The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, announced recently that it will begin the Miami-Dade County Shore Protection project in Miami Beach. The shore protection project consists of placing sand on three areas of Miami Beach using two separate sources of material. Work for the project will be conducted in two phases to avoid [...]
The Avalon Beach replenishment project has officially commenced. About 60,000 cubic yards of sand will be moved from two beachfronts in the southern portion of the community to the northern end. “This is one of the few years where we haven’t had a dramatic erosion problem due to a fairly mild storm season,” said Tom [...]
The third cycle of the St. Augustine Beach renourishment project is to begin on Monday. During the project, crews will place 2.1 million cubic yards of sand on the shore from the south boundary of Anastasia State Park to the Bermuda Run. The project involves dredging sand around the inlet that will have been carried [...]
“363,000 cubic yards of sand were pumped onto the Rehoboth beach over the past three weeks,” said Maria Sadler, DNREC Spokeswoman. All beach replenishment projects in Delaware have now been finished and all the beaches are in great shape for the 2012 summer season. During a previous replenishment in Rehoboth, there was an issue with [...]
U.S. Congressman Mike McIntyre announces the award of $637,383 in federal and state funds to Holden Beach under the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance Program. Of the amount allotted, $447,960 will be directed to beach renourishment and $189,423 will be directed to beach grass and sand fencing. Holden Beach was hit hard by [...]
According to the Congressman Mike McIntyre’s office, the Carolina Beach Inlet dredging is one step closer to realization. The agreement between the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the state of North Carolina was approved and it will allow the state and local communities to pay the Army Corps for this dredging project. “The [...]
History has proven that hurricanes have no mercy when it comes to damages and losses, and rebuilding can cost towns millions of dollars… (wect) Source: wect, January 25, 2012;
A special beach nourishment project to recreate the coastline has been introduced by the Coast Conservation Department (CCD) for the first… By Disna MUDALIGE (dailynews) Source: dailynews, January 25, 2012; Image: slpa
The Port of Long Beach has reached a tentative agreement on a 40-year, $4.6 billion lease with Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) for the Middle Harbor property, in what would be the largest deal of its kind for any U.S. seaport, Port of Long Beach Executive Director J. Christopher Lytle announced Thursday. The lease has [...]
Okaloosa County commissioners abolished the beach renourishment project, but they will maintain the county’s five year dredging permit. The County commissioners held a public meeting Tuesday night to consider abolishing property assessed annual fees, or MSBU funding, to pay for the project. A lot of residents showed up at the Emerald Coast Convention Center to [...]
