The breakwater closing off slip 3 at the Buffalo Outer Harbor has been completed, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District. The breakwater is designed to prepare the slip for the placement of dredged material from the Buffalo River. It will hold in the dredged material while a
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) has won a $54.4 million USACE contract for Long Beach Island nourishment project. Long Beach Island is an 18-mile long barrier island located in southern Ocean County, New Jersey. The area has historically suffered damages from coastal storms, hurricanes and nor’east
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District continues to make great progress in completion of the emergency restoration beach nourishment project to A Street in St. Augustine Beach and wrapped up on Friday, 9 August. Focus will now turn to replacing some of the lost sand near and around
Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Senator Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) have announced the inclusion of $3,030,000 in key Senate Committee legislation providing direct federal funding for two water infrastructure projects in Charles and Wicomico Counties. “The
Crews will start the annual Snye dredging operations this week, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo said. The mouth of the Snye fills with sediment deposits (silt) brought by the current of the Clearwater River. Each year, this silt is dredged from the river to maintain access between the chan
Louisiana CPRA has released a video update on the Bucktown Living Shoreline and Marsh Restoration Project. The Bucktown Marsh Restoration and Living Shoreline is a partnership with Jefferson Parish to revitalize the lakefront. This project is rebuilding a previously existing intertidal marsh and add
Cottrell Contracting Corporation recently kicked off a dredging and marsh restoration project at the mouth of the Salem River in New Jersey. According to the Army Corps, the contractor has removed close to 200,000 cubic yards of sediment from the federal channel. The sediment was pumped to enhance m
In the heart of Superior, Wisconsin, lies Pickle Pond—a nine-acre urban waterbody that once bore the burden of pollution and neglect. White Lake Dock & Dredge, a division of ENTACT, recently transformed this pond into a prime example for environmental restoration and community revitalization. Spearh
Louisiana CPRA has just released this beautiful video update about the Grand Isle Beach and Dune Restoration Project. Grand Isle, the state’s only inhabited barrier island, was badly damaged by Hurricane Ida, and this work will restore four miles of beach and dunes. When finished, it will add an ext
Governor Jeff Landry joined the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), USACE and federal, state, and local leaders to break ground on Phase 2 construction of the Houma Navigation Canal (HNC) Lock Complex yesterday. Highlighted in both Louisiana’s 2023 Coastal Master Plan and
The USACE has begun dredging the Manasquan Inlet yesterday to address the dangerous build-up of sand along the jetty on the Point Pleasant Beach side of channel, said Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester). “We are very grateful to Lt. Col. Beeman and his team from the Philadelphia Army Corps for their qui
The Dutra Group was contracted by the Port of Stockton recently to conduct maintenance dredging at the docks of the Port’s East and West Complexes. The Port of Stockton is a major deep-water port on the Stockton Ship Channel of the Pacific Ocean and an inland port located more than seventy nautical
