Congressman Salud Carbajal and Santa Barbara Mayor Randy Rowse joined Santa Barbara Harbor officials recently to survey the semiannual dredging at Santa Barbara Harbor. During the visit, they discussed how $3,040,000 secured in the 2024 federal funding deal will help ensure safe navigation for Santa
Governor Ron DeSantis yesterday highlighted Florida’s investments to strengthen the state’s defenses against hurricanes through infrastructure improvements, beach fortification and support for homeowners. “Strong infrastructure is the best way to protect against the impacts of a future hurricane,” s
Everglades Foundation has just announced the completion of the Seepage Wall Project. This 7.3-mile long and 60-foot deep underground wall was built with the world’s largest rock trencher. “The new Central Florida Everglades Planning Project Water Seepage Barrier Wall Project is already protecting lo
The final part of the Grand Isle Dune and Beach Construction project, dredging and beach nourishment work, is set to begin this June. According to the Town, the dredge pipeline currently being assembled along the beach will be used to pump sand along the beach and dune starting at the western end of
Dredging of the Cleveland Harbor federal navigation channel by the USACE Buffalo District and its contractor Ryba Marine Construction is set to begin in May. The Buffalo District awarded the $10.8 million dredging contract on March 22 – the largest ever contract award for Cleveland Harbor. Approxima
Officials engaged with improving Macomb County’s waterways gathered earlier this week to commemorate a $500,000 government project to take the first step in dredging the Clinton River. Michigan Rep. John James, with assistance from fellow Republican county Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller, s
Weeks Marine kicked off a very important beach nourishment work in St. Johns County, Florida, recently. Under the project, Weeks will work on placing two million cubic yards of sand along nine miles of the Ponte Vedra Beach shoreline. The program is set to restore storm-damaged dunes and berms and p
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has started construction on the first of two buried secant seawalls to protect State Road (S.R.) A1A in southern Flagler and northern Volusia counties. “This is one of the longest, continuous sections of S.R. A1A where drivers enjoy unobstructed views
Serge Cormier, Member of Parliament for Acadie-Bathurst, was in Tabusintac yesterday to announce plans to carry out critical dredging at McEachern’s Point and Pointe-Sapin Small Craft Harbours. “By dredging the wharves at McEachern’s Point (Tabusintac) and Pointe-Sapin, we are ensuring the safety of
Ministério de Portos e Aeroportos has published a bidding notice for the dredging and maintenance services in various areas of the Organized Port of Ilhéus, with an estimated value of R$27 million ($5.2 million). “The Port of Ilhéus has a deep-rooted connection with the city. We completed a renovati
The Sanibel renourishment project is set continue this week, as crews are about to close the parking lot to Lighthouse Beach. The City of Sanibel released a statement on Saturday announcing the identified areas near the Sanibel Lighthouse that will receive additional sand in response to erosion from
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the start of a $84 million Great Lakes cleanup project in Rouge River near Detroit. Sediments in the Lower Rouge River Old Channel are contaminated with polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, heavy metals, and polychlorinated biphenyls, or
