ANGLETON — Brazoria County soon will begin an important environmental initiative to strengthen and restore the coastal dunes along Bluewater Highway. The Follett’s Island Dune Restoration Phase 2-Bluewater Highway Dunes project is set to begin this month and last for about a year. Source
Dredging of the harbor at Oak Orchard is expected to start next week, Orleans County officials announced today. The dredging should continue through the July 4th weekend, said Lynne Johnson, the County legislature chairwoman. “Oak Orchard Harbor is an important part of our local tourism and recreation economy, so ensuring the safe passage of boats in… Read More
Norfolk Dredging Co., Chesapeake, Virginia, was awarded a $17,116,750 contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work will be performed in Wilmington, North Carolina, with an estimated completion date of March 21, 2026. Fiscal 2023 and 2024 civil operation and maintenance funds; and 2025 operation and maintenance, Recovery Act… Read More
“What’s Happening Staten Island” is a series about construction projects and other community happenings around the borough. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island elected officials say a dredging project at a local park’s pond will also improve storm drainage for part of the North Shore. City Council discretionary funds worth $1.56 million will pay for… Read More
PASCAGOULA, Miss. – The Army Corps of Engineers announces maintenance dredging operations are planned for Pascagoula Harbor at the Horn Island Pass. Operations are expected to start on or around June 28. The dredge will pump material into a placement site west of the channel along West Petit Bois Island. Those activities are expected to… Read More
