Southern Dredging Co. Inc., from Charleston, South Carolina, has won an $8.7 million firm-fixed-price contract for a maintenance dredging program in South Carolina. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work will be performed in Charlest
Manson Construction of Seattle, Washington, yesterday won a $22.8 million USACE contract for maintenance dredging work in Portland, Oregon. Under the deal, the contractor will provide a suitable hopper dredge and support equipment to remove approximately 3.3 million cubic yards of materials from mul
Starting this week, St. Johns County (FL) will temporarily close public access to Mickler’s Landing Beachfront Parking and beach access as it begins the $38.6 million Ponte Vedra Beach Restoration Project. Due to the mobilization of large contractor equipment and dredging supplies and for the safety
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has won a $9.3 million contract for maintenance dredging works in St. Lucie Inlet, Florida. According to the Army Corps, the project consists of maintenance dredging of the entrance channel and impoundment basin to a depth of 7 feet. The dredged material will be placed
J.E. McAmis crews touched down on Sand Island (Columbia River) this weekend. Equipment was barged to Sand Island and rock barges are being loaded for recommencement of placement this morning. These efforts are to build shore connections for the USACE Portland District’s Sand Island Pile Dikes Projec
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, has just released the latest update on the Brevard Mid-Reach Renourishment program. USACE, in coordination with Brevard Co., will focus on renourishing Mid-Reach dunes between South Patrick Shores and Indian Harbour Beach Club to provide maxim
Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) have announced $32,537,200 in direct federal funding for local projects across the Eastern Shore within the six-bill package of fiscal year 2024 funding bills passed by the Senate Friday. These funds, included at the Senators’ request, support pr
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham has announced the approval of Coastal Erosion Planning & Response Act (CEPRA) funding for the West Galveston Beach Nourishment project. The project will utilize CEPRA and other federal funds to construct a large-scale beach nourishment project extending six mi
Earlier this week, Georgetown County S.C. announced that $6.5 million in federal funds have been secured for inner harbor dredging. The funds will allow the harbor in Georgetown to be deepened for the first time since the Army Corps of Engineers announced in 2008 that it would no longer dredge that
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) is the recipient of the two largest grants ever awarded by the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council). This distinction comes following the announcement of the receipt of a $130 million grant to partially fund the
The President’s budget for fiscal year 2025, released March 11, includes about $124 million designated towards the USACE Baltimore District to dredge the Baltimore Harbor, continue aquatic ecosystem restoration that benefits the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed, and operate and maintain flood risk m
The federal funding deal signed into law by President Joe Biden last week includes nearly $26 million set aside for Central Coast harbors and ports to fund dredging and other upkeep work. The funding was sought by California Congressman Salud Carbajal over the past year of negotiations over the fede
