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Quogue Village residents are torn over how to address worsening erosion near their village beach, with suggested solutions ranging from letting nature take its course to a project that could raise some tax bills by an estimated $30,000 per year. Residents said the village beach on Dune Road has suffered this season when fall storms… Read More
Significant. That’s the word Long Beach Township Mayor Joe Mancini used to describe a project to use sand from the bay to fill Beach 3 in Holgate. The project, which began Tuesday at Pershing Avenue, is the result of the dredging of state channels by the New Jersey Department of Transportation. “This sets a precedent,”… Read More
Geophysical surveys are nearly complete at the Kitty Hawk offshore wind project — and the enterprise just moved another step forward with approval from Virginia Beach for land to build a substation. ccording to offshorewind.biz, the project’s measurement of winds, sea conditions and high-definition digital wildlife surveys have been carried out over the last 12… Read More
PINE KNOLL SHORES — In a little more than a week, the ongoing $28.2 million beach nourishment project on Bogue Banks will roll into an even higher gear. Greg Rudolph, manager of the Carteret County Shore Protection Office, said Thursday the Ellis Island, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co.’s largest dredge boat, is expected to… Read More
WINONA — With the levels of river discharge up, the amount of material floating down the Mississippi River — and dropping to the bottom of the river — is up as well. That means more material dredged up each year, said Paul Machajewski, a dredged material manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St…. Read More
METAIRIE, La. — Approximately 1,000 bald cypress trees now call the Barataria Basin home, an effort done to combat coastal erosion in Jefferson Parish. According to the parish, the $20,000 project near Lafitte was made possible through Councilman Ricky Templet’s office. The parish completed the tree-planting with the help of Resource Environmental Solutions. “We committed… Read More
Lady Liberty is in need of a footlift. That is, a large portion of the concrete pier on which she stands at City Beach in Sandpoint is in “bad shape,” according to Parks and Recreation Director Kim Woodruff. The Sandpoint City Council voted March 5 to approve a bid of $120,980 to local company C.E…. Read More
If the actual bids come in higher, the city would have to foot the rest of the bill. SARASOTA — The city of Sarasota may have to pay more than it expected for a planned project to renourish the Lido Key shoreline. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently extended its bidding time frame for… Read More
Dredging of the pass, the entrance to Gulf of Mexico from Destin, started last weekend and is expected to be complete in four to six weeks. It’s a win, win. Not only is the dredging of East Pass in Destin clearing out sand to make it more easy for boaters to navigate, but the sand… Read More
Marco Island residents may soon enjoy a wider section of South Beach as Collier County refurbishes it with 80,000 cubic yards of sand dredged from Caxambas Pass. “When the materials are pumped through the discharge pipe (they) will be processed through a ‘shaker’ that will basically separate the larger shell aggregate materials from the smaller… Read More
Emerald isle — Carteret County has received the necessary state Division of Coastal Management permit to proceed with the dredging of Atlantic Harbor. The Down East project, which also is to include construction of a living shoreline around White Point just outside the harbor, has been in the works for a few years, and according… Read More
Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, USACE Commanding General and 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, signed the “Delaware Beneficial Use of Dredged Material for the Delaware River Feasibility Study” Chief’s Report on Friday following a brief from the Philadelphia District team. The study was developed in response to damages along the Delaware Bay shoreline caused… Read More
By Mike Busch 2-25-2020 Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company is making tremendous progress on restoring the beach just to the west of Shinnecock Inlet. After seeing the ocean break through the dunes and flood dune road in the Fall it is hard to believe it the same location. This 24 hour a day operation… Read More
By Michael Cembalest Topics: Coronavirus severity and global impacts While infection rates are slowing inside China, COVID-19 infections are now rising outside China Mortality rates are skewed heavily towards older individuals with pre-existing conditions Since the virus is lethal for people with compromised lung capacity, mortality rates outside China might be lower given China’s combination… Read More
Virginia is working on a $120.5 million project to address the impacts of sea level rise in Hampton Roads. The Ohio Creek Watershed Project includes two residential, predominantly African American neighborhoods with civic leagues and a strong community identity. Historic Chesterfield Heights has over 400 houses on the Historic National Register, and Grandy Village includes… Read More