JACKSONVILLE, Florida – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District (USACE), in its partnership with the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), awarded three contracts to increase the momentum towards restoring, preserving and protecting America’s iconic Everglades. The goal of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) is to improve the health of 2.4 million… Read More
The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to award design contracts for public amenities on the Sanibel Causeway Islands and the Punta Rassa Boat Ramp, which were heavily damaged by Hurricane Ian in September 2022. Also given the nod by the commissioners Tuesday was construction engineering and inspection services to repair the Matlacha drawbridge… Read More
OCEAN CITY, MD – The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fisheries (DNR) has announced the beginning of dredging operations off of Ocean City this week. According to DNR, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is slated to begin dredging on October 2nd. Officials say the operations will be concentrated on the Assateague shoal near buoy… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (“Great Lakes” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, announced today the receipt of several dredging awards totaling $342.3 million. The awarded work includes: Sabine-Neches Waterway Channel Improvement, Contract 6 Project (Capital, Texas, $219.1 million) Canaveral Harbor Sand Bypass Project 5 (Coastal Protection, Florida,… Read More
ESSEX — The Essex River, a federally-managed waterway, will be dredged for the first time in about 37 years beginning in two weeks. The dredging will begin Friday, Oct. 11, and is expected to finish Jan. 31, according to Atlantic Coast Tug & Marine, the contractor chosen by the Army Corps of Engineers to do… Read More
