The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $25 million contract to Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting for maintenance dredging works in Jacksonville, Florida. The project consists of maintenance dredging in the Jacksonville Harbor federal navigation channel. The dredging will allow larger ves
To prepare for the beach nourishment project on Sand Key, Pinellas County needs a total of 461 easements within the project area. These perpetual easements allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to place sand on private property while guaranteeing public access to the easement area. The barrier isla
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Caribbean District is preparing to award $1 billion in contracts in 2025, as announced by its commander, Col. Charles Decker, during Industry Day held earlier in December in Puerto Rico. The effort includes three major contracts related to flood control projects in
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC, (GLDD) has won a $72.3 million firm-fixed-price contract for a beach renourishment work in South Carolina. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work will be performed in Charleston, South Carolina, with
The widespread and catastrophic damage from Hurricane Katrina is still evident today, nearly 20 years later. That destruction is apparent in Southeast Louisiana’s Breton Sound Basin where an estimated 40 square miles of marsh were destroyed by the storm. Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration
For the first time in Rock Island District history, the Operations Division Channel Maintenance program and the Upper Mississippi River Restoration (UMRR) program collaborated in an effort to beneficially use dredge material on the UMRR Steamboat Island Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project
A $9.2 million contract has been awarded to dredge Hawaiʻi Island’s lava-inundated Pohoiki Bay. The DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) awarded the contract to Goodfellows Bros., as the lowest bidder on the project. “The dredging involves removal of accumulated lava debris to resto
Michels Construction of Brownsville, Wisconsin, has won a $7.8 million USACE contract for a pilot project to demonstrate and evaluate the use of water injection dredging at Tuttle Creek Lake in Manhattan, Kansas. Tuttle Creek Lake is the largest reservoir in the Kansas River Basin. Over 40% of the p
The Town of Palm Beach (FL) is launching a significant coastal restoration effort as part of its overall Coastal Management Plan, with its first project beginning this week. According to the Town, approximately 750,000 cubic yards of sand will be dredged offshore and placed on the beach in Reach 7,
The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday approved the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), legislation to improve the nation’s ports and harbors, inland waterway navigation, flood and storm protection, and other aspects of the nation’s water resources infrastructure. Congressman Van Drew celeb
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District has awarded a $18.8 million contract to Manson Construction for maintenance dredging works in Ventura, California. The project involves maintenance dredging of federal navigation channels and sand traps at the Channel Islands Harbor and placing
The North Indian River Inlet coastline has a long history of erosion due to construction of the inlet jetties that began in 1928. Due to the recent storms in the area, the dunes that normally protect the Coastal Highway have eroded, which has caused flooding along the highway. As a result, the State
