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Lower Wicomico River dredging to start before year’s end
Cottrell Contracting Corp. of Chesapeake, Virginia, has secured a $13.5 million contract from the Army Corps for maintenance dredging of the Lower Wicomico River, located in both Wicomico and Somerset counties. The project – in coordination with Wicomico County, the non-federal sponsor – consists of
Royal Palm Beach dredging project on the way
The Royal Palm Beach Village Council has approved award of the Canal System Dredging contract to Atlantic & Gulf Dredging and Marine, LLC. The $3 million project includes dredging works in order to remove 8″-12″ of muck from the canal bottoms, as well as constructing 2.25 acres of dry detention pond
Cowlitz River project available for public review
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District is proposing to perform advance maintenance dredging at the mouth of the Cowlitz River near Longview, Washington. As disclosed, USACE plans to perform advance maintenance dredging and to establish a sediment trap at the mouth of the Cowlitz River.
GLDD nabs Irvington dredging contract
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD) from Houston, Texas, has won a $12,195,000 firm-fixed-price contract for a dredging scheme in Alabama. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) said in its latest announcement. Work will be performed in Irv
Ada Hayden dredging begins
A contractor will be starting the Ada Hayden Heritage Park Wetland Dredging Project on Friday, September 30, the City of Ames said. The project includes removing approximately 3,800 cubic yards of soil and sediment from one of the wetland cells located on the west side of the park that has reached c
USACE builds underwater sill to halt saltwater intrusion on Mississippi River
The USACE New Orleans District will construct an underwater sill across the bed of the Mississippi River channel to prevent further upriver progression of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico. “Once the river volume begins to fall in low water season, we regularly monitor the progression of the saltwa
J.E. McAmis wins Tillamook South Jetty deal
J.E. McAmis has won a $57.9M contract through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Portland District to perform repairs on the Tillamook South Jetty in Oregon. Proposed repairs to the south jetty include rebuilding the jetty head with an approximate 100-foot cap and approximately 1,350 feet of the jetty
LS Marine to use dredged material for habitat restoration
LS Marine, Inc. of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, has won a $7.7 million contract from the Army Corps’ St. Paul District to use dredged material, or river sand, from the head of Lake Pepin to restore backwater river habitat near Bay City, Wisconsin. According to the Corps, the project will use rive
Protecting environmental value of Great Lakes coast
During an historic event earlier this week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the eight Great Lakes states signed a watershed study cost share agreement, initiating the Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study aimed at protecting the immense economic, environmental and social value of the Great Lakes
Mindemoya River dredging program to allow salmon to spawn
The salmon were obviously ready to move up the mouth of the Mindemoya River in Providence Bay to stage and spawn, and with the help of Manitoulin Streams Improvement Association (MSIA), the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) and the Municipality of Central Manitoulin, this was accomplished last wee
Conneaut City Council accepts bid for dredged material facility
Conneaut City Council has awarded a contract to construct the city’s new dredged material facility to Independence Excavating. Council approved awarding the $11.47 million deal at a meeting earlier this week, reports Star Beacon. The work is expected to take about a year, with the hope that one dred
Hochul announces completion of $15M Regional Dredging Project
Governor Kathy Hochul has announced the completion of New York State’s $15 million Regional Dredging Project. The dredging project is part of the State’s $300 million Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative to repair and build resiliency in communities recovering from damage caused by high wa