The USACE St. Paul District and its contractor LS Marine are set to begin work on a dredging pipeline near Wabasha, Minnesota, May 13. USACE is building the 6,200-foot pipeline from the Reads Landing Island River Sand Placement Site along the Mississippi River to the Corps-owned Wabasha Gravel Pit o
A work package from the USACE Buffalo District for repairs to the Great Sodus Bay East Breakwater is officially out for proposals. $20 million dollars is already allocated towards the 100% federally funded project, marking the largest investment ever in Great Sodus Bay by the Corps of Engineers. Com
Weeks Marine, Inc., of Cranford, New Jersey, has won a $27 million USACE contract for initial construction of the Flagler County (FL) Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) project. According to the Corps, USACE will provide 65 percent of the total project costs and Flagler County, Florida, the projec
Manson Construction and the Army Corps’ Los Angeles District are making steady progress on the San Clemente Shoreline Project (Sand Replenishment). After almost 10 days of work, the crews have placed around 30,000 cubic yards of sand south of the San Clemente Pier. During the current phase of the pr
USACE’s Great Lakes Districts, consisting of the Buffalo District, Detroit District, and Chicago District, recently hosted a virtual meeting with stakeholders to discuss the needs of the shallow draft recreational harbors including funding issues and system requirements. The meeting also addressed r
From the Atlantic shores of Newfoundland and Labrador to the Arctic Ocean in Nunavut to the Pacific coast of British Columbia, small craft harbors are at the heart of Canada’s coastal communities. Last week, Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, and Mike Ke
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has marked the official beginning of the Duval County Shore Protection Project. USACE crews started at 10th Avenue South in Jacksonville Beach and will work their way south to the Duval-St. Johns County line. After that is complete, they will c
Work is underway on the Clinton Town Marina Dredging and Boat Ramp Replacement Project in Connecticut. The dredging of the marina is one year behind schedule. Usually, dredging occurs on a five to seven-year cycle depending upon a variety of factors. As a result, approximately 25% of the slips are n
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) bestowed the Young Author Award 2024 to Juan Andrini, Hydraulic and Civil Engineer at Hidrovía S.A. in Argentina. IADC’s Young Author Award is given annually to “stimulate the promotion of new ideas and encourage younger men and women in the
USACE Jacksonville District has temporarily halted beach renourishment at St. Augustine Beach so as not to interfere with the start of protected shorebird nesting. The contractor began work on March 8, 2024, but could not complete the park portion before significant shorebird nesting activity occurr
Sealevel Construction has won the $315 million contract for the HNC Lock Complex project, an integral part of the Morganza to the Gulf Hurricane Protection System, the South Louisiana Economic Council (SLEC) said. Located adjacent to the Bubba Dove Floodgate, the HNC Lock Complex is designed to mana
NOAA’s Office of Habitat Conservation and its partners have restored 473 acres of marsh and 11,171 linear feet of ridge habitat in Bayou De Cade, Louisiana. NOAA provided $14 million for the project through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act Program. This effort is part o
