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On April 12, St. Johns County celebrated the start of the $38.6 million Ponte Vedra Beach Restoration Project with a “sandbreaking” ceremony at Mickler’s Landing Beachfront Park, located at 1109 Ponte Vedra Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach. Speakers included Florida Sen. Travis Hutson, Florida House Rep. Cyndi Stevenson, St. Johns County District 4 Commissioner Krista Joseph,… Read More
With costs for the project nearly doubling initial estimates, the town has decided to pause plans for the Weed Beach Meadow and Trail. Town officials had been moving forward on planned improvements to the Weed Beach recreation area which were slated to cost $1 million but the two construction bids received for the project called… Read More
The Palm Coast City Council has placed the city’s 26 miles of saltwater canals on its list of priorities for next year. But don’t confuse that just yet with dredging the canals. The city doesn’t yet know what must be dredged and at what cost except in the most general terms, and doesn’t know how… Read More
The cleaning of a Harrisburg landmark is underway. On Wednesday, crews began a dredging project of the Italian Lake to clean the water. The City of Harrisburg hired workers from Ecological Solutions Incorporated to clean up sediment, debris, and trash from the bottom of the lake. “Whenever we’re kicking all of that up and sucking… Read More
The water in California’s San Francisco Bay could rise more than two meters by the year 2100. For the region’s tidal marshes and their inhabitants, such as the endangered Ridgway’s rail and the salt marsh harvest mouse, it’s a potential death sentence. Given enough time, space, and sediment, tidal marshes can build layers of mud and decaying vegetation… Read More
As the federal government nears its final approval of a plan to clean up a severely polluted stretch of the Passaic River in Newark, the company that is leading the cleanup said it is pressing ahead with its plans, regardless of who pays. Occidental Chemical Corp. (OxyChem) is in a bitter legal — and public… Read More
This past week, hundreds of trucks began entering Key Biscayne loaded with sand, all part of the Village’s beach renovation project. The incessant parade of heavy vehicles causes traffic congestion during the day, between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. No beach restoration work is scheduled on weekends. A total of 1,625 trucks… Read More
The final piece of a $33.7 million beach replenishment project is expected to be completed before Memorial Day, with fresh sand being added to the south end of the city. The same contract approved through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers added sand to the south end of Ocean City and to the badly eroded… Read More
The state is moving up the timeline plan to dredge the Wailoa Rivermouth in Hilo. Local fishermen have been unable to get in and out smoothly and to access the docks at times, due to a build-up of a sandbar. Especially during a negative low tide at the Wailoa Rivermouth, boats are unable to get… Read More
The Barnstable County dredge program finished dredging the Popponesset Bay approach channel on March 28, according to a notice posted to the town website on Wednesday, April 10. Most of the dredging took place in the northern section of the channel, the notice said, and the areas that needed dredging were significantly reduced this spring… Read More
Property owners on Lake Mallalieu in Hudson, a scenic flowage at the end of the Willow River, formed by a dam where it enters the St. Croix, are seeking a permit to remove large amounts of sediment from about 100 acres of the lake. The project would be focused on areas where many tons of… Read More
The Cape Lookout National Seashore (CLNS) dredging and beach nourishment project is ongoing, and Next Generation Logistics (NGL), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) contractor, is making good progress. Nick Wilson, public information officer for the county, which initiated the project along with the National Park Service (NPS), said NGL has been granted an… Read More
Layoffs continue across the freight and logistics industry, with companies in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan and Texas announcing job reductions and facility closures over the past two weeks. Universal Logistics Warren, Michigian-based Universal Logistics is permanently shuttering two of its subsidiaries and laying off a total of 677 employees, according to notices recently filed with… Read More
The First Bucket Ceremony for the San Juan Harbor Dredging and Deepening Project took place this past Wednesday, April 3. This ceremony marked the beginning of the project’s dredging and deepening phase, which is expected to last until October 2024. Key leaders were in attendance, including: Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi Puerto Rico Ports Authority… Read More
Congressman Salud Carbajal met with officials with the Ventura Port District to survey the annual dredging underway at the harbor and discuss how $8,471,000 he secured in the 2024 federal funding deal will help ensure safe navigation for Ventura Harbor’s maritime industry and recreational boaters and maintain its public beaches. The funding signed into law… Read More