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Santa Rosa County Commissioners took the first step Thursday in what likely will be a decade-long, multimillion dollar process to build a new Navarre Beach Bridge, connecting the barrier island to the mainland and replacing the current bridge that has been declared “functionally obsolete.” District 4 County Commissioner Dave Piech, who represents the Navarre area, has had… Read More
The City of Miami has been awarded nearly $15 million in State-administered grant funds to pay for high-impact resilience projects that reduce risks from natural disasters and hazards, as well as their effects on human life and property. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced the grant award last Friday, with the City of Miami receiving nearly… Read More
Coalition will create roadmap for reducing flood risk Hoboken will join the Resilient Northeastern New Jersey initiative, which seeks to build upon ongoing resilience work and provide a clear roadmap for improving regional environmental and economic resiliency by reducing flood risk. The coalition is composed of area stakeholders, including the New Jersey Department of Environmental… Read More
MURDOCK — Charlotte County will map out the future of beach restoration and Stump Pass dredging. Commissioners are scheduled to review what’s been accomplished and what directions the county needs to take in the future. The meeting starts at 9 a.m. today, and can be viewed live online CC-TV at www.charlottecountyfl.gov. Coastal Engineering Consultants —… Read More
The ambitious project will help to protect the East Side community and provide new improvements to many parks. On April 15, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced major construction on the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project. The $1.45 billion project will extend flooding protections and improve open spaces. Neighborhoods that were heavily affected by Hurricane… Read More
Construction of a new inland port at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers in Cairo, Ill., has taken another step forward. The Alexander-Cairo Port District has completed a project labor agreement (PLA) with the Illinois AFL-CIO that ensures that more than 500 jobs created by the construction of the Cairo port will be… Read More
GULF SHORES, Ala. (WPMI) — Hurricane season is almost a month away. Last year, we told you that sand dunes, which are the first line of defense against hurricanes, were dwindling in Gulf Shores. City officials were hoping to have them re-nourished ahead of the season, but FEMA has yet to give them funding. Over… Read More
EMERALD ISLE — After almost exactly three months, the 9.4-mile-long Emerald Isle beach nourishment projected ended early Monday morning, with the exception of planting vegetation on new dunes, which is set to commence next week. The Liberty Island, one of two Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. vessels working on the project, delivered its last… Read More
Apr. 27—For Waikiki surfers and beachgoers who have felt constrained by sand being dredged from a barge offshore, piped onshore and heaped in a big gray pyramid covering much of Kuhio Beach, the end is in sight. Early Monday morning, workers began scooping truckloads of sand from the pile and hauling it along the shoreline… Read More
Earth Day Projects Part of Ongoing Horseshoe Crab Habitat Work NOTE: The Cape May County Herald is offering full coverage of the COVID-19 / coronavirus emergency to all, with no payment required. We are committed to ensuring our readers can make critical decisions for themselves and their families during this ongoing situation. To continue supporting… Read More
Increasingly shallow rivers in Argentina and Paraguay are making it harder to move soybeans and grains to market. The South American drought that’s helping push corn and soybean prices to multiyear highs isn’t just threatening crops, but also the ability to haul them on waterways that are drying up. On the increasingly shallow rivers that… Read More
A federal plan to shore up some of Collier County’s coastline against large tropical storms was met with opposition Tuesday during a public meeting. The Board of Collier Commissioners unanimously agreed to sign two non-binding letters of support for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s proposed $2.1 billion plan to provide coastal resiliency for parts… Read More
KALAMAZOO, MI — Thanks for dealing with the tip of the iceberg. Now, please do the rest. That’s the gist of a letter to Eagle Creek Renewable Energy from Sen. Sean McCann and Rep. Julie Rogers, both Democrats from Kalamazoo who wrote the company this month to press for additional dredging in the Kalamazoo River,… Read More
Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration press release: The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore completed dredging operations this week to create a second, 50-foot deep container berth at its Seagirt Marine Terminal. The project, accomplished as part of the public-private partnership between the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) and… Read More
A stall in anticipated federal funding has up to 45 of 181 flood-mitigation projects in Harris County at a funding deficit, including several projects in the Lake Houston area. At the March 9 Harris County Commissioners Court meeting, the Harris County Budget Management Department said projects from the $2.5 billion flood bond program in 2018… Read More