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DBE Utilities Services and the City of Naples began mobilizing heavy equipment this week in a $35 million project designed to protect streets from flooding, reduce pollution and beach erosion. The construction company brought equipment to the Third Avenue North beach access, where a new storm water pump station and pipes will stretch 1,000 feet… Read More
An update to Georgetown County’s impact fees is estimated to raise between $18.5 million and $22.7 million for infrastructure improvements over the next decade. At the same time, the fees paid for residential construction will drop for houses under 4,500 square feet. “For the majority of residential permits, the fee is going to go down,”… Read More
The Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) unanimously approved taking steps toward a new Feasibility Study to determine the precise costs of performing a beach nourishment project in Rodanthe at their January 3 meeting in Manteo. “We have a Feasibility Study from 2013, and obviously, the beach looks a little different since then,” said Barton Grover,… Read More
Indian mounds scattered along Louisiana’s Gulf coast could be lost forever to rising sea levels unless they’re included in the state’s coastal restoration plans. A new study looked at Mississippi Delta archeological research over the last centennial and made recommendations for future research. “Louisiana scientific archaeological research started about a century ago,” said Matt Helmer, lead… Read More
We buried my dad last week. Oscar Pittman had a good, long life. He’d just turned 87, and he and my mom had celebrated 67 years of marriage. Dad loved to tell stories and make people laugh. When I was a kid growing up in Pensacola, I used to hate going with him on trips to Sears… Read More
The long road of recovery to restore beach access following the back-to-back, incredibly destructive, fall tropical storms has begun. For Volusia County’s beach communities, it will continue far into 2023. The damages to county-managed beach property and access points alone are estimated at more than $31 million, according to Heather Belden, a county community information… Read More
A project to fortify and restore the sand dunes at Norton Point Beach is now at risk as the Trustees of Reservations pull out of managing the two-mile shorefront and Edgartown prepares to take over. At an Edgartown select board meeting on Tuesday, town officials criticized the Trustees for a letter sent to Sen. Julian… Read More
How can a brilliant work of engineering and science signal a moment of pride and hope for a state, but also include dire warnings and be missing an essential message? That’s my first reaction to the draft edition of the 2023 Louisiana Coastal Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast, released last week. Teams of world-class scientists and… Read More
Flood relief could be on its way for west Wichita. Wichita and Sedgwick County are hoping to tap a federal grant program to help cover a $40 million project aimed at reducing flooding in fast-growing west Wichita and areas outside the city limits. The city and county would each pitch in $5 million, while the… Read More
The Ocean Beach pier, damaged in places in last week’s stormy weather, will stay closed to the public until further notice. It could take weeks for crews to assess the damage and make repairs so it is safe, said San Diego lifeguard Lt. Rick Romero. “That’s going to be out of commission for a couple… Read More
The main lock at Mel Price Locks and Dam closed January 3 as a crew from Alberici Constructors Inc. began work to dismantle and rebuild two observation structures called overlooks that hang over each side of the main lock. The work is preparatory to the replacement of the lock’s lift gate, which will take place… Read More
Lee County is working to make Bonita Beach level after Hurricane Ian tore through the coast. For the last three months, crews have cleared sand of debris and made sandpiles on the north and south ends of the beach. People living and working on Hickory Boulevard have watched crews for weeks… but think too much… Read More
Beaches in Indian River County received considerable damage from two back-to-back storm events. “County beaches were hit hard,” said Michael Zito, Interim County Administrator. “Impacts were substantial and include structural damage, dune erosion, and significant beach loss.” County staff must manage around multiple constraints. Sea Turtles are federally listed as threatened and endangered, and nesting… Read More
By Judith Powers Capt. John Cameron, executive director of the Charleston Branch Pilots Association, reflected on the channel improvements in Charleston Harbor following the December 5 ceremony that marked the completion of the five-year project to deepen the channels from 45 feet to 52 feet. “Reconfiguration in three dimensions – depth, channel width and channel layout,… Read More
As the worst stages of the COVID-19 pandemic receded in 2022, maritime businesses may have expected a return to normality. That smooth ride failed to emerge. The Russian war in Ukraine and unravelling global economies conspired to create another tumultuous year for supply chains and shipping markets. Will 2023 be any better? In some ways… Read More