By Mike Hellgren A new U.S. Coast Guard report found that ports across the country remain vulnerable to a tragedy like the 2024 Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore. The report says the risk is largely due to the growing size of vessels and bridge protection systems that have not kept pace with them. Robust pier… Read More
BOGUE BANKS — Officials across four Bogue Banks municipalities will consider authorizing a combined $8.3 million this week to cover their shares of a proposed $33 million winter beach nourishment project. The town deliberations follow a favorable bid received last week by the Carteret County Beach Commission from Manson Construction Co. of Seattle. Source
By Robert Billard The Marine Corps confirmed a five-year growth plan that adds more than 6,500 billets across infantry battalions, drone units, air defenses, and new occupational specialties. The extra structure is meant to staff the systems the Corps has already bought and the units it is still building. A Sept. 1 statement from Marine Corps… Read More
The Lake Onalaska Rehabilitation Coalition hosted a boat tour to raise awareness of issues facing the lake including an increase in sedimentation and vegetation and a decrease in oxygen, navigation and water flow. The group has been working with other local organizations and state and federal agencies on a dredging project which is expected to… Read More
JACKSON, Ala. – Old Lock 1 Park in Jackson, Alabama, will be temporarily closed to the public from September 8, 2026 – November 5, 2026, to accommodate scheduled dredging operations in the area. The closure is necessary to provide a safe work environment for personnel and the public while dredging operations are conducted. During this time,… Read More
By Rich Kirby, KILLINGWORTH, CT — The Killingworth Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission agreed Aug. 11 to inspect a proposed maintenance dredging project on the Hammonasset River and unanimously approved permits for an in-ground pool and a home addition elsewhere in town. The commission also received an update on an unresolved cease-and-desist order involving the… Read More
By Abigail Quinn ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. (WCIV) — After 35 days of construction, Reach 1 of the Isle of Palms Beach Renourishment Project has been completed two weeks ahead of schedule. According to a Wednesday release from the city, nearly 900,000 cubic yards of sand was moved and placed along Reach 1, extending from Mariner’s… Read More
Our crews have completed the beach fill phase of the 2026 Beach Nourishment Project in Nags Head, a popular vacation destination on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Using a combination of hopper and cutter dredges, we placed approximately 2.4 million cubic yards of sand to help restore the beach and provide greater protection for dunes, homes,… Read More
By Kaylee Wendt LAKESIDE MARBLEHEAD, OHIO — For the first time in nearly a decade and just in time for Labor Day weekend, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District completed dredging in West Harbor. Dredging of the federal navigation channel in West Harbor ensures accessible depths for vessels traveling the Great Lakes and… Read More
By Alayna Alvarez The days of Sloan’s Lake being gross and grimy enough to inspire Reddit posts asking, “Why is [this place] so smelly?” could be numbered. Why it matters: Denver’s largest lake, which draws 2 million visitors a year, has become dramatically shallower, fueling toxic algae blooms, fish kills and warnings to keep dogs away. The big picture: Mayor Mike Johnston… Read More
By DAVID NAHAN OCEAN CITY – Ocean City’s $20 million beach replenishment project should be done within a week with the resort picking up 9 percent of the cost. Mayor Jay Gillian outlined the nearly-complete progress and thanked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. for the work, while… Read More
By Joy Crist Dare County officials are working with state and federal agencies to deploy pumps more quickly when floodwater remains on N.C. Highway 12 on Pea Island, following concerns that pumping should have begun sooner during a prolonged closure in July. County Manager Bobby Outten provided an update during the commissioners’ business portion of the… Read More
By Matthew Pencek REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — Visitors to Delaware Seashore State Park may see construction activity and access restrictions beginning in mid-September as the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control prepares to restart Sand Bypass operations at the Indian River Inlet. Work is expected to begin around Sept. 11, according to DNREC’s Division… Read More
By Tyler Bell BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) — Beaches in Harrison County have not been restored since 2007. Now, a project looking to turn back the clock on years of erosion is making progress. So far, 250,000 cubic yards of sand have been pumped from the Mississippi Sound to beaches in Biloxi. While beaches are looking refreshed… Read More
By CRAIG D. SCHENCK STRATHMERE — The weeks-long beach replenishment project in Strathmere finally has wrapped up, providing much-needed sand on the island’s heavily eroded beaches sooner than anticipated. “The dredge left today,” Mayor Curtis Corson said during the Township Committee meeting Aug. 24. “They have completed pumping sand.” Township Administrator Jimmy Van Zlike reported… Read More