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Ocean Isle Beach town staff recently updated commissioners on the proposed Jinks Creek Maintenance Dredging Project, including funding details and the board’s options to move forward or not. The Ocean Isle Beach Board of Commissioners during its June 11 meeting discussed the updated projected project cost, time frame and the current status. The project was… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced this week it will start placing 140,000 cubic yards of sand on the remainder of the beach, according to a news release. Crews will dredge sand from Pass-a-Grille Inlet and place it on the beach between First Avenue and 22nd Avenue. The first phase of the project will place… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced $8.75 million in grant awards to 15 small shipyards in 12 states through the Small Shipyard Grant Program. The funds will help shipyards modernize, increase productivity, and expand local job opportunities while competing in the global marketplace. “Small shipyards are integral to the… Read More
Marinex Construction Inc., Charleston, South Carolina, was awarded a $22,826,500 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Savannah, Georgia, with an estimated completion date of July 11, 2025. Fiscal 2024 civil construction funds in the amount of $22,826,500 were obligated at the time… Read More
A local company’s request to dredge an area of the West Ocean City harbor channel has received support from the Worcester County Commissioners. By Bethany Hooper, Associate Editor A local company’s request to dredge an area of the West Ocean City harbor channel received the support of the Worcester County Commissioners last week. The Worcester County… Read More
ALBANY — As it has in prior years, the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday said it needs more information before it can determine if the Hudson River has been thoroughly cleansed of the PCB pollution that General Electric dumped in the waterway in decades past, which prompted an extensive dredging operation that ran from 2015… Read More
Why it matters: The beaches have become mostly rocks and pebbles following coastal erosion as a result of heavy storms, larger surf, and development along the coastline. When can we go to the beach again: The beaches will remain open while replenishment efforts are underway, but some access will be restricted by the presence of heavy equipment…. Read More
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced last month it will be investing up to $50 million in fiscal year 2024 through the Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership (WREP). WREP allows eligible conservation partners to work with local agriculture producers to protect, restore and enhance high-priority wetlands on agricultural lands. Until August 16, 2024, NRCS will accept proposals for… Read More
Crews head north as they worked south of South 28th Street, Sunday, July 7, 2024, as part of the Flagler Beach renourishment project. Source
Starting in July, you may see workers, vehicles, sampling equipment, dredging machinery, construction materials, cranes, boats and barges along the shoreline and in the water at the I & J Waterway contaminated sediment site on the Bellingham waterfront. One portion of the site is entering the cleanup phase, with construction crews dredging contaminated sediment. Another portion is… Read More
MANISTEE — The Manistee Riverwalk has been closed between Tamarack Street and Cherry Street due to safety concerns stemming from destabilization caused by dredging in the Manistee River Channel. The dredging has impacted parts of the Riverwalk’s structural stability, leading city officials to shut down the affected area for public safety. City manager Bill Gambill explained… Read More
BATON ROUGE – Heavy machinery has been digging out dirt and sediment from the University Lake System for months. Now a year into the project, two lakes are nearing completion and it’s time to move the barges into University Lake. It’s a project that’s drawn some criticism and continues to as the project takes shape. LSU Foundation President… Read More
On a random morning in Grand Isle, charter boat captain Mike Guidry watches the surf pound against a series of segmented rocks that guard camps near the beach. “People always associate hurricanes with destruction,” said Guidry as he surveyed the rocks from his boat. “Well, we have stronger cold fronts.” Guidry credits the rocks, which… Read More
Since the July 2023 floods devastated large swathes of the state, including cities in the Winooski River watershed such as Montpelier, many Vermonters have been calling for river dredging. Digging sediment and debris out of riverbeds and deepening the channel, they argue, will prevent rivers from overtopping their banks and saturating homes and businesses during… Read More
Hurricane Beryl roared ashore near the Texas city of Matagorda as a powerful Category 1 hurricane early Monday morning and pummeled the region with wind gusts higher than 90 mph, a life-threatening storm surge and torrential rain. HOUSTON – The ferocious winds have died down, and the floodwaters have started to recede in East Texas two days after historic Hurricane Beryl made landfall. However,… Read More