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Covid-19 has cut short a dredging operation by contractor Manson Construction in San Diego, which was set to remove 400,000 cubic yards of sand, and has now wrapped up with only 250,000 completed. The work at Oceanside harbor was also impacted by heavy weather conditions, with rough seas and the march rains combining with Covid-19… Read More
In early February, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its fiscal year 2020 (FY 2020) work plan for Civil Works appropriations, which included $700,000 for the Pre-Construction, Engineering and Design (PED) of a deepening and widening project at Mobile Harbor, Alabama, and $274,300,000 for the federal portion of construction. The FY 2019 Corps work… Read More
Oceaneering International Services (OISL), a subsidiary of Oceaneering International, has got a contract to complete seabed route and debris clearance for the Moray East wind farm project in the Moray Firth, Scotland. The contract was awarded by Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Limited (MOWEL). OISL will provide a full suite of services for the project, including… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on a draft programmatic Environmental Assessment, or EA, it released today, April 8. Corps officials are accepting comments now through May 8. The draft EA focuses on the Corps’ floodplain forest management activities along the Mississippi River from Upper St…. Read More
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) — Gov. Kay Ivey’s office announced that $24 million will be spent on four coastal restoration projects in southern Alabama. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation awarded the funding from its Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund. According to the governor, the projects were developed by state and federal resource agencies and are designed… Read More
Fort Island Gulf Beach’s closure due to the COVID-19 public health emergency has provided Citrus County Parks and Recreation an opportunity to move up a project that had been planned for later this spring. The $300,000 beach sand nourishment project commenced April 6 and is funded through capital improvement funds. Earth Tech Enterprises Inc. was… Read More
ENGLEWOOD — The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t slowed the restoration of Manasota Key’s critically eroded shoreline. The sand renourishment of the Gulf shoreline along the Charlotte County portion of Manasota Key is complete. Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, the contractor, has now begun restoring beach sand along the Sarasota County portion of Manasota Key from… Read More
In a change from original plans, the hospital ship USNS Comfort will now be used for COVID-19 patients providing an additional 1,000 beds, staffed by federal personnel, to care for patients in New York, according to a statement released by the office of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo yesterday. The move came after reports that… Read More
CHICAGO – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Chicago District released for public comment today the Bubbly Creek, South Branch Chicago River final integrated feasibility report and environmental assessment. The study was completed in partnership with the City of Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development. The final report provides a recommendation by the district’s… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District announces a 30-day public comment period on the Draft Programmatic Agreement for the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) South. Comments are due May 7, 2020. The Programmatic Agreement will establish the process the Corps will follow for compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act,… Read More
Health concerns send contractor’s workers home early By Phil Diehl April 5, 2020 11:31 AM OCEANSIDE — Health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, along with rough weather, forced this year’s Oceanside harbor dredging project to wrap up earlier than expected, well short of its intended goal of 400,000 cubic yards of sand. The contractor,… Read More
Meetings are taking place inside the Hampton Roads Convention Center in Hampton Virginia between local, state and federal representatives on how best to convert the building into an alternate care facility. The Federal Emergency Management Agency tasked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to evaluate and recommend sites for Alternative Care Facilities in Virginia, and… Read More
WESTERLY — The Town Council is looking for what one member calls “ironclad” assurance that a proposed expenditure of about $1 million will unlock about $5.2 million in federal funds for two projects aimed at improving water quality and habitats in Winnapaug Pond. On Monday, the council will consider spending the $1 million needed as… Read More
On Marco’s Central Beach – mounds of sand are being deposited in front of the Madeira Condos. The sand trucks are coming from the South end of the island, where a Beach Renourishment Project is currently underway. Reaching out to Gary McAlpin of Collier County Coastal Zone Management on Friday, March 27th, for confirmation –… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, encourages public, private and government entities to pick up dredged material, or sand, free of charge from the Corps’ beneficial use placement areas. The material available at the sites is on an as-is basis and the Corps makes no warranty, representation or promise… Read More