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Rocky Point dredging works complete
Rocky Point boat launch and docks are open to the public again following the maintenance dredging campaign carried out this month. Since early February, the Rocky Point boat facilities were closed due to the dredging works in the navigational channel of the Port Moody Arm. Dredging has been done her
GPA, USACE ink agreement for Brunswick Harbor Modifications
Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) Board Chair, Joel Wooten, GPA Executive Director, Griff Lynch, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Colonel, Joseph Geary, have signed an agreement to begin the design phase for the Brunswick Harbor Modifications Project. The project will expand the Cedar Hammock Range, all
Edgartown Great Pond dredging in full swing
The Edgartown Great Pond dredging operations are moving forward according to schedule. On February 2, the town put its dredger out on the pond, a popular spot for fishing and swimming, as waters hit four feet above sea level. “We’re three-quarters of the way down the beach and all is going well so f
Snake River dredging project enters final phase
Contractor HME Construction of Vancouver, Wash., continues to make good progress on the lower Snake River dredging project in Idaho. The Army Corps’ Walla Walla District and the contractor began the Snake River dredging campaign on January 5, 2022. According to USACE, work will conclude by March 1,
Dredge Jadwin’s crew – USACE Heroes of the Week
USACE Vicksburg District announced yesterday that dredge Jadwin’s crew was among those recognized as USACE Heroes of the Week. “They are truly valuable to our nation’s waterways, and we appreciate all they do. For instance, the crew spent 254 days on the water and moved 6.2 million cubic yards of ma
Hopper dredger Eleanor almost ready to sail again
After almost 40 days, Eleanor’s scheduled maintenance and repairs are almost done, and the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) will soon be dredging sand again. The vessel is expected back to North American Aggregates (NAA) for testing today. “While the vessel was drydocked at GMD Shipyard, the t
PHOTO UPDATE: Paducah dredging moves ahead
Dredge America crews are moving forward with the Paducah dredging project. According to the City of Paducah, this latest dredging program is set to remove sediment that has built up as a result of significant flooding in 2018, 2019, and 2020. In October 2022, the City approved a three-year contract
Dredging on Dysart’s Great Harbor Marina set for next week
Dredging at Dysart’s Great Harbor Marina will now start on February 21 and continue through March 31. The work, to be conducted by Prock Marine Company, was originally set for February 6 through March 23. Under the project, around 3,600 cubic yards removed from the dredge site will be hauled for dis
New plans for Lake Accotink on display
Fairfax County is holding two public meetings this week to discuss the future of Lake Accotink Park after a new analysis of a multiyear plan for the lake found dredging to be too costly and disruptive. The analysis determined that the annual cost to dredge and maintain Lake Accotink over the next 25
USACE wrapping up work in the North Topsail Beach
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has notified the Town of North Topsail Beach (NC) that their contractor will soon wrap up dredging and beach nourishment work in this area. According to the update, the contractor is scheduled to finish dredging the current channel and wrap up placement on the beach
USACE: Record setting dredging season comes to end
The Dredge Potter crew finished up an unprecedented 2022-23 season on February 1, 2023, that required tremendous teamwork to maintain the congressionally mandated nine-foot-deep, 300-foot-wide navigation channel and overcome the challenges from the widespread drought, and prolonged extreme low water
Damen DOP200 completes job in Philadelphia
A Damen ??? ??????????? dredge pump, type DOP200, has been used to empty a continuous carousel of barges. Contractor Michels Construction, Inc. successfully completed this very important job in Philadelphia recently. In total, some 26,000 cubic yards of dredge material have been removed. At the upla