Preparation for the dredging of the navigation channel at the entrance to a West Ocean City marina has begun this week, reports The Dispatch. This project started last year and it was designed to restore and replenish the large island north of the Route 50 Bridge known as Skimmer Island or Bird Island. Concept of [...]
The crews began an $18-million beach replenishment project that will stretch from Atlantic City to Ventnor City. This $18 million project, partly financed by the state’s Shore Protection Fund, is designed to reconstruct beaches and dunes from the Absecon Inlet in Atlantic City to Fredricksburg Avenue at the border of Ventnor and Margate. The 5.1-mile [...]
The city and a dredging firm have completed the first phase of a dredging management plan for the city’s canal system, reports Cape Coral Daily Breeze. Michael Ilczyszyn, city business manager, and Jack Adams of Gator Dredging presented the Southeast quadrant dredging plan to the City Council. The southeast quadrant, comprising 349 named canals on [...]
The city of Bonita Springs has submitted an application for approximately $494,700 in beach and shoreline grants from the Lee County Tourist Development Council. The requests are as follows: 1. Maintenance of Bonita Springs River Park, located on the southern bank of the Imperial River off the west side of U.S. 41: $34,700. 2. Beach [...]
As expected, the City Council on Wednesday approved a plan to try and entice boaters back to the marina… By Jim Caroompas (patch) Source: patch, February 17, 2012
Diverting $750,000 from a proposed turf field to the back bay, the city upped the ante for lagoon dredging in the recently unveiled municipal budget. By Ann Richardson (shorenewstoday) Source: shorenewstoday, February 16, 2012
The Davao City Government is planning to purchase a dredging machine to address the possible flooding in areas near the riverbanks. Officials have already submitted a proposal for the dredging machine and are awaiting the results. Andrew Lipardo of the City Engineer’s Office is hopeful that they will be able to acquire the machine this [...]
The P41-million amphibious excavator purchased by the local government to dig up silt materials in Rio Grande de Mindanao River and other… (zambotimes) Source: zambotimes, February 3, 2012;
The Kansas City District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded two more contracts to repair flood damage to levees along the Missouri River. A contract was awarded to Ideker, Inc. of St. Joseph, Mo., on Jan. 23 for approximately $722,000 to repair the Wakenda Levee in Carroll County, Mo. A contract was [...]
The City of Cannes has filed an application with the State services for replenishment services to a number of beaches by recharge of dredged sand on the beach by marine delivery to the affected areas of the south and other coastal beaches. This consultation sets out the technical details of achievement of the following work: [...]
