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The Lee Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday voted to approve an amendment to an agreement with the City of Bonita Springs to expand the scope of Bonita Beach nourishment efforts south to the County line. The expanded scope is necessary due to damage caused by Hurricane Ian in September 2022. The northern 0.9 miles… Read More
Since April, residents and visitors have experienced major changes at Oceanside Pier and surrounding areas, including a structure fire on the pier’s western end and a weekslong sand dredging project now nearing completion. According to Assistant City Manager Michael Gossman, approximately 83% of the pier is currently open to the public after a fire on… Read More
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) – The City of Marquette is continuing work to preserve and beautify its Lake Superior shoreline. Crews are testing rock along the shoreline on Lakeshore Boulevard near Clark Lambros Beach Park to help prevent future erosion. Plans for the project include the creation of dunes for shoreline stabilization. That project will start as early… Read More
There still has been no movement on dredging in the St. Joseph River for the summer boating season this year. Earlier this spring, Berrien County Community Development Director Dan Fette told county commissioners there are areas of the river, especially near the Tackle Haven docks and around the island, with shallow water due to shoaling…. Read More
The $21.7 million bid accepted by the Town of Fort Myers Beach Council for its beach renourishment project, could wind up leaving the town responsible for about $1.9 million of the cost, according to an estimate put out by the town. Lee County will be providing up to $9.2 million of the work through Lee… Read More
St. Joseph City Commissioners want to study the possibility of a shoreline softening program along the Lake Michigan coast. At a meeting this week, City Manager John Hodgson told them a recent allocation of $200,000 from the state will allow the city to do a coastal management study, and the plan is to look at… Read More
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Spiking ocean shipping rates, vessel backups at seaports and empty container shortages – issues that wreaked havoc on global trade during the COVID pandemic supply-chain crisis – are back as the industry enters its busy season. “There is a cocktail of uncertainty and disruption across global ocean freight supply chains,” said… Read More
NEW ORLEANS — From Restore the Mississippi River Delta: A policy brief released on May 29 highlights research showing that coordinating and prioritizing how the state of Louisiana times investments in coastal restoration is a critical element in planning and implementing projects to maximize their benefits. The policy brief, “Investment Decisions for Coastal Restoration: Timely… Read More
The sections of dredge pipes that washed ashore along Surf Drive during early winter and stayed there until this spring may have done the beach some good. This is according to Kenneth J. Cirillo, the Barnstable County Dredge director. He said the pipes likely prevented wave damage and beach erosion along this section of beach… Read More
With another hot summer looming, Mexico is behind on its water deliveries to the United States, leading to water cutbacks in South Texas. A little-known federal agency has hit a roadblock in its efforts to get Mexico to comply. EL PASO—Maria-Elena Giner faced a room full of farmers, irrigation managers and residents in the Rio… Read More
Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, Louisiana, was awarded a $27,235,265 firm-fixed-price contract to deepen and widen Mobile Harbor. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed in Irvington, Alabama, with an estimated completion date of Feb. 5, 2025. Fiscal 2020 civil construction funds and fiscal 2024 civil operation and maintenance funds… Read More
Did you happen to notice all the “Vote no to dredge Lake Mitchell” signs needed to be fixed? The political signs around Mitchell now have black tape over a date that mistakenly read next week’s election date as June 6. Oh well. Everybody makes mistakes. And the group that made all those signs spent a… Read More
With summer just around the corner, San Clemente residents are grateful that the beach restoration project continues to move along and soft, white sand has finally returned to their beloved shores. The project, which started in late 2023, aims to replace sand and widen the beach by up to 50 feet from an area that… Read More
Some eagle-eyed wildlife biologists have made a surprising discovery at Poplar Island. That’s the island in Maryland’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Maryland Port Authority have been rebuilding over the last 25 years, using dredge spoils from the Port of Baltimore’s shipping channel. What was once almost… Read More
After more than two years of being based in their unorthodox, temporary headquarters at Moss Marina, the U.S. Coast Guard is back at their old home on Fort Myers Beach in a new $30 million base. The move back to a fortified station is a welcome relief for members who had to deal with Hurricane… Read More