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Dare County commissioners took the necessary financial actions to close out the 2022 Towns’ Beach Nourishment Capital Project as well as the 2022 Buxton and Avon Beach Nourishment Capital Project. Both projects were under budget: the towns by $1,064,510 and the Hatteras project by $1,392,678. The excess funds, $2,457,188, were transferred from Capital Projects Fund… Read More
VICKSBURG – Dredging season is in full swing along the lower Mississippi River. The river experienced low water levels again this fall, impacting barge traffic and farmers who transport grain and beans down the river. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the low water levels stall barges moving up and down the river, so it sends… Read More
You may have noticed the mounds and mounds of sand being unloaded, pushed around and piled up at Town Neck Beach in Sandwich. A project is underway that is designed to be a long-term, sustainable solution for the erosion at the beach that has caused significant damage over the years. The $8.95 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers… Read More
A 900,000 cubic yard, $34 million Lake Houston dredging program announced in late 2023 may still launch this year, according to District E Houston City Council Member Fred Flickinger. Reportedly contributing to delays according to sundry sources at different times and places: Floods in January and May that deposited additional sediment Hurricane Beryl cleanup The search for an optimal location to… Read More
Voters across several cities in Orange County weighed in on sales tax ballot measures on Election Day, but only one involved generating new revenue for eroded beaches. Measure BB in San Clemente asked voters to approve a half-percent sales tax hike to fund sand replenishment, ocean water quality and infrastructure projects along the city’s nearly… Read More
The feds threaten to withhold $2.2 billion from the massive effort to save and restore the state’s diminishing coastline if leaders don’t act soon. Louisiana state leaders are mum about whether a nearly $3 billion project that’s been touted as a linchpin in the state’s coastal restoration efforts will move forward as pressure mounts from… Read More
The Andy Bowie Park Beach Renourishment Project began on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. This project is in partnership with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the Texas General Land Office, and the City of South Padre Island. Currently, the City of South Padre Island is completing their renourishment project where approximately 235,500 cubic yards of beach quality sand is being placed inside city limits. Cameron County is estimated to receive approximately 78,500… Read More
Building on last week’s announcement of $125 million from the California State Transportation Agency to help the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) stabilize a 7-mile stretch of a coastal rail corridor that runs through San Clemente, Rep. Mike Levin announced at a news conference on Thursday, Oct. 31, that another $100 million of federal funding has… Read More
The long-awaited Indian River Shores dune replenishment project has finally begun, with county crews dumping the first truckloads of sand onto storm-battered John’s Island beaches Monday. Contractors started staging earth-moving equipment and preparing the site – a vacant oceanfront parcel at 1 Sea Court – last week, with the stream of dozens of dump trucks… Read More
Maersk leads the container stock retreat as energy shipping welcomes Trump back with open arms The main stock markets in Europe and Asia rose as Donald Trump won the US presidential election, with shipping privately welcoming the 78-year-old back to the White House. Both Frankfurt’s DAX index and London’s FTSE 100 gained more than 1%,… Read More
SHREVEPORT, La. – Louisianans could be seeing some changes to the state’s coastline in the coming years as a nearly $3 billion amendment was passed by voters Tuesday (Nov. 5). KSLA spoke with the senior policy director at Healthy Gulf to find out how this amendment affects north Louisiana. “Coastal restoration is important. Again, 75%… Read More
After years of losing ground to storms and erosion, the Town Neck Beach area of Sandwich is getting bigger. An $8.95 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging and beach nourishment project is underway, with the goal of adding approximately 325,000 cubic yards of material to the beach surface. According to a U.S. Army Corps fact sheet, the project will… Read More
Two of four areas have been completed this past week and we are now moving to the mid-section of the channel (see below). Area 2 resulted in the removal of approximately 100 feet of the spit (approximately 10,000 Cubic Yards of sand). It also required a special permit obtained by the Town of Barnstable to… Read More
SAN CLEMENTE — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) returned to San Clemente Oct. 28, 2024, to complete the first phase of the sand replenishment project between T-Street and Linda Lane beaches. Earlier this year, 114,000 cubic yards of sand were delivered as part of the project, and the contractor will now place the… Read More
Thurston County has agreed to help pay for increased dredging in West Bay if the Deschutes Estuary is restored. The county commission voted 3-1 to approve an interlocal agreement for that purpose, citing wider community benefits. The vote occurred after a two-week delay and despite opposition from a few vocal opponents who questioned why the… Read More