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The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), in coordination with the North Carolina State Ports Authority, has asked the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s (NCDEQ) Division of Coastal Management (DCM) to pause its review of USACE’s consistency determination for the proposed Wilmington Harbor federal channel deepening project. DCM has granted the request to pause… Read More
The Newark Bay Maintenance Dredging Project is nearing completion, restoring the federal navigation channel to an authorized depth of 50ft. Jun Yan, project manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, explains why a federal navigation channel is dredged and how important it is to the economy of the region. Source
VIGO COUNTY, Ind. — The lake at Fowler Park will be a little bit healthier this spring as it is currently being dredged. The Vigo County Parks Department announced this week that it has started dredging some portions of the lake. This is the process of cleaning out the bed of the lake by scooping… Read More
The Village of Bald Head Island officially joined other municipalities in the region on Friday in opposing a project to make the Cape Fear River deeper near the Wilmington harbor. The Village passed a resolution against the harbor deepening last month. This month they signed on to a regional statement in opposition to the U.S…. Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Our state’s fight against coastal land loss is taking center stage, as lawmakers are gearing up for this year’s legislative session. State leaders are taking steps to protect communities, marshes, and our coastal economy. “We’re very fortunate, as the front line of defense for our state, and kind of… Read More
The University Lakes Restoration Project, which aims to sustain the lakes system and add recreational value, is still underway. Project manager Mark Goodson said the project phases are concurrent but that the team kicked off the final phase, 2C, last fall. Phase 2C includes raking and dredging a small strip along the western shoreline of University… Read More
IPSWICH — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced last week that it is awarding over $2 million in funding to restore and monitor salt marshes along the Massachusetts coastline, including in Ipswich, Newbury, and Essex. The grants, which are administered by the Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), will support seven projects to restore and monitor degraded salt… Read More
PRIME HOOK BEACH, Del.– DNREC officials have ordered the removal of a concrete dune crossover at Prime Hook Beach, ruling that the structure was built illegally and poses risks to the area’s fragile coastal environment. In a decision issued by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control on Jan. 16, the agency denied a coastal construction permit… Read More
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC PATTERN The vehicle and pedestrian lanes are shifted to the right. Obey the no-parking sign along the right side of the road. Construction vehicles will travel in both directions on the inside (left) lane to enter and exit the park at 1400 East. Use extra caution in construction zones. The Spoke Road to… Read More
Lido Key beach’s shoreline renourishment project is underway. Hundreds of thousands of cubic yards of sand will be dredged from New Pass and placed on the beach as part of the project, much needed after recent hurricanes and storms have caused shoreline degradation to the popular beach just south of Longboat Key. “Since the last… Read More
More than a year after hurricanes Helene and Milton bore down on Anna Maria Island with a 3-4 foot storm surge and 80 mph winds, Bradenton Beach is still waiting on FEMA reimbursements for repairs, with city officials disputing federal cost estimates far lower than contractor repair estimates. Police Chief John Cosby, who serves as… Read More
Upper Township in Cape May County is taking steps to green light its first-ever cannabis dispensary in order to pay for repairs to its battered beaches. The proposed store would set up shop on Roosevelt Boulevard east of the Garden State Parkway, which would place it on a busy route to the town’s Strathmere section… Read More
The Tampa Harbor Maintenance Dredging Project (Upper Channels) was completed after 270 days of coordinated effort in Hillsborough County, Florida. Working alongside multiple contractors, our team dredged the upper channels to a depth of 34 feet MLLW while managing shared resources, active operations, and strict environmental requirements. From coordinating access with third parties to dredging… Read More
The Pinellas Bayway Bridge Replacement was a major infrastructure project focused on improving safety, capacity, and long-term resilience. As part of this completed work, we replaced two nearly 50-year-old bascule bridges with a new high-level structure providing 65 feet of clearance. The new four-lane bridge spans nearly half a mile along SR 682 and includes… Read More
Boaters at Lake Shelbyville are being advised to use extra caution as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues dredging operations on the lake. The Corps says the project will include the installation of a floating dredge pipeline across parts of the lake. The pipeline was originally planned to be submerged, but officials say current… Read More