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Jacksonville District to mobilize mid-February for re-nourishment of St. Augustine Beach Jacksonville District expects to begin equipment mobilization in mid-February, 2024, for the re-nourishment of the St. Johns County, St. Augustine Beach, federal shore protection project. Mobilization will begin with the establishment of a staging area at Pope Road. Sand placement is expected to commence… Read More
Maintenance dredging of the Marina del Rey Harbor entrance channel is underway and is scheduled to be complete in May. The construction contract was awarded to HME Construction in late November, and work began Jan. 1. The LA District is working alongside several project partners, including the U.S. Coast Guard and LA County’s Department of… Read More
The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan will close to all marine traffic beginning 11:59 p.m. January 15, or until commercial traffic ceases, through 12:01 a.m. March 25 to perform seasonal critical maintenance. Federal regulation (33 CFR 207.440) establishes the operating season based on the feasibility of vessels operating during typical Great Lakes ice… Read More
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) scientist Dr. Keith Wilson has been named the 2024 recipient of the Acoustical Society of America’s (ASA) Helmholtz-Rayleigh Interdisciplinary Silver Medal in Computational Acoustics, Physical Acoustics and Engineering Acoustics. The award, given to individuals for contributions to the advancement of… Read More
The U.S Army Corps of Engineers plans to place 205,000 cubic yards of dredge material along the eroded marsh shoreline just west of the Jekyll Island fishing pier and is giving the public until midnight Jan. 23 to comment on the plan. The dredge material would come from the nearby Cedar Hammock Range Bend widening… Read More
Dredging for the Wrightsville Beach renourishment project is expected to begin next week, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “Due to the current weather forecast, we are projecting that the dredge for Wrightsville Beach CSRM project will mobilize next week with an expected sand placement date of Jan 20th, 2024,” said USACE Public… Read More
A long-awaited dredging project along the Portland waterfront is finally moving forward after more than a decade of planning, advocacy and delays. The Maine Department of Transportation said Friday that it will put the multiyear project out to bid this spring and hopes to begin work this fall. Portland Waterfront Coordinator Bill Needelman said securing… Read More
Pictured Above: The 480-foot Great Lakes suction hopper dredge Ellis Island is expected to be moved to Montauk in the upcoming weeks. |. Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. photo As the East End deals with round after round of coastal storms this January, crews are beginning to stage equipment for a long-awaited Army Corps of Engineers… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District recently awarded a contract to renourish Folly Beach due to damages caused by Hurricane Ian. The beneficial use project serves three purposes – to renourish Folly Beach for coastal storm damage reduction, dredge the Folly River federal navigation channel, and place material on Bird Key to help… Read More
In the fall of 2012, Superstorm Sandy devastated the East Coast of the United States, including the State of New Jersey. Firefighter Paul Kerwin remembers he and his company rescuing his fellow Borough of Union Beach, New Jersey neighbors on that day, “Sandy was quite an experience. We worked round the clock, pulling people out… Read More
CHATHAM – Dredging is expected to begin later this week in the waters off 90 Bridge St., the start of a multi-year, multi-million dollar project that will result in a brand new, state-of–the-art shellfishing growing facility. The first step is dredging approximately 2,000 cubic yards of sand from the Mitchell River, just off the existing… Read More
The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan will close to all marine traffic beginning 11:59 p.m. January 15, or until commercial traffic ceases, through 12:01 a.m. March 25 to perform seasonal critical maintenance. Federal regulation (33 CFR 207.440) establishes the operating season based on the feasibility of vessels operating during typical Great Lakes ice… Read More
Growing up in a household where both parents were educators, Richard Thomas initially aspired to follow in their footsteps. However, his parents steered him towards exploring alternative paths. Consequently, Thomas pursued a degree in Civil Engineering, leading to a fulfilling career with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that has taken him on a global… Read More
2024 will mark five years since the historic flood of 2019 in Kansas City and the surrounding region. Water levels on the Missouri River reached heights not seen for decades and caused an estimated $2.9 billion in damages across the Midwest. While the historic flooding impacted many in the area in ways they will likely… Read More
On or about January 11, the Robert B. Our Co. is scheduled to begin dredging associated with planned waterfront improvements for 90 Bridge Street on Mitchell River. Approximately 2,000 cubic yards of material will be mechanically dredged using a barge and crane according to plans. Additional barge “scows” will be utilized to dewater the material,… Read More