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Construction starts on Biloxi Marsh Living Shoreline project
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) yesterday announced the start of construction activities on the Biloxi Marsh Living Shoreline project in St. Bernard Parish. The project will create living oyster reefs and shoreline protection southeast of the Biloxi Wildlife Managem
Manson wrapping up work in Oceanside, CA
Manson Construction is wrapping up another busy construction season in the City of Oceanside Harbor, California. As of May 11th approximately 205,000 cubic yards of sand has been dredged from the Harbor Inlet and deposited on City beaches, officials reported yesterday. “The high surf warnings that w
Another dredging season kicks off on the Mississippi River
Earlier this week, the Army Corps Dredge Jadwin and 50 crewmembers departed the Vicksburg Harbor for the annual dredging season on the Mississippi River. District Commander Col. Robert Hilliard, Deputy District Engineer and Chief of Programs and Project Management Patricia Hemphill visited with the
Modified Upper Pool 4 island project available for public review
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District is seeking public comments on its draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (EA), released May 11, for proposed modifications to the Pierce County Islands in Upper Pool 4 of the Mississippi River. USACE officials initiated a feasibility study in
PHOTO: Dredger STEVE N working in the Demerara
The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) has released a photo of their trailing suction hopper dredger STEVE N working in the Demerara region, Guyana. According to MARAD, the vessel has been dredging the Demerara Ship Channel and the Essequibo River for the past thirty years. “To date, the dre
Brainerd Lake dredging wraps up
The dredging of Brainerd Lake has been officially completed, centraljersey.com reports. After two years, the project was wrapped up the week of May 7. According to Cranbury Township Administrator, Denise Marabello, fishing has already begun again and canoeing is once again permitted on the lake. “Th
Brick Council OKs first neighborhood lagoon dredge assessment
Brick Township officials have approved an ordinance that will fund a dredging project in a neighborhood lagoon, the cost of which will be assessed to homeowners who live on the waterway, Brick Shorebeat said. The township partnered with the residents who live along the Nejecho Lagoon, off Mantolokin
Wolfe Island dredging moving along nicely
Construction is moving along nicely on the Wolfe Island ferry dock scheme – one of the most extensive dredging projects in Canada since the St. Lawrence Seaway was established. According to the officials, the dredging of the lake bottom was temporarily halted in mid-January due to ice accumulation.
Coastal Dredging kicks off Emerald Isle project
Coastal Dredging began work on the NC Wildlife Boat Ramp on Monday, May 9, 2022, in a dredging project that should be complete within ten working days. According to Town of Emerald Isle officials, the contractor will try to keep the boat ramps open to the public, but some disruptions could occur. Th
Buffalo District to continue maintenance of federal shipping channels
The President’s Budget for fiscal year 2023, released earlier this year, includes more than $6.6 billion in discretionary funding for the Civil Works program of the Army Corps, with just over $141 million set aside for Buffalo District projects. Of great significance for the region is an additional
Louisiana’s largest-ever marsh creation project underway
Mike Hooks, LLC has begun pumping dredge material from a dredging vessel two miles into Lake Borgne onto the shoreline near Shell Beach in St. Bernard Parish, a $61 million project which ranks as Louisiana’s largest marsh creation yet, fox8live.com reports. In recent weeks, they have piled material
GBS Group to upgrade dredge Currituck
GBS Group recently won a contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to modify and upgrade hopper dredge Currituck’s Electrical Systems. According to GBS, the contract is for the procurement and installation of all electrical components associated with the modification of the electrical system on