Dredging underway at Kumari jetty as low sea levels disrupt boat rides to Vivekananda Rock, Valluvar Statue

Channel Dredging Has Started At The Holland Pierheads

New Smyrna Beach gets its shoreline back after major dredging project

A five-month dredging project to restore sand along New Smyrna Beach is finally complete, and crews are now working to remove equipment from the shoreline. During the day, heavy machinery is lifting and unscrewing large dredging pipes from the beach. Overnight and in the early morning hours, a separate crew drags the pipes out to… Read More

TM ROCO Begins Concrete Works for Antwerp’s Oosterweel Canal Tunnels

A new phase begins at the Oosterweel works in Antwerp. The first concrete has been poured for the floor of the Canal Tunnels (Kanaalzonetunnels) on the Albert Canal. Years of preparation preceded this moment, including the installation of diaphragm walls, the construction pit and excavation works near the iconic Antwerp Port House. Concrete pumps pour… Read More

Grafton officials draft plans to fix dam failure along Milwaukee River

After a mechanical failure at a dam control along the Milwaukee River in Grafton caused water to rush through the break point, public works officials are working with contractors on a plan to address the problem. The culprit behind the failure was a faulty hydraulic cylinder, a part of the dam that lifts and lowers the gate… Read More

Will Boone Services Accept EAD’s Reduced New River Dredging Change

Two years and three months after deferring a $726,000 change order on the New River Channel Improvement project, East Ascension Drainage Commission declared it “substantially complete” and approved a change in the amount of $374,301.  The new number represents an 8% increase from the original contract amount ($4,816,000). “Obviously, we do not feel like Boone… Read More