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Dredging of the Hudson River for the new Tappan Zee Bridge will resume next month near Westchester. Bridge builder Tappan Zee Constructors will remove nearly 200,000 cubic yards of sand and silt south of the existing bridge to create a flotation channel for the largest crane on the bridge replacement project beginning on or about… Read More
The push to rebuild dunes ?? whether at the hands at the Army Corps of Engineers project or through emergency temporary ones ?? continues with local advocacy groups, local council-members and federal elected officials weighing in. As the third anniversary for Superstorm Sandy approaches this October, the federal beach widening and dune replenishment project is mired… Read More
Officials expect the Liberty Island to be back in New Jersey and pumping sand onto Ocean City beaches by Friday, July 31, according to an Army Corps of Engineers spokesman. The ongoing beach replenishment project for the south end of Ocean City was halted for a second time this week, after a mechanical problem was… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District awarded a contract for $473,116 to URS Cooperation and Baird Inc., July 6 to conduct a beneficial use of dredged material tracer study at Presque Isle Bay, Erie, Pennsylvania. The goal of this project is to trace how sediment naturally moves in the system, to determine… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a small business contract in the amount of $1,857,410, to Affolter Contracting Company Inc. for dewatering of the Mid Bay Dredged Material Placement Area in Chambers County, Texas. “Dewatering allows for the outflow of excess water which helps to consolidate material within the site and increase… Read More
GE might leave behind some of the infrastructure it built at the Fort Edward dredging facility, in response to requests from local officials. Local leaders hope to market the once-vacant site to businesses. It would be cheaper and easier for new commercial development to move in if the roads, utility hookups and railroad track remained…. Read More
Local politicians are split on whether to push General Electric to continue dredging beyond its agreed-upon goal, which it will reach this year. Republican Sen. Betty Little of Queensbury says GE has done enough. On the other hand, Assembly members Carrie Woerner, D-Round Lake, and Dan Stec, R-Queensbury, joined 141 state assembly members and 25… Read More
Fishermen in a small harbour on the south shore of P.E.I. say they’re worried about their boats getting damaged and possibly even running aground. Giles Clinton has been fishing at Nine Mile Creek for more than 13 years. He says there is a big problem with congestion in the area. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
The council wants an urgent meeting with the State Government to discuss the future development of the Port of Hastings if a long-term lease of Port of Melbourne was offered and fears the impact of dredging on the local environment. Mayor Bev Colomb said the council was concerned about the social and economic impact on… Read More
Last week Nathan Guy, Minister for Primary Industries (MPI), confirmedGreater Wellington Regional Council as one of six regions to receive a share of $8.8 for erosion control work under an extension of the government’s Hill Country Erosion Fund (HCEF). The Greater Wellington Region has received $1.15 million to be allocated over the next 4 years,… Read More
Nigeria Shippers Council has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to step in to investigate the terms and execution of the Calabar Port dredging contract awarded for the sum of N20 billion by the immediate past administration. The contract, which was awarded to Calabar Channel Management (CCM) by the Nigerian Port Authourity (NPA) and flagged off by… Read More
New Delhi: Almost a year after devastating floods, a parliamentary panel has urged the Centre to sanction adequate relief package for Jammu and Kashmir apart from revising compensation amount for damaged houses and processing a detailed report to conserveDal Lake “expeditiously”. The parliamentary standing committee on science and technology and environment and forest has also… Read More
National Institute of Ocean Technology, the nodal agency for studying the erosion of the beach in the city and recommend measures, has submitted its draft report on the steps to be taken to prevent erosion of the beach in the city. The draft report suggested that a sill be erected as a short-term measure at… Read More
The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners is considering joining a coalition of Maryland counties that are seeking to clean up the Chesapeake Bay in the most cost-effective ways possible. But joining the Clean Chesapeake Coalition — which currently has seven member counties — comes at a $25,000 yearly cost. Terry Shannon, county administrator, said… Read More
Ocean City Council will consider a $2.7 million bond ordinance for beach replenishment and lagoon dredging when it meets 7 p.m. Thursday, July 23 in City Hall, Ninth Street and Asbury Avenue. The ordinance, up for introduction, includes $1.35 million for improvements to the Ocean City beachfront and bayfront including a beachfront replenishment project in… Read More