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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards will ask legislators to dedicate $115 million of the $535 million state surplus to coastal restoration and protection projects. Along with almost $131 million in federal revenue sharing from energy development in the Gulf of Mexico, the money would push Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority spending next fiscal year above… Read More
A series of coastal engineering projects aimed at saving Waikiki Beach is underway, and one of the projects that kicked off three months ago is performing well so far. The state Department of Land and Natural Resources said it is “very, very happy” with its 95-foot-long sand bag groin — made of 83, 10,000-pound bags… Read More
The days are numbered for the crossover at Jekyll Island’s Corsair Beach Park. Noel Jensen, Jekyll Island Authority chief operations officer, told the JIA Board of Directors that the crossover was meant to be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, but with changes to the dune field from hurricanes and the subsequent reestablishment of… Read More
Port Everglades and local elected officials marked the first step in a $437 million expansion to make way for expected massive new cargo ships with a celebratory press conference on Tuesday. “It’s a critical milestone in getting there,” acting port director Glenn Wiltshire said afterwards of the $29 million Congress approved this month to move… Read More
It is a small, but important step. The Army Corps of Engineers is going to spend $1.3 million to design the long-delayed dredging of the San Rafael Canal, one of Marin’s busiest recreational and commercial waterways. It’s been 17 years since the tidal creek was last fully dredged and it shows. The longer maintenance dredging… Read More
U.S. Dredgers Keep America’s Ports and Waterways safe. . . The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) recently completed its historic study of the American maritime industry and national security. Titled “Strengthening the U.S. Defense Maritime Industrial Base,” the study made several key points about America’s Jones Act. The report is historic because it… Read More
Bouchard Transportation’s problems continue to mount. In addition to being the subject of multiple Captain of the Port Orders (see earlier story), the company faces a lawsuit brought on behalf of several Bouchard mariners who assert that they have not been paid for any work performed this year. A complaint filed February 11 in the… Read More
State Sen. Patty Ritchie and Assemblyman Mark Walczyk are applauding Governor Andrew Cuomo’s announcement of a 20-site dredging project designed to help strengthen shorelines along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River in an effort to protect communities from future flooding. In St. Lawrence County, two projects are planned, dredging the Ogdensburg “City Front Channel”… Read More
The Coastal Resources Commission has given Sunset Beach its approval to dredge about 18 acres, including south Jinks Creek, to a depth deeper than the connecting waters along its eastern border. But the commission’s vote Wednesday during its meeting in Beaufort to approve the Brunswick County town’s variance request, which followed the October 2019 Division… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it will devote $85.4 million to deepening the mouth of the river to 50 feet, enabling oceangoing ships to load more grain at terminals upriver. A new project to dredge the Mississippi River near the Gulf of Mexico could boost local prices for corn and soybeans in Minnesota,… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is looking for areas in Pool 6 to deposit dredging materials. I suggest an area north of Westfield Golf Course between Prairie Island Road, Pelzer Street and the railroad tracks formerly the Madison Silo property. This marginally unused property with a deep gravel pit that sits inside of the… Read More
By Brad Devereaux | bdeverea@mlive.com KALAMAZOO, MI — The city of Kalamazoo will spend an additional $560,768.50 for dredging meant to alleviate flooding following heavy rain events. The Kalamazoo City Commission approved the additional cost at its Feb. 17 meeting. The expenditure is in addition to the more than $1 million the city approved in… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers dredge Currituck works in the Stage Harbor entrance channel. Although the dredge was able to clear shoals from the much-used waterways, it was unable to complete the job due to funding. Officials are seeking $500,000 at the March 7 special town meeting to do further dredging of the channel in… Read More
A restoration project that has been on the books for 20 years finally got funding Wednesday. The state will soon break ground on the Maurepas Swamp diversion. The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority plans to build a channel from the Mississippi River near Garyville to the Maurepas Swamp, an area south of Lake Maurepas between… Read More
The Vilano Beach renourishment has been greenlighted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which hopes for construction to start this fall. The project aims to restore the dunes and beach to pre-hurricane levels and combat erosion, storms and sea level rise on a 2.6-mile stretch from Ocean Grande Drive to an area near Gardner… Read More