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Voters overwhelmingly approved a proposal to spend $1.25 million, taking a major step toward salvaging sand that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to dredge over the winter from the Cape Cod Canal. Voters overwhelmingly approved a proposal to spend $1.25 million, taking a major step toward salvaging sand that the U.S. Army Corps… Read More
Representatives from the Baton Rouge Area Foundation may secure funding from the State Bond Commission on Sept. 17 for the Baton Rouge Lakes Master Plan. The financial assistance will allow the next phase of the project — dredging large sections of the lakes — to begin. BRAF project manager Lauren Crapanzano Jumonville said BRAF hopes… Read More
Notice Date 8/28/2015 Notice Type Award Notice NAICS 237990 — Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction Contracting Office USACE District, Chicago, 111 N. Canal, Suite 600, Chicago, IL 60606 ZIP Code 60606 Solicitation Number W912P6-15-B-0006 Response Due 8/17/2015 Archive Date 9/18/2015 Point of Contact W. Dale Dewar, Phone: 3128465370 E-Mail Address wesley.d.dewar@usace.army.mil (wesley.d.dewar@usace.army.mil) Small Business… Read More
On Monday, voters will be asked to spend $1.25 million to salvage 150,000 cubic yards of sand being dredged from the Cape Cod Canal to nourish Town Neck Beach. The single-issue special town meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Sandwich High School. The money would come from community preservation funds and the measure requires… Read More
The South American container port of Santos notched up a treble dose of good news this week, announcing construction on a new access roads, an outer ring road and emergency dredging that will ease delays and free up the flow of containers in and out of the busy port. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
The Orange County Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday to seek bids for a Huntington Harbour dredging project. The $6.4-million county project will maintain the depths of the Sunset Aquatic Marina and the waterway between the Pacific Coast Highway bridge in Seal Beach and Warner Avenue in Huntington Harbour, according to a county staff report. Bidding… Read More
Talk of “bad” sand, steep beach entranceways and the grain quality of sand dominated the recent meeting of Beach Haven’s governing body, as a feeling of trepidation over the upcoming beach replenishment project seemed palpable in a packed session. Local officials said they – like a member of the public – would ask questions and… Read More
Work will likely continue into next year to increase the capacity of the area that holds sediment dredged from Lake Decatur. The project involves raising the barriers, or berms, around a 523-acre site in Oakley Township. Rainy conditions make it impossible for subcontractor Terra Contracting Services Inc. to maneuver heavy trucks through the basin, said… Read More
Rehabilitation of the Government Shipping Service Jetty at Walu Bay in Suva is currently underway. This includes improvement in infrastructure and dredging of the water ways. Permanent Secretary for Transport Francis Kean says this is necessary to improve the working environment and provide better service to the people. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
The nearly $6 million project to restore wildlife habitat at the northern end of Milford Pond through the dredging of material from the southern portion remains on track to finish next April. Crews from Palmer Federal Constructors, the Lawrence-based contractor hired for the restoration project, is expected to ramp up dredging in September, working weekends… Read More
Dredging start date will be more like mid-September than early September, so after the Labor day holiday; the dredge pipeline is still scheduled to be placed above ground cutting off pathway access between the harbor and Mason Avenue, but other options including burial are still being considered; USACE advises all questions and requests for public… Read More
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) at the weekend said the N25 billion contract for the dredging of River Benue which was awarded by the federal government last year would commence soon. Acting Managing Director of NIWA, Danladi Ibrahim, who disclosed this while briefing journalists in Lokoja on the activities of the agency, noted that… Read More
The proposed Balpahari Dam by the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), which is crucial to West Bengal in averting floods, is awaiting the state’s green nod. “The detailed project report for Balpahari had been sent to government of West Bengal for approval,” DVC Chairman Andrew WK Langstieh told PTI. West Bengal had blamed DVC for excessive… Read More
Investing / buying a dredge can be a scary process. In the past 5 years alone I have seen a dozen different dredge builders surface around the world and throw up web pages that make them look bigger than they actually are. It is important that you do your due diligence before selecting a dredge… Read More
Snug Harbor will be dredged this year, engineers said as they laid out a plan to address lagoon and back bay dredging before community members during a town hall meeting Tuesday, Aug. 25 at the senior center. “We’re here to be your advocates and we really hope to make this work,” said Carole Beske, project… Read More