The Dutra Group, San Rafael, California, was awarded a $9,310,750 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging in Tampa Harbor. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed in Tampa, Florida, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 4, 2025. Fiscal 2024 civil construction funds in the amount of $9,310,750 were obligated… Read More
Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, Louisiana, was awarded a $36,108,500 firm-fixed-price contract for harbor and channels maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in the Lower Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2025. Fiscal 2024 civil operation and maintenance funds and fiscal 2024… Read More
Kiewit Infrastructure Co., Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, was awarded a $192,844,000 firm-fixed-price contract for Everglades restoration. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed at Fort Pierce, Florida, with an estimated completion date of May 5, 2028. Fiscal 2023 civil construction funds in the amount of $192,844,000 were obligated at the… Read More
Commencing on 21 June 2024 and continuing until further notice, the US Army Corps of Engineers Dredge Potter will perform channel maintenance dredging at various locations.
The USACE Dredge Goetz will arrive and begin dredging at mile 269.9 UMR today, 30 September.
The Dredge Bill Holman will arrive at SEMO Port tomorrow afternoon, 1 October to begin dredging of the harbor.
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced over $13.9 million in grants to support the repair of dams and coastal infrastructure across Massachusetts. The funding, provided through the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs’ (EEA) Dam and Seawall program, will help 23 municipalities and nonprofit organizations to address critical repairs and safely remove outdated structures… Read More
STURGIS — The dredging project of the pond at the Lions Club park in Sturgis started Monday with an estimated six to eight foot of silt and green vegetation being removed. The Sturgis Lions Club organization approached the city and the South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks, and together a project was put together to… Read More
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced plans to restore Anna Maria Island’s main road two days after Hurricane Helene battered Manatee County as it stormed through the Gulf of Mexico. The barrier island — a popular area that many locals call home and a world-renowned tourist attraction — is nearly unrecognizable after the Category 4 hurricane demolished roads,… Read More
With reports of much-needed beach nourishment throughout the state, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) commissioned a study on how beneficial replenishment will be in the long-run — and who should be paying for it. Delaware has spent $68 million on nourishment projects statewide since the 1950s, but costs have gone up… Read More
Pictures and videos of ocean front cottages in the Outer Banks town of Rodanthe collapsing into the ocean as well as the pictures of severe beach erosion in Carolina Beach resulting from Potential Tropical Cyclone number 8 (PTC#8) are clear wake up calls for Carteret County and the region. We cannot take our good fortune… Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana’s coastal restoration programs are reaching a fiscal cliff in the next decade. If legislators don’t find a way to continue to fund Louisiana’s shoreline, the economic impact of land loss over the next 50 years could expand far beyond residents on the gulf. The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana… Read More
Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors LLC, Houma, Louisiana, was awarded an $8,276,579 firm-fixed-price contract to repower the dredge Hurley. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Houma, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 11, 2025. Fiscal 2024 revolving funds in the amount of $8,276,579 were obligated at the… Read More
Cottrell Contracting Corp., Chesapeake, Virginia, was awarded a $31,520,000 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with an estimated completion date of April 28, 2025. Fiscal 2024 revolving funds in the amount of $31,520,000 were obligated at the time of the… Read More
Following a meeting Wednesday between Dare County leaders and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to discuss repeated violations of federal permits, the Miss Katie dredge will soon be allowed to resume its work in Oregon and Hatteras inlets and other waterways. “We are committed to ensuring that our contractor’s dredging efforts are in compliance… Read More