Cumbria where he witnessed, at first hand, the flood damage caused by Storm Desmond. He is keen to visit… Read More