The Sharon Lake Improvement Project is about to begin, Great Parks of Hamilton County said. Planning to dredge and reconstruct the lake at Sharon Woods has been underway since 2017. There will be a public information open house Wednesday to answer any questions people may have about the project. Sta
Construction work is underway on the Union Beach Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Project in New Jersey. USACE New York District has just released a beautiful video about an overview of this very significant coastal protection program:
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District is currently utilizing 24-hour dredging in Grand Haven, Michigan, during favorable weather to remove shoaling blocking the harbor from commercial traffic. Severe weather and minimal ice cover during the winter led to increased shoaling in several ha
Weeks Marine has won a $10.3 million Army Corps contract for the Brazos Island Harbor Channel dredging work. According to the Galveston District, the work includes maintenance dredging of the Brazos Island Harbor (BIH) Jetty and Entrance Channels and beach replenishment operations. The maintenance d
The Dutra Group, San Rafael, California, has won a $14.4 million firm-fixed-price contract to dredge the Richmond Inner Harbor. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said. Work will be performed in Richmond, California, with an estimated compl
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, has identified Little Lake Harbor, located near Newberry, Michigan, as a critical need for dredging due to significant shoaling and shoreline flooding. “Little Lake Harbor is a shallow draft harbor that serves as an important Harbor of Refuge and s
The artificial island at the Plantation Best foreshore, West Bank Demerara (WBD), is now connected to the coast by road and the first phase of the project is on track for a December 2023 startup. The mega undertaking dubbed the ‘Port of Vreed-en-Hoop’ is the master plan of three local businessmen wh
Dredging operations are underway at the Barcelona Harbor in Westfield. In the past four years, over twelve feet of sediment has been deposited over a four acre area. Contractors and crews from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are relocating debris at the moment. New York Congressman Nick Langworthy
Connecticut Representative Chris Poulos (D-Southington) helped secure a $500,000 grant for the remaining project cost required to dredge Sloper Pond, funding that was part of the new two-year state bipartisan budget he voted for and was adopted by the House of Representatives (139-12) early Tuesday.
The City of Surrey is leading the way in B.C. in testing an innovative, green approach to coastal flood protection known as a ‘living dyke’ with the Mud Bay Nature-based Foreshore Enhancements Project. Surrey has partnered with the City of Delta and Semiahmoo First Nation on the project which is val
After nearly three years of development, a comprehensive plan to protect salt marsh along the coast from North Carolina to east-central Florida has finally come to fruition. In South Carolina, a coalition of over 75 individuals, including those from the Coastal Conservation League, the South Carolin
The City of Beaufort, South Carolina, has announced that they are set to begin a dredging project on Battery Creek Road and Jane Way today, June 7. “Lowcountry All Works, the contractor on the project, will place matting down along the work area to protect the area from the heavy equipment. Battery
