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More than 60 years in the making, the Fire Island to Montauk Point beach reformulation project will have arrived and departed from Montauk’s downtown in barely the blink of an eye. The beach-infill component of the project known as FIMP began on Feb. 6 and was completed on Sunday, with around 475,000 cubic yards of… Read More
SAN CLEMENTE— On Feb. 9, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, Col. Andrew Baker, met with San Clemente Mayor Victor Cabral regarding the progress of the San Clemente Beach Nourishment project. The two leaders surveyed the project site near the San Clemente Pier, engaging in discussions of the project’s trajectory and… Read More
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District released today the Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (DPEA #598) for the Reach A, Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction Project, Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico (MTG), Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana for public review and comment. The proposed plan evaluates alternatives to construct a hurricane… Read More
Vicksburg, Miss. — Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/48256 Report Number: ERDC/TN DOER-24-1 Title: Hurdles to Beneficial Use of Dredged Material: Root Cause Analysis By Jase Ousley, Ram Mohan, Melinda Strevig, Katherine Skelton, Marin Kress, J. Daniel Farrar, and Alan J. Kennedy Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited Source
The Jacksonville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) began equipment mobilization Feb. 22 for the re-nourishment of the St. Johns County, St. Augustine Beach, federal shore protection project. The USACE contractor began establishing a staging area at the Pope Road access point and will continue deploying equipment in the week ahead. Beach… Read More
Following two devastating storms in January that caused an estimated $20 million in damage to public infrastructure, York County in Maine is considering deploying its newly acquired dredge to assist in coastal restoration efforts. The initiative, fueled by a $1.54 million investment from American Rescue Plan Act funds, aims to address the urgent need for… Read More
Beach restoration projects in the Ponte Vedra Beach and St. Augustine Beach areas in the coming months will cause some beach closures. Major beach restoration projects are about to get underway in St. Johns County, one of Florida’s most tourist-reliant counties. Two substantial portions of shoreline will undergo restoration work nearly simultaneously beginning in March. One… Read More
Water spilled over the edges of the clamshell shovel like a fountain as the crane hoisted the final bucket of dredged material. On Jan. 24, the six cubic yard-scoop of shoal marked the completion of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District’s first project funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Now, one of… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District partnered with Inland River Ports and Terminals to host a We Work the Waterways event on Feb. 15 at The Jesse Brent Lower Mississippi River Museum. The event is an immersive interaction day to educate high school students in the area on the… Read More
Concord, Mass. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permit application to conduct work in waters of the United States from the City of New Haven Engineering Department for proposed work in New Haven Harbor at Long Wharf Park on Long Wharf Drive in New Haven, Connecticut. The proposed work… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss.— The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) celebrated the career of Bartley (Bart) Durst, director of ERDC’s Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL), upon his retirement from federal service. Durst began his career with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1983 as a research civil engineer intern in the Environmental Laboratory,… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded two, $2 million contracts to Togiak Management Services LLC of Anchorage, Alaska, to construct bulkhead slots on the intermediate wall and river wall upstream of the miter gates in the auxiliary lock chamber at Lock and Dam 3 located in Welch, Minnesota,… Read More
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – The St. Johns County Commission awarded the North Ponte Vedra Beach renourishment project to a company and work is expected to begin on March 1. The project will cover nine miles of beach from the Duval County line and down south to the Guana Preserve. Weeks Marine was awarded the bid… Read More
Little Rock, Ark. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District is extending the public comment period for the draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment and draft Finding of No Significant Impact for the MKARNS 12-foot Channel Deepening Project. Comments will now be accepted until March 10. The comment period is being extended due to… Read More
Maintenance dredging is ongoing at Manasquan Inlet this week, with the dredger Murden performing the work. Murden is owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. On Thursday night, the boat was continuing dredge operations at the inlet well after dark, using its spotlight to guide the vessel along the edge of the north jetty in… Read More