By Bill Barlow A third summertime beach replenishment project is expected this year, with the award of a $15.8 million contract to add sand to beaches in Avalon and Stone Harbor. The Philadelphia District of the Army Corps of Engineers announced the contract with Norfolk Dredging Co. on Friday, June 5, with the project to… Read More
By Louis Velasco Saltwater fills the coastal air among the small towns dotting Washington state’s Grays Harbor, located southwest of the Olympic Mountains. The low, steady rumble of motor vessels transiting the harbor is commonplace. For Jacqui Bergner, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers aquatic biologist, the sound meant work, home, relaxing and more work…. Read More
By Kristina Thacker A project aimed at protecting beachfront infrastructure along the Grand Strand is scheduled to be completed by August. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the Grand Strand Renourishment project in Myrtle Beach is back underway. Work resumed on May 29 and is anticipated to wrap up by early July. Then, crews will… Read More
By Rebekah F. Ward The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is scrapping a plan to dump much of the sludge it dredges up from the Houston Ship Channel onto sites near the historically Black Pleasantville neighborhood, opting instead to deposit the waste offshore, according to a letter Port Houston sent local officials this week. The letter, dated June 2,… Read More
By Eric Conklin | NJ.com Several Jersey Shore beaches hit hardest by recent coastal storms — including some that remain closed — are set to be rebuilt before summer ends. In recent weeks, federal officials finalized beach replenishment projects in Ocean City, Avalon, Stone Harbor, Sea Isle City and Strathmere. The push accelerated this week when the… Read More