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Corps Announces Port Isabel Dredging Plan (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, has announced a plan for the Port Isabel dredging program. This cleanup project will include removal of approximately 1,000,000 cubic yards of maintenance material at a production rate of 400,000 cubic yards per month. The estimated value is betw
Corps Proceeds to Dump Soil into Missouri River (USA)
The U.S. Corps of Engineers intends to move forward with a project that includes dumping excavated soil in the Missouri River north of Arrow Rock, Mo. The soil comes from modification of a 1-mile long chute designed to provide shallow water habitat for the endangered pallid sturgeon fish. Just under
TZC: Dredging to Continue Through October 31 (USA)
Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC (TZC) will not engage in any pre-construction activities that affect traffic through today in observance of Labor Day. No lane closures will be allowed until Tuesday Sept. 3 at 10am in order to avoid impacts on motorists during the busy Labor Day holiday travel weekend.
Corps Releases Inspection Rating for Kings River Levee Systems (USA)
Inspections by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District rated maintenance of four Kings River levee systems as unacceptable. The Sacramento District conducted periodic inspections of four systems along the Kings River in rural Fresno and Kings counties during January-February 2012. The K
USA: Officials Seek Comments on Main Ditch 6 Levee Plan
A draft environmental assessment for Public Law 84-99 levee rehabilitation construction at the Main Ditch 6 levee near Hamburg, Iowa is currently available for public review. Rehabilitation construction will consist of in-line repairs to bring the levee back to pre-flood conditions. This draft EA is
USA: Avalon’s Dredging Plan Moves Forward
The Borough of Avalon has obtained state permits it needs to move forward with an innovative dredging project that is scheduled to begin this fall with the first-ever municipal offload of a major New Jersey confined disposal facility (CDF) that will make room for future dredged materi
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Manson Construction Wins Galveston Dredging Deal (USA)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a contract in the amount of $13,287,950 to Seattle, Wash.-based Manson Construction Company to perform maintenance dredging within the Galveston inner and outer bar, entrance channel and a portion of the Houston Ship Channel. The contractor
Zippel Bay Dredging Set for September (USA)
Visitor access to the Zippel Bay State Park harbor on Lake of the Woods will be closed to both landing and launching boats Sept. 9 through Nov. 22 as a two-phase harbor improvement project begins, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). “We’re asking visitors, especially bo
USA: Great News for Hilo Harbor Dredging Plan
Gov. Neil Abercrombie announced the release of more than $18.7 million in capital improvement project (CIP) and grant funds for priority repairs and improvements at state facilities. “Our economy is getting stronger, and capital improvement projects are key to maintaining our positive momentum while
SeaBat Sonars Cut Survey Costs at Rotterdam (The Netherlands)
The Port of Rotterdam is an open deep-water port in the river estuary Maas, and this location of the port necessitates maintenance dredging due to siltation ’attacks’ from both tidal current and river discharge. Siltation from the sea, coming in during the flood tide and how to build bitcoin mining
USA: Corps to Invite Bids for Mattituck Dredging
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, plans to invite bids for the Mattituck waterway dredging program. During this project, approximately 90,000 CY of sand will be removed from the Mattituck Federal Navigation Channel. The estimated value of this deepening program is between $1 mln a