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Progress update on Cape Lookout dredging Source
The harbor mooring basin here was last dredged in 1957. The job, which has been on the town’s agenda for a decade, will now be delayed for yet another year — because the select board has decided not to ask town meeting voters for $4.48 million to pay for a permit. The delay means that… Read More
Trucks are in the sand at Narragansett Town Beach to repair the dunes damaged by recent storms. Crews are adding more than 1,500 tons to the dunes. Waves, wind and rain from the last few storms have eroded away about 12 feet. “The dunes are our first line of defense when it comes to our… Read More
Back-to-back hurricanes in 2022 inflicted a heavy toll on our Central Florida beaches, and for several months, a massive program in Brevard County has been working to counteract storm erosion. It all started in southern Brevard as part of a massive $50 million project to bring in a million cubic yards of sand. The focus… Read More
Baltimore is only just beginning to see the strain of the Key Bridge collapse on the local economy. In the years down the line, a redevelopment plan by Tradepoint Atlantic and Terminal Investment Limited would dig beneath Sparrows Point water to take in larger ships and more forms of cargo. To accept those larger vessels,… Read More
A project to expand Lake Linganore’s water capacity and ensure the cleanliness of the water it provides to Frederick residents has concluded, County Executive Jan Gardner announced at a Thursday press conference. The city, county and Lake Linganore Association partnered to fund the two-year, $21 million dredging project, which resulted in the removal of 150,000… Read More
The Santa Barbara Maintenance Dredging Project is getting underway. For the second time this year crews will be dredging in the harbor. The sand won’t go to waste. It will be used to replenish East Beach. That’s why crews are putting pipes along the shore. Rep. Salud Carbajal checked out the equipment in the harbor…. Read More
Beachfront parking and beach access at Mickler’s Landing have reopened following the Ponte Vedra Beach Restoration Project that began in March. The $38.6 million project covers nine miles of beach from the Duval County line and down south to the Guana Preserve. While work is anticipated to finish by early August, St. Johns County officials said there… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, will begin dredging the outer harbor in Holland, Michigan, this weekend to remove about 31,000 cubic yards of sediment from the federal navigation channel. The King Co., based in Holland, Michigan was awarded a $901,885 contract to hydraulically dredge Holland and Grand Haven this spring. The expected… Read More
On Wednesday April 3, city, state, U.S. officials, and residents of Padre Island gathered to celebrate the completion of the Packery Channel Restoration Project with a ceremony and ribbon cutting. This project took two years to complete. “Look, it’s a great moment of celebration. Corpus Christi and the whole Gulf Coast faced devastating damage from… Read More
A Jersey Shore town is once again dipping into its own pockets to keep the beaches sandy in time for the summer. Avalon, which is flanked by Stone Harbor and Townsends Inlet, needs sand — although a $37.7 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project dropped loads of it there and in Stone Harbor just last spring. Scott… Read More
SURF CITY, NC (WWAY) — The Town of Surf City Council has approved an emergency beach renourishment project during Tuesday’s meeting. The project will address erosion that occurred back in February when several big storms and high tides hit the town. Around 5,500 cubic yards of sand will be added to the beach. Kyle Brewer… Read More
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Brevard County used strong winds in their favor on Wednesday to help with the $50 million beach re-nourishment project. During the day, crews were tracking thunderstorms and keeping a close eye on lightning which would have forced safety delays. Thankfully, that wasn’t a huge issue during the system, but the biggest concern was… Read More
Long-awaited dredging of the channel on the east side of Mathews County’s Milford Haven, known as Hole in the Wall, was slated to begin this week, along with a restoration project along Haven Beach that will be using the sand that will be dredged. Offshore breakwaters will be installed to capture the sand and avoid… Read More
In the Gulf of Mexico at the easternmost tip of Louisiana, sits the historic Chandeleur Islands, a thin chain of barrier islands formed over 2,000 years ago. The Islands were given their name by French explorer Pierre le Moyne d’Iberville who came upon them while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River along the… Read More