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The Bourne Conservation Commission after a 90-minute standing room only hearing on Thursday night at Town Hall unanimously approved a comprehensive dredging/disposal permit that will expedite and guide preparation for channel improvement projects across the next decade. The approval includes myriad local conditions as well as those demanded by the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries… Read More
The future of former Driftwood Resort land again went before Crow Wing County officials, but this time with a different purpose and perhaps a more positive outlook for the applicant. Dan Leagjeld, whose parents previously owned the Ideal Township resort on the Whitefish Chain of Lakes, came before the Crow Wing County Planning Commission/Board of… Read More
With a 4-1 vote at the June 18 board meeting, BPRD moves forward with joint plan After what may have felt like an eternity, local officials have made some movement on the dredging of Mirror Pond—and for what the future might hold for one of Bend’s more recognizable landmarks. Mirror Pond—part of the Deschutes River… Read More
Orange Beach, Alabama has been asked to administer $475,000 of a $3 million Restore Act project studying hydrology and sediment in Perdido Bay from the U.S. 98 bridge in Lillian to the Gulf of Mexico. “It’s a three-part study for beneficial use of dredged sediment,” Coastal Resources Director Phillip West said. “The state reached out… Read More
SURF CITY — Flood relief could be coming to North Seventh Street in Surf City thanks, in part, to a $380,000 state Department of Transportation Trust Fund Grant earmarked for road surfacing. Mary Madonna, borough clerk/administrator, said the borough was recently awarded a portion of the DOT’s 2019 trust fund grant for the 300 block… Read More
Public outcry over a proposed 17-ft wall and other physical barriers to prevent storm surge along the Texas coast has led the Army Corps of Engineers to switch gears. Now, the Corps will focus on more nature-based solutions such as beaches and sand dune systems. In October, the Corps and Texas General Land Office released… Read More
In this report, the United States Dredge Special Vessels market is valued at USD XX million in 2017 and is expected to reach USD XX million by the end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of XX% between 2017 and 2025. United States Dredge Special Vessels market has been broken down by major regions, with… Read More
The long-awaited shoreline protection project for Tuckerton Beach in Tuckerton borough has begun. Albert Marine from Waretown has started mustering its equipment on South Green Street and has delivered some sand to the Tuckerton Cove. During the June 17 borough meeting, Councilman John Schwartz explained the project consists of sand replenishment along the cove line… Read More
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Recreational boats can now travel through and dock in the Syracuse Inner Harbor after crews completed a $10.3 million dredging project. The dredging has created a 7.5-foot depth in the Inner Harbor, which is part of the state canal system, the New York State Canal Corporation said in a news release. It… Read More
Orange Beach has been asked to administer $475,000 of a $3 million Restore Act project studying hydrology and sediment in Perdido Bay from the U.S. 98 bridge in Lillian to the Gulf. “It’s a three-part study for beneficial use of dredged sediment,” Coastal Resources Director Phillip West said. “The state reached out to us because… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District signed a project partnership agreement with the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners earlier this month to build seven islands in Pigs Eye Lake for the benefit of the natural environment. Pigs Eye Lake is located east of downtown St. Paul, Minnesota, in upper Pool 2 of… Read More
Jekyll Creek Thin Layer Placement / Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Pilot Project The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, with expertise and resources from Cottrell Contracting of Chesapeake, Va., recently completed the first portion of a dredging pilot project in the Jekyll Creek / St. Simons Sound area. The pilot project seeks to… Read More
A DREDGEWIRE EXCLUSIVE PRESS RELEASE The recent Insight Report –Harbor Dredging: Issues and Historical Funding (June 14, 2019) (2019 Dredging CRS Report) authored by John Frittelli is completely one-sided, biased and inaccurate. Mr. Frittelli is a Congressional Research Service transportation specialist. His analysis of government contracting is fatally flawed. We have addressed CRS’s inaccuracies in… Read More
Dredging operations are already underway on the flood-swollen Mississippi River. The dredging manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the St. Paul district says the work couldn’t be put off. Dan Cottrell says it started April 29. So far, 160,000 cubic yards of sediment has been removed — toward an ultimate goal of… Read More
The Town Commission and interested parties took in a presentation on what will be a completed plan in October. Longboat Key is looking to draw a line in the sand with new beach nourishment efforts. The quality of that sand, the scope of the projects and the costs have yet to be decided. But Al… Read More