The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last month announced that it selected the San Francisco Estuary Partnership and the Association of Bay Area Governments as awardees of a $13.9 million grant to restore and enhance some 1,500 acres of tidal wetland habitat known as Strip Marsh East along the State Route 37 corridor in Solano County…. Read More
By Will Xavier The US Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Jacksonville District has begun mechanically dredging the US Coast Guard boat basin in St Petersburg, Florida. The work aims to remove sediment restricting vessel movements, particularly at low tide. It will prepare the facility for a new inland construction tender (WLIC) under the coast guard’s… Read More
By Jens Karsten Russia’s Ministry of Transport (MOT) and authorities in the Perm federal subject have been examining dredging and hydraulic infrastructure works to address a navigation constraint between Chaikovsky and Sarapul in the Kama River’s Nizhnekamsk Reservoir. The MOT said the proposals aim to provide sufficient water levels for vessels with draughts of at… Read More
The Dhaka South City Corporation yesterday began dredging and development work at Dhanmondi Lake to restore its navigability and improve its environment and appearance. Road Transport and Bridges, Railways and Shipping Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam and DSCC Administrator Md Abdus Salam inaugurated the Tk 26 crore project, which is expected to be completed in around… Read More
A newly completed beach nourishment project in Buxton has restored a shoreline that experienced severe erosion and the collapse of more than 30 homes. Will it last? BUXTON, N.C. — A multimillion-dollar beach nourishment project in Buxton has been completed after more than 30 homes collapsed along the Outer Banks as erosion reshaped the coastline…. Read More
