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North East River Dredging Project Update

MD, United States

Cecil County is making great progress in moving forward on the North East River dredging project. The project is scheduled to go out for solicitation at the end of May 2026, with bid opening anticipated around July 31, 2026. A contract award is expected in late August or early September 2026. The project will be… Read More

Go pound sand? Eroding federal beach repair funds worry Georgia vacation mecca

GA, United States

TYBEE ISLAND ― Twice each day, the outgoing tide on this beach near Savannah washes sand into the sea. And every seven years, with the help of federal taxpayers and suction dredges, the sand has returned to the shore to be enjoyed by sunbathers, sandcastle builders and shell hunters. Source

Horry County provides update as beach renourishment work moves along the Grand Strand

SC, United States

By Jenna Guzman MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – Officials provided an update Monday on ongoing beach renourishment work in Myrtle Beach. Horry County said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ contractor, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, has moved its equipment south of Singleton Swash. Operations were planned to continue in that area for about… Read More

California doubles down on ocean health with historic investments, following landmark report findings

CA, United States

SACRAMENTO – As the Trump administration threatens the health and well-being of our coastal waters, California continues to double down on protecting our oceans. Today, the California Ocean Protection Council (OPC), in partnership with the California Ocean Science Trust, released the 2026 California Coast and Ocean Report – the first comprehensive, science-based assessment of coastal and ocean health in California history…. Read More

Ocean Isle Beach to hold public hearing on proposed dredging project

NC, United States

By WECT Staff OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) – Ocean Isle Beach will hold a public hearing on Monday, March 30 to discuss a proposed dredging project. The meeting will take place at 9 a.m. in the Town Meeting Hall, located at 111 Causeway Drive. Town officials said property owners will have the opportunity to… Read More

Panel takes new look at beach erosion-control structures

NC, United States

By Catherine Kozak Something potentially and significantly consequential is underway now in North Carolina that could alter management of the state’s increasingly battered Atlantic coastline. The state Coastal Resources Commission’s Science Panel is in the process of finalizing an analysis of beach erosion-control structures, a report that is expected to be submitted to the commission… Read More

Outer Banks delegation to spotlight coastal crisis at D.C. summit

NC, United States

By Will Thomas OUTER BANKS, N.C. — Dare County leaders and Hatteras and Ocracoke Island organizations are all in Washington, D.C., this week, attending an annual summit that will allow leaders and organizations around the country to see firsthand the challenges the area is facing and how they can help change that. “This is an… Read More

Kansas Is Shooting This Lake With Water – Here’s Why

KS, United States

By Joe Oliveto As the name might imply, Kansas’ Tuttle Creek Lake — which is actually a man-made reservoir whose construction was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1938 — consists primarily of, well, lots of water. That hasn’t stopped the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) from working on a project that involves… Read More

Dredging efforts ramp up at Grand Lake St. Marys State Park

OH, United States

By Conner Prince GRAND LAKE ST. MARYS, Ohio (WLIO) – Grand Lake St. Marys State Park is gearing up for this year’s dredging operations as their dredge crew is fully staffed for the first time in six years. Current plans include dredging at Bass Landing, Hidden Shores, Harbor Point, the campground lagoon area, Sandy Beach, the… Read More

San Clemente works to replenish vanishing sands

CA, United States

By Gabriel San Roman San Clemente’s stunning coastline, which will serve as a backdrop to Olympic surfing in two years, has also turned into a battlefield over beach erosion. Construction crews, hopper dredges and bulldozers have worked to restore vanishing stretches of beach with much-needed sand. The city has also contracted a coastal administrator to… Read More

The Wetlands Institute Awarded Grant to Advance Coastal Resilience

NJ, United States

High marsh and transitional upland habitat is designed to support diamondback terrapin nesting as well as coastal bird species. The Wetlands Institute has been awarded a grant valued at $3,075,000 through New Jersey’s Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Natural Climate Solutions program to support the Salt Marsh Trail Revitalization project, an innovative effort to advance… Read More

Hilton Head Island renourishment enters final phase as crews shift to South Beach

SC, United States

By Sabrina Lee HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — After months of work, Hilton Head Island’s beach renourishment project is moving into its final phase as crews prepare to shift operations to South Beach — the island’s southern “toe” — next week. The $47.5 million effort, the fifth restoration of its kind and last performed in 2016, is replacing… Read More

Land Commissioner Buckingham Awards Over $39 Million for Coastal Preservation and Fortification Projects

TX, United States

AUSTIN, Texas— Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., announced that the Texas General Land Office (GLO) has awarded approximately $39.06 million to coastal improvement projects in Texas’ Upper Gulf Coast Region through its Coastal Management Program (CMP) Grant Cycle 31 and Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA) program Cycle 14. Commissioner Buckingham made these announcements… Read More

Orion Marine Construction Awarded $11.8 million Pipeline Maintenance Dredging of Matagorda Ship Channel, Tx

TX, United States

Orion Marine Construction Inc., Port Lavaca, Texas, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for pipeline maintenance dredging of the Matagorda Ship Channel from Peninsula to Point Comfort. The amount of this action is $11,858,900, with a total cumulative face value of $40,346,700. Bids were solicited via the internet with eight received. Work will be performed in… Read More

C&C JV LLC Wins $53.3 million Combination Dredging, Stockpiling of Sand Materials & Dike Construction

VA, United States

C and C JV LLC,* Chesapeake, Virginia, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for dredging, stockpiling of sand materials, and construction of dikes. The amount of this action is $53,382,757, with a total cumulative face value of $122,185,770. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed in Fishing Creek, Maryland, with… Read More

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