It's on us. Share your news here.
It's on us. Share your news here.
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
The Bolivar Peninsula beach and dune restoration project is receiving funding from the state, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham announced in a Dec. 13 news release. The gist The project will try to achieve two things, according to the release: Provide protection for Hwy. 87, which is the only hurricane evacuation route for the Bolivar Peninsula… Read More
By Bill Shull A large dredge is now parked in Delaware Bay near Roosevelt Inlet as a Lewes Beach nourishment project gets underway. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers started pumping beach fill Dec. 14. Steve Rochette, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District spokesman, said the contract is for $4.9 million. He said 104,000 cubic… Read More
ERIE, Pa. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District awarded a $682,000 contract to Michigan-based Ryba Marine Construction Co. on Dec. 6 to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel in Erie Harbor. Dredging of harbors like Erie’s ensures accessible depths for large vessels, the continued flow of commodities across the Great Lakes,… Read More
EAU CLAIRE COUNTY (WQOW) – An ambitious project is underway on the Eau Claire River. Lake Altoona collects sediment at a rate the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources calls “extremely high.” This means that if nothing is done, it would take between 25-35 years for the lake to become a marsh rather than a reservoir that… Read More
AUGUSTA – The Maine Natural Resource Conservation Program (MNRCP) awarded over $6.3 million for 11 projects across Maine that will restore, enhance, or protect wetlands and other important natural resources, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Maine DEP) announced this week. The projects awarded funding include removal of a road through a salt marsh in… Read More
Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/48019Report Number: ERDC/CHL MP-23-2 Title: Ranking Ports by Vessel Demand for Depth By David L. Young, Brandan M. Scully, Sean P. McGill, Ashley J. Elkins, and Marin M. Kress Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited December 2023 17 pages / 1.6 MB Contact ERDC Library 601-634-2355 erdclibrary@ask-a-librarian.info Release no. 23-173 Source
Boone BowlingMiddlesboro, Ky. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, local officials, and residents are celebrating the completion of clearing the Middlesboro Flood Protection Project’s levee channel. The work restores the levee’s capacity to protect Kentuckians, their homes, and local businesses and infrastructure from flooding after more than a decade of sediment build-up in Yellow Creek…. Read More
Edwina Smalls started working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, in 1982 as a student aide in Human Resources while studying at Savannah State University. Smalls moved into the Word Processing Department shortly after and later transitioned to Savannah Technical College to earn a diploma in word processing. After graduation in 1985,… Read More
The state has allocated $50 million to support tidal marsh restoration and the replacement of a flood-prone bridge as part of the planned Highway 37 overhaul east of Sears Point. The funding comes from the Local Transportation Climate Adaptation program, a $309 million package designed to protect state roads and railways from the effects of… Read More