The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District’s Commander Col. Andy Pannier met with Missouri Department of Natural Resources Director Dru Buntin and his staff last week in Jefferson City, Mo., and formally signed the design agreement for the Meramec River Basin Ecosystem Restoration Project.
Southwind Construction of Evansville, Indiana, has won a $5.9 million USACE contract for maintenance dredging of the IWW federal navigation channel in the vicinity of Matanzas inlet in St. Johns and Flagler Counties, Florida. Dredging is anticipated to start in November and continue until February o
Coastal Dredging Company, Inc. is about to begin work on the $3.8 million Flotation Canal Dredging project in Louisiana. According to the Greater Lafourche Port Commission, the contractor will be working 24/7 in Flotation Canal, near the mooring dolphins. Dredging will start on the west end of the F
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District and its contractor, Norwalk, Ohio-based Mark Schaffer Excavating-Trucking, are scheduled to begin repairs to the Vermilion Harbor West Pier the week of Sept. 4. Construction will temporarily limit access to the Main Street beach while repairs are ma
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District project teams and leadership yesterday hosted staff from the offices of Senator Ben Cardin and Senator Van Hollen for a briefing and aerial tour of the Poplar Island and Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island ecosystem restoration projects. Poplar Island, once
Eastern Shipbuilding Group has been contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to design and construct a new medium-class hopper dredge (MCHD) for the Department of Defense and formally received the notice to proceed. The dredge will be constructed at Eastern’s Allanton and Port St. Joe faciliti
St. Tammany Parish Government (LA) will dredge the Pearl River Navigational Canal near the West Pearl River, following permitting approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “This marks a long overdue and fantastic day for our boaters, fisherman and hunters on the beautiful West Pearl River,” sa
The Disposal Area Monitoring System (DAMOS) Program was started in 1977 by the New England District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to manage and monitor dredged material disposal sites in the District. DAMOS is a comprehensive monitoring program designed and conducted to address environmental c
Earlier this year, Brance Diversified, Inc. (BDI) utilized the Liebherr HS 8100.1 duty cycle crawler crane for dredging work off the coast of Florida. The company spent approximately two months dredging 50,000 cubic yards in Jacksonville, FL. BDI chose to use their Liebherr HS 8100.1 crane to comple
The Port of Coos Bay and NorthPoint Development have submitted a proposal for the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port (PCIP) project for the second round of Mega grant funding. The PCIP is considered to be a project of national significance by creating a new gateway for west coast imports and exports for
Three weeks into maintenance dredging of the federal navigation channel off Bowditch Point, the Corps team has removed more than 60,000 cubic yards of material for nearshore dispersal via a submerged pipeline off Fort Myers Beach. According to the Corps, the offshore dispersion is proceeding south f
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has begun sand placement on Vilano Beach, St. Johns Co., starting at the north end of the project area. This will restore sand loss due to the November 2021 nor’easter and Hurricanes Ian and Nicole. The $20.2 million emergency re-nourishment pr
