The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) has announced the winners of the 2024 Best Restored Shores Awards. ASBPA established its Best Restored Shores awards program to recognize and encourage more effective coastal risk management that restores natural infrastructure to address
Dredge General MacArthur is making great progress at the Grand Isle Dune and Beach Restoration Project. Sand is currently being dredged and placed along the existing beach to restore and repair the area previously damaged by Hurricane Ida. This collaborative effort between Louisiana Coastal Protecti
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District will this week begin dredging 29,500 cubic yards of shoaling near the entrance to St. Joseph Harbor. USACE maintains about 1.5 miles of federal navigation channel to a depth of up to 21 feet in the harbor entrance and river channel, as well as 18 fe
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management (DCM) is awarding 20 grants to 19 communities for Phases 3 and 4 of the Resilient Coastal Communities Program (RCCP). A total of $4,310,350 will be available to complete 15 projects in Phase 3. Most of these engi
J.F. Brennan Company recently embarked on a vital restoration project for the middle section of the Lake George Canal. The primary goal was to protect aquatic organisms by separating them from contaminated sediment through a multi-layer sediment cap. The project, executed by Brennan and USACE on beh
Michigan-based Great Lakes Dock & Materials LLC have resumed construction of repairs to the Oswego West Arrowhead Breakwater. “Oswego Harbor is a critical component of the Great Lakes Navigation System, supporting economic growth and strategic value to the nation,” said Lt. Col. Robert Burnham, USAC
The Town of Nantucket has been awarded a $1 million grant for Miacomet Pond dredging project. The grant comes from the the Inland Dredging Pilot Round, part of the Massachusetts Dredging Program, managed by the Massachusetts State Executive Office of Economic Development (EOED). The Natural Resource
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) recently kicked off work on the 466 acre No Name Bayou Marsh Creation Project. Currently the external dikes are under construction with dredging expected to begin later this fall. Containment dikes that are being constructed around the ar
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to conduct dredging operations in Ocean City, Maryland, from July 25 until July 30. The work will focus on two priority areas from the last round of Inlet work (unless the survey indicates otherwise), as well as the junction between the Isle of Wight and
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will provide record $21.5 million in Waterway Improvement Fund allocations to communities and projects throughout Maryland in Fiscal Year 2025. The funds will support new and improved public boating access facilities, dredging of navigable public waterway
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District has commenced maintenance dredging of the Honolulu Harbor, located on the southern coast of the Island of Oahu. Honolulu Harbor is the principal seaport of the State of Hawai‘i, receiving more than 98% of all goods through its harbors. Much of the
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District has awarded a $7.56 million contract to Great Lakes Dock & Materials for repairs to Dunkirk Harbor’s breakwater. Repairs to the breakwater maintain Dunkirk Harbor’s viability and contributions to the local economy, protect some of the area’s best wa
