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Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, John Sarbanes and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) announced $12,901,800 in National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) funding for restoration and resiliency projects to improve coastal communities and their fish and wildlife habitats. The funding… Read More
BALTIMORE — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, awarded a $29.1 million contract to Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting Co. LLC, out of Quincy, Massachusetts, for Baltimore Harbor and channels maintenance dredging for Fiscal Year 2024. In coordination with the Maryland Department of Transportation, Port Administration, the project consists of dredging approximately 1.6 million… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District has completed annual dredging of Toledo Harbor and the Maumee River. Dredging of Toledo Harbor is the largest dredging operation on the Great Lakes, ensuring accessible depths for large vessels, the continued flow of commodities across the lakes, and the economic viability of United States waterways…. Read More
CLEVELAND, OH — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District has published the Ohio Dredging Newsletter to inform stakeholders and the public about the nine Lake Erie Harbors it supports across the state. The newsletter provides an update on the status of dredging at the end of fiscal year 2023, and initiatives for FY 2024…. Read More
What is a beach without the sand? Those grains mean everything for coastal communities like Newport Beach, Huntington Beach and Sunset Beach. “Without sand, Newport Beach would simply be just called Newport,” Newport Beach Mayor Will O’Neill said. O’Neill was one of several local leaders who gathered Wednesday at Surfside Colony for a groundbreaking ceremony… Read More
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WPMI) — The Alabama Marine Resources Division has submitted a permit application with the US Army Corps of Engineers for removal and replacement of the public boat launches on Dauphin Island. The plan as submitted would move the boat ramps north into the channel , using fill material to extend the boat ramps… Read More
ATLANTIC BEACH, Carteret County — Are you interested in the progress of the winter dredging project on the East end of Atlantic Beach? The Army Corp of Engineers now offers a Sand Placement Tracker that shows the progress of the project in real-time. Please click below for both the web and mobile versions. This periodic… Read More
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH — Sand will officially begin being pumped onto Wrightsville Beach starting next month. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, heading up the project, said mobilization and prep work has begun. “While we initially stated that we ‘expected’ actual sand placement to begin by next week, the ongoing preparations are still on track,” spokesperson… Read More
Historic low flows turned the Mississippi River into a construction area in 2023 as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredged huge quantities of sand to keep the channel open for barge traffic. Massive machines like the Dredge Goetz, a 225-foot-long vessel with a suction pipe nearly two feet wide, were moving through the river… Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The University Lakes restoration project has been in the works since 2022. Now, a new phase is ready to begin at the turn of the year. “Phase one includes finishing off capping and landscaping the island that was constructed in the summer of 2022,” said CSRS Project Manager, Mark Goodson. If… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC, Houston, Texas, was awarded a $32,412,200 firm-fixed-price contract for shore protection and beach renourishment. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Jacksonville, Florida, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 13, 2024. Fiscal 2023 civil construction funds in the amount of… Read More
Oregon, Ohio – At its Annual Meeting, held this week on the shores of Lake Erie in Oregon, Ohio, the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) elected a new chair and vice chair and passed resolutions calling for reform of U.S Army Corps of Engineers project partnership agreements and increased funding for dredging of small harbors in the Great Lakes basin. “It’s… Read More
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Harrisburg will dredge Italian Lake next week. The Dauphin County lake, which is a popular, scenic place to take a stroll, needs to be cleaned. The dredging will clear trash, debris and sediment from the bottom of the lake and should make it healthier and a better wildlife habitat. The dredging should take… Read More
Confirmation that DNREC will begin dredging on two projects in southern Delaware early next year was welcome news for a business owner who has been waiting for the project to be finished. Tom Fowler, who owns a marina and runs two charter boats, this week said he’s glad dredging will resume after it was stopped… Read More
Miami-Dade, FL — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District announces the opening of public comment on the Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP) Draft Project Implementation Report and Environmental Impact Statement (PIR/EIS). The purpose of the WERP is to improve the quantity, quality, timing, and distribution of water needed to restore and reconnect the… Read More