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The Cherry Grove Dredging Project is one of the most talked about topics in North Myrtle Beach and the conversation continued at a city council workshop. The city is moving forward with the project, but before that happens, council is taking objections from the property owners into consideration in order to finalize the plans. Of… Read More
Environmentalists Wednesday lambasted the Sea Island Co.’s plans to keep an already fragile beach — where eight multil-million dollar homes are proposed — from further eroding into the Atlantic Ocean. Owners of Sea Island, the posh coastal resort favored by well-to-do Atlantans, seek state and federal permission to build a groin — a long, narrow,… Read More
Town officials are preparing for an upcoming beach project managed by the Army Corps of Engineers. Officials say beginning December 14th, the Town will close the beach access and public parking lot at the end of Ocean Blvd for approximately 6 weeks so Marinex Construction, Inc. can set up equipment and stage piping for the… Read More
Reston Association says the dredging project at Lake Anne is running ahead of schedule and should be completed in two or three weeks. Work has been completed in the coves and plaza areas, RA says. Dredging contractor Lake Services said a large section near the fountain is all that remains to be dredged. Reston Association… Read More
City Council on Thursday (Dec. 3) will consider two measures that could help restart the Ocean City’s long-stalled efforts to dredge bayfront lagoons and channels that are too shallow for boat traffic at low tide. One resolution asks council to spend $226,000 for an engineering company to design experimental plans to spray a thin layer… Read More
Residents along six canals in Cocoa Beach may face some inconveniences as muck is removed to make for a cleaner environment and better navigation. The City of Cocoa Beach and Brevard County will hold a public meeting Dec. 9 to share information about the dredging schedules and what residents along the six canals north of… Read More
MP News reports that a business case for expanding the Port of Hastings should include compensation the owners of property affected by dredging in the bay. Experts estimate 24 million cubic metres of spoil will be dredged from alongside wharfs and in shipping channels, severely affecting Western Port’s marine environment and increasing coastal erosion. The… Read More
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Major work to protect against flooding in Somerset is set to take place after dredging contracts have been funded by Somerset Rivers Authority. At the end of November, work began along a three-kilometre stretch of the River Parrett after funding was received for two new contracts. One of the contracts has been awarded for maintenance… Read More
For a year where no construction took place, it’s been a roller coaster for Jacksonville’s dredging project. The deepening of the St. Johns River — which would allow for larger cargo ships to enter the port — went from no clear idea of funding to a proposed joint solution for environmental mitigation between environmentalists and… Read More
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has been informed by Grupo Unidos por el Canal, S.A. (GUPC), the main contractor for the design and construction of the Third Set of Locks project, that work to reinforce the sills in the new locks will be completed in January 2016. GUPC informed the ACP of the deadline during… Read More
The first federal permit application for the planned mega-port in Jasper County was filed with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District on Tuesday. The filing makes the long-anticipated, $4.5 billion Jasper Ocean Terminal an eventuality, not just a dream, port officials said last week. “It’s no longer a concept. It’s now becoming a… Read More
The along awaited dredging of the navigation channel in Hickling Broad has started. It was delayed until now as the water temperature had been too high. The work is expected to continue until the end of January.
FURTHER dredging will take place on two stretches of the River Parrett this winter after new contracts were awarded through the Somerset Rivers Authority (SRA). One contract, for 2.2km upstream of Northmoor pumping station has been awarded to W M Longreach. Another contract, for 750m downstream of the same pumping station, is expected to be… Read More
It took a partnership between two counties, and financial support from two towns and the state to begin a long-anticipated dredging project on the South River.It took a partnership between two counties, and financial support from two towns and the state to begin a long-anticipated dredging project on the South River. Barnstable County recently agreed… Read More