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USACE Jacksonville has temporarily paused the start of its St. Augustine Beach shore protection renourishment project by three to four weeks to allow for the mobilization of additional equipment. This rescheduling of the sand placement will maximize the effectiveness of beach construction in sync with the expected nesting and blossoming activity of coastal fauna and… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, recently completed placing 500,000 cubic yards of sand along 4,100 feet of coastline in Downtown Montauk on the eastern tip of Long Island in New York’s Suffolk County. With favorable weather conditions allowing for completion ahead of schedule, the $11.7 million project also refurbished dunes eroded… Read More
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/48330 Report Number: ERDC/CHL TR-24-5 Title: Building Elevation in Mangrove Communities: Use of Regional Sediment Management to Increase Coastal Wetland Resilience to Sea-Level Rise By: Gina Paduano Ralph, Fred Sklar, Carlos Coronado, Matthew Schrader, Stephanie Verhulst, William Reilly, and Robert Kirby Approved for public release: Distribution is unlimited. March 2024 55 pages / 5.4 MB… Read More
A dredging crew contracted by the United States Army Corps of Engineers is expected to remove about 130,000 cubic yards of sediment from Kahului Harbor as part of a $5 million project that is currently underway. The crew from Camenzind Dutra JV, LLC. is using a barge-mounted crane equipped with a clamshell dredger to scoop… Read More
USACE Jacksonville District announces changes to the 2024 Brevard County beach renourishment project due to delays in equipment availability. USACE will focus on renourishing the dunes along the Mid-Reach segment between South Patrick Shores and roughly the Indian Harbour Beach Club until the start of turtle nesting season on April 30, when all work on… Read More
With hurricane season on the horizon and turtle nesting season just over a month away, crews are scrambling to shore up Brevard’s vulnerable Mid-Reach dune area with extra sand before they have to halt work until November. For some residents of this narrow barrier island, the sight of dump trucks carting in sand is welcome…. Read More
The recently slashed budget for the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) was a major agenda item at the March 17 Transportation Logistics Committee meeting for the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) during its 128th annual convention in Orlando. On March 11, the Biden administration released its fiscal year 2025 budget that included a… Read More
Lt. Gen. David Bellon has commanded Marine Forces Reserve since 2019. The 35-year Marine veteran first served on active-duty until 1997 when he joined the Reserve and returned to active duty for four combat tours supporting both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. He will relinquish command on March 21 to Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Andreson… Read More
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Appropriations Committee, Cardin (both D-Md.) today announced $32,537,200 in direct federal funding for local projects across the Eastern Shore within the six-bill package of fiscal year 2024 funding bills passed by the Senate Friday. These funds, included at the Senators’ request, support projects encompassing… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers expects to dredge the channel along the Georgetown waterfront to a depth of 12 feet with funding included in the federal budget last week. The $6.5 million was included in the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill last spring by Sen. Lindsay Graham, who serves on the Appropriations Committee. The dredging… Read More
The dream of getting a dredge machine in the water is getting closer for residents in Saco and other coastal municipalities in York County. With an agreement in place for an Army Corps project to offset coastal erosion caused by the Saco Jetty, talks in Saco have shifted to determine what additional measures can be… Read More
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) – After a slew of setbacks and fights for federal funding, the Wrightsville Beach renourishment project is complete. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spent the last two months adding more than one million cubic yards of sand to the shoreline, which makes the beach about 200 feet wider. “At the… Read More
After desperately needed emergency dredging in the Hatteras Ferry Channel was nearly impeded last month by a time-consuming permit requirement, members of the Dare County Waterways Commission on Monday applauded the remarkably fast resolution that allowed the project to start. “I think this was a very productive couple of months, or couple of weeks, especially,”… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Baltimore District is receiving about $124 million to dredge the Baltimore Harbor, continue aquatic ecosystem restoration that benefits the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed, and operate and maintain floor risk management projects throughout the mid-Atlantic region, according to the President’s budget for fiscal year 2025. The President’s budget… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC, Houston, Texas, was awarded a $9,295,100 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed in St. Lucie, Florida, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 28, 2024. Fiscal 2022 civil construction funds in the amount of $9,295,100 were… Read More