MADEIRA BEACH — Beachgoers will be glad to know the beach groin restoration project is complete and the structures will be keeping the sand in place for at least another 50 years. Madeira Beach is unique among the communities along the Pinellas County beach strip in its use of these concrete structures to help build… Read More
Crews are racing against time to rebuild a stretch of Vanderbilt Beach in North Naples. An emergency sand-fill project is underway to replace the sand lost after Hurricanes Ian, Helene and Milton. Trucks are dropping load after load of fresh sand to fill in the damaged section of Vanderbilt Beach. Crews aim to finish by… Read More
Lerwick Port Authority has initiated an ambitious two-phase infrastructure project aimed at significantly enhancing its deep-water capabilities to accommodate larger vessels and meet the evolving needs of maritime industries. Dutch contractor Boskalis Westminster has been awarded the first phase of the contract, valued at approximately £3.2 million, with Scottish engineering consultancy Arch Henderson overseeing project… Read More
Leaders of the Chesapeake Bay cleanup are touting a back-to-basics approach in the restoration blueprint set to be finalized by the end of this year. The Chesapeake Bay Program, the state-federal partnership that leads the regionwide effort, released the proposed revisions to the 2014 Bay cleanup agreement for public comment on July 1. Public webinars and input The public… Read More
Sarasota County Public Works Director Spencer Anderson announced Monday that the community will have to go through the rest of the six-month hurricane season without major repairs to Phillippi Creek, which flooded hundreds of homes during last year’s storm season. Anderson’s comments came during a press conference at the Sarasota County Emergency Operations Center as… Read More