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Buxton beach nourishment project makes steady progress
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has announced that steady progress was made over the past week for the beach nourishment project that is currently underway in Buxton. The Buxton beach renourishment project officially commenced on Thursday, June 30, 2022. As of Friday, July 15, the contractor has place
Lower American River Project moves forward
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, has just released the latest photos from the Lower American River Project. “We got these shots yesterday of the erosion protection work being completed on both sides of the American River near the H Street Bridge,” said USACE. Construction crews
PHOTO of the Ashtabula dredging operations
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District is at Ashtabula Harbor in the city of Ashtabula, Ohio, dredging to provide ease of navigation and safe passage for large vessels carrying products vital to the economy. This season, the Buffalo District’s contractor will dredge 80,000 cubic yards of
Two tidal habitat restoration projects in Solano County support Delta smelt survival
California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has just announced that state, federal, and local agencies gathered last week to celebrate two tidal habitat restoration projects in Solano County that support the survival of Delta smelt and other fish species as part of the long-term operation of the
Merkley, Wyden: $30 million headed to Astoria
Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have announced that the United States Coast Guard awarded a $30 million federal contract to expand Coast Guard shore-side facilities at East Tongue Point in Astoria. This will enable the facility to accommodate the home porting of Fast Response Cutters (FRC
Galveston Island Coastal Erosion Study on display
The USACE Galveston District, in partnership with the City of Galveston, has prepared a Draft Detailed Project Report and Environmental Assessment (DDPR-EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Galveston Island Coastal Erosion continuing authorities study as authorized by Section 204
Roen Salvage nabs Duluth-Superior dredging contract
USACE Detroit District awarded a contract for dredging at Duluth-Superior Harbor in western Lake Superior on the Minnesota-Wisconsin border, to begin early August. The $2.72 million contract is awarded to Roen Salvage Co., from Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. The contract is to mechanically dredge about 76
Weeks Marine wins Union Beach coastal project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) have awarded the first contract for the Union Beach Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Project. The first contract, which represents phase 1 of this coastal storm risk red
Joyce pushes for Conneaut, Fairport dredging
Ohio Congressman Dave Joyce has submitted a request to allocate nearly $2.8 million for Fairport Harbor dredging in the draft of a fiscal year 2023 funding bill. The official last week announced that he placed funding requests totaling $23 million for 15 Northeast Ohio projects into fiscal year 2023
Trimble Civil Construction raises the bar
Trimble Civil Construction has just introduced the latest release of Trimble Marine Construction (TMC) Software which includes the new user interface for configuration of Excavator and Cutter Suction Dredge machines. The modernized UI helps streamline configuration of these machine types for marine
Grand Isle breakwaters work nears end
Work on the Grand Isle BBA-18 project is nearing its completion as contractors are placing stone along the tie-in at the west jetty. According to USACE, this project was funded through the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA-18). Under this program, six offshore stone segmented breakwaters were const
Improving river terminal in the City of St. Charles
The St. Charles County Port Authority has secured $3.5 million in funding to improve the river terminal in the City of St. Charles and at Klondike Park near Augusta. County Councilman Mike Elam, District 3, worked for three years to convince fellow Council members to pass an ordinance to create the