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Two meetings on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway CRS next week
The USACE Galveston District and its Non Federal Partner (NFP), the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will co-host two virtual public meetings on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Coastal Resilience Study (GIWW-CRS). The main goal of these meetings, set for February 14 and 17, is to provide in
Protecting and restoring Lake Erie Coastal Zone
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced yesterday that six projects received Coastal Zone Grants totaling more than $250,000. The grants, which are aimed at protecting and restoring the Lake Erie Coastal Zone, will be used toward projects that will benefit this critic
Lake County NuRF facility opts for Mud Cat 50E units
The Lake County Nutrient Reduction Facility (NuRF) located on the Apopka-Beauclair Canal south of the Lake Beauclair, Florida, has taken delivery of two brand-new custom-built Mud Cat MC 50E dredges from Ellicott Dredge Technologies, LLC. The dredges were purchased through open tender to replace the
WEDA Dredging Summit & Expo ’22
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) recently invited all authors and presenters to submit abstracts for the annual Dredging Summit & Expo ’22. The conference will take place at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in downtown Houston from July 25-28, 2022. The deadline to submit abstracts was February 11,
Major boost for New Haven Harbor dredging project
Among the many projects in the multi-billion-dollar Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), one in particular will play key role in securing efficient and safe navigation and marine commerce in New Haven Harbor, Connecticut. The Corps plan under IIJA includes $63 million for the New Haven Har
Klobuchar, Smith: $19M for Port of Duluth-Superior
Minnesota Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith announced yesterday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded $19 million through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to help with operational and maintenance repairs for waterway infrastructure surrounding the Port of Duluth-Superior. “
Cravath and Trippe dredging underway
Dredging operations on Cravath and Trippe Lakes started on February 2, as part of the Lakes Drawdown Project in the City of Whitewater, Wisconsin. After many weeks of preparation with a controlled burn, skinning snow and vegetation from the top and laying wood matting, Stout Construction was able to
All set for Murrells Inlet dredging work
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District has announced a $6.1 million funding that will go towards dredging of the Murrells Inlet federal channel. The funding comes from the federal government’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) through which the government is supporting pro
IIJA provides funding for Selma Riverbank Stabilization project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District recently received congressional funding for the design of the Selma Flood Risk Management Feasibility Project in Selma, Ala. The Selma Project will stabilize the riverbank in Selma, near the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge, which was the site of the th
$479M allocated for mega project in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
The Army Corps’ New Soo Lock Project in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, will receives almost $480 million in fiscal year 2022 from the recently announced infrastructure bill IIJA. According to the Corps, out of $561 million allocated for the Michigan, nearly $479 million is slated for USACE’s mega New Soo L
Port Everglades dredging project revised and updated
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District is collecting a second round of comments on the proposed Port Everglades Harbor Improvements project. USACE recently published a Revised Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (RDSEIS) for the Port Everglades project which is now ope
Saving corals from Honolulu Harbor Channel VIDEO
The DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) and a private contractor have finished moving more than 70 coral colonies and numerous individual corals out of the path of an Army Corps channel dredging operation in Honolulu Harbor, days before the dredging operation was to begin. The move followed sev