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The York County dredge arrived in Wells on May 9, where it will be moored and utilized by the town and communities throughout York County to assist in rebuilding the coastline. The county decided to purchase the dredge in December of 2022. York County bought the Ellicott dredge using federal money to replenish beaches after… Read More
The start of hurricane season is just a few weeks away, and officials at Folly Beach are working hard to ensure the beach is ready to withstand severe weather. “Folly Beach is working with the Army Corps of Engineers on a beach renourishment project. We are placing sand along the beach in preparation for hurricane… Read More
The City of North Wildwood, NJ, received federal funding for a federal beach nourishment project after Superstorm Sandy, but it remains the only developed coastline in the state that has yet to receive a federal- or state-funded grain of sand. That is about to change as a dredge is expected to be onsite later this… Read More
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District attended a small ceremony marking the beginning of the Duval County Shore Protection Project at the Jacksonville Beach. Col. James Booth, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District Commander met with Jacksonville City Mayor Donna Deegan, and area beach Mayors Curtis Ford from Atlantic Beach, Christine Hoffman from Jacksonville Beach, Elaine Brown from… Read More
The big beach renourishment project the town was hoping to begin next month could be delayed again. Callan Marine has filed an official bid protest after the town awarded the project to Ahtna Marine. Town Manager Andy Hyatt tells us he now has to huddle with the Town Attorney to see if this might delay… Read More
In Delaware, a significant effort is underway to restore and safeguard 29 miles of bay beaches. During the week of May 13th, Senator Tom Carper is expected to reveal $10 million in funding allocated for beach protection projects. The primary objective of this funding is to aid in the construction of storm protection systems aimed… Read More
Over the next 9 months, you’ll see heavy machinery and crews on the beach strengthening existing sand groins. Beginning this week, work has begun to prevent sand erosion on a Pinellas County Beach. It’s unlike the typical sand renourishment projects that take place up and down Tampa Bay’s Gulf Coast. On Madeira Beach, there are… Read More
Toms River officials this week announced that beach repairs in the Ortley Beach section were beginning, with crews from Earle Asphalt seen restoring beach entrances and trucking sand onto the beach berm. Last month, the township council awarded the construction company a $314,813 contract to provide sand and serve as an on-call contractor for dune… Read More
Sealed BIDS will be received by Mr. Kyle Reed, Project Manager for the SABINE-NECHES NAVIGATION DISTRICT (OWNER) of Jefferson County, Texas at the SABINE-NECHES NAVIGATION DISTRICT Office, 8180 Anchor Drive, Port Arthur, TX 77642 until 10:00 a.m. local time, Port Arthur, Texas on June 21st, 2024 for the SABINE-NECHES WATERWAY, Channel Improvement Project, Port Arthur… Read More
For the first time in about 15 years, Baltimore County’s Hart-Miller Island could be reopened as a disposal area for dredged sediments as development plans accelerate for a new container ship terminal at Sparrows Point — downriver from the Francis Scott Key Bridge site. Dredged sediments were used to create Hart-Miller, once a chain of… Read More
Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority (CPRA) Dredging Update April 2024 CPRA Board Simoneaux 20240415 Compressed
The Town of Fort Myers Beach Council voted unanimously Monday to award the beach renourishment contract to Ahtnah Marine and Construction Company, of Boynton Beach. The company was the lowest bidder for the project, with a bid of $21.7 million for the work. The project will entail beach restoration to approximately 6.5 miles of what… Read More
The Wildwoods, NJ – May 7, 2024 – In an effort to address erosion challenges being faced at specific beaches in North Wildwood, a $10 million Emergency Beach Nourishment Dredging Project has been announced, just in time for the 2024 summer tourism season. A joint statement issued by Governor Phil Murphy and North Wildwood Mayor Patrick Rosenello announced that, “through collaboration and bipartisan partnership, the… Read More
Sharon Lake is almost empty. Great Parks of Hamilton County shot this time-lapse video and announced that “the draining is nearing completion.” Around the clock, water on the 35-acre lake has been gushing out, part of an $11.4 million restoration effort to dredge and ultimately preserve the popular fishing and boating destination in the heart of Sharon… Read More
The number of seaside communities whose beaches are losing sand is growing exponentially. What are the explanations for coastal erosion, and what can be done to mitigate its devastating impact? A 2018 study published in Nature stressed that examination of satellite-derived shoreline data reveals that more than a quarter of the Earth’s sandy beaches are… Read More