The USACE Charleston District, in coordination with their local partners, is resuming the Grand Strand beach renourishment project following recent mechanical and scheduling delays. “We recognize that construction during the summer months can be disruptive. However, completing this coastal storm ris
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Galveston District has released a video named ‘Houston Ship Channel Segment 3, Barbour’s Cut and Morgan’s Point Progress’. As of early 2026, the Houston Ship Channel Expansion (Project 11) is advancing, with Segment 3 (Barbour’s Cut and surrounding areas) in an acti
The Town of Nags Head said that the beach nourishment works are set to begin May 14, with initial equipment now being staged in south Nags Head near Camelot Street, around the 9700 block of South Old Oregon Inlet Road. “During beach nourishment sand is pumped onto the beach from a dredger, or in our
Southwind Construction will begin dredging the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in the coming days, the Town of Ocean Isle Beach said. Dredged sand material will be placed on the east end of the island. Approximately 35,000 cy of sand will be placed west of the terminal groin. Placement will begin clo
The USACE Buffalo District awarded a $1.78 million contract to Michigan-based Ryba Marine Construction on April 28 to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel in Rochester Harbor this year. Dredging of harbors like Rochester’s ensures accessible depths for large vessels, the continued flow
With the placement of nearly 2 million cubic yards of sand across approximately six miles of shoreline now complete, the USACE Wilmington District has strengthened coastal storm protection and restored a wider, more resilient beach at Carolina and Kure beaches. According to USACE, the project has no
The Town of Hilton Head Island Municipal Government said in their latest announcement that Marinex Construction made good progress pumping sand on the beach near Bald Eagle Road in Sea Pines and moved northward. By Friday, they had reached the beach area close to Cedar Waxing Road, depositing over 7
The General Marshall, a Callan Marine cutter suction dredger (CSD), is maintenance dredging the channel to Port Mansfield in the Galveston District’s Southern Area. Port Mansfield is positioned on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway between Corpus Christi and Brownsville. The dredging contract started Fe
Santa Cruz Harbor said that their 2025-26 dredging season concluded on April 29, 2026. The Santa Cruz Port District dredges the harbor channel between November 1 and May 1 of each year. This has occurred each year since the harbor was first constructed in 1964. Sand, which moves downcoast through th
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District (USACE) has awarded a $21.6 million contract to Norfolk Dredging Company of Chesapeake, VA, for dune and beachfill work in Sea Isle City and Upper Township (Strathmere), N.J. The contract calls for dredging, pumping and placing approximately 1.
U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla and U.S. Representatives John Garamendi and Julia Brownley have announced more than $22 million in federal funding from the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) for the Port of Hueneme in Ventura County, California and for the Port of Richmond in
Construction is now underway on Phase 2 of the 40 Arpent Canal Wetlands Enhancement. This is a major step towards restoring this once thriving marsh, Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) said. “This project is spearheaded by our partners Ducks Unlimited, who secured funding
