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A dredging operation by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, done over the winter, to clear critical shoaling in Big Foot Slough and replenish its dredge-spoil island will benefit nesting bird habitat. The slough, located in the Pamlico Sound off Ocracoke, is a channel used by the sound ferries that go to Swan Quarter and… Read More
NPR The Corps has a plan to make the Galveston seawall taller, plus build new gates and dunes and other infrastructure to protect other parts of the city from rising seas. The plan would cost at least $34 billion, although that’s likely an underestimate. USACE “This will be the largest ever civil works project undertaken… Read More
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) – Wednesday was a big first step in a long journey to make the Port of Gulfport even more efficient and economically viable. The Army Corps of Engineers signed an agreement with the Port of Gulfport to begin a years-long environmental and economic impact study into dredging the shipping channel into the… Read More
Construction equipment is covering parts of Rehoboth Beach, the first part of a four-month project to bring more sand on to Delaware’s beaches. The US Army Corps of Engineers began work on Monday to restore 290,000 cubic yards of beach between Rehoboth and Dewey in the first of 3 phases of a project expected to… Read More
FEMA green lights major dredge project for beaches Source
As the weather warms up and beach season approaches, officials have provided updates on construction that will dictate where New Yorkers will be able to cool off near the Rockaways. Beaches will be closed on a rolling basis due to ongoing resiliency work by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Ten to fifteen blocks of… Read More
The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, awarded a $59.5 million contract today to Archer Western LLC of Norfolk, Virginia, to replace the Deep Creek Bridge in Chesapeake, Virginia. “We’re thrilled and honored to announce this major milestone,” said Col. Brian Hallberg, Norfolk District commander. “People in Deep Creek have waited a long time for… Read More
Congratulations to the Memphis District for reaching a major project milestone on March 8, 2023, and for awarding a task order for dike construction at Below Walnut Bend and Shoofly Bar near Helena, Arkansas. The project delivery team awarded the task order via the Mississippi River Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC), with $6,055,440 going… Read More
A project to fix erosion damage on South Siesta Key Beach that occurred during Hurricane Hermine in 2016 is expected to begin soon, county officials said Tuesday. Construction, consisting of trucking in and placing about 92,000 cubic yards of sand using dump trucks and earthmoving equipment from the public park south, is expected to begin… Read More
Inland Dredging Company LLC, Dyersburg, Texas, was awarded a $30,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the rental of a 24-inch cutterhead pipeline dredge. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of June 18, 2024. U.S. Army Corps of Engineer, Mobile,… Read More
Alabama Shipyard LLC, Mobile, Ala., has been awarded a $21,955,104 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220523C2143) for a 123-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and drydocking of the Military Sealift Command’s dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2). The contract includes a base period and options that, if exercised, would bring its cumulative value to $22,163,078. Work on… Read More
The Memphis District officially welcomed a new, $25.5 million Bank Grading Unit (BGU), April 11, 2023, when it docked at its new home port at Ensley Engineer Yard in Memphis, Tennessee Constructed in three years, the new BGU is replacing the district’s legacy bank grader, and with nearly 75 years of operations in the books,… Read More
Jim Herbert of Westfield recently took us for a walk toward the federal channel at Barcelona Harbor along Lake Erie. “You can see between those two lights, that’s the break wall,” said Herbert. “That’s the harbor entrance. You can walk across there.” That’s because it’s filled in with rocks, debris and sediment clogging about a quarter-mile… Read More
Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Washington, was awarded a $20,967,500 firm-fixed-price contract for West Coast hopper dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Astoria, Oregon, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 15, 2023. Fiscal 2023 civil operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $20,967,500 were obligated… Read More
Planning is underway for one of several dredging projects on the Eastern Shore. $4.275 million will be awarded to dredge Deep Creek in Accomack County. According to John Joeckel work is scheduled to begin in January 2025 and the project is scheduled to be complete by January 2026. Joeckel said the work will include finding and evaluating… Read More