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USACE to host meetings on New Jersey Back Bays Study
One month after the release of New Jersey Back Bays Coastal Storm Risk Management Study, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host two virtual public meetings on this ‘Tentatively Selected Plan’. In August, USACE released a draft report for the study. The report includes plans for three storm surge
Creating long-term solutions for dredge material management
The USACE Buffalo District is building a beneficial use of dredged material placement area to handle about 400,000 cubic yards of dredged material off the Ashtabula Harbor East Breakwater. “We’re placing 1,500 linear feet of stone to create a long-term solution to dredged material management, which
Longboat Key beachfill project almost done
Coastal engineering firm Olsen Associates, Inc. reported yesterday that Weeks Marine dredge C.R. McCaskill is making finishing touches on the Longboat Key beach renourishment project. According to the report, the dredge is pumping the final load of beach sand. Site clean-up, surveys, beach tilling,
Converting M/V Capt John A. Graham to side cast dredge
MOTAS Dredging Solutions has supplied the concept, detailed design services and hardware of the dredging installation for the conversion of the M/V Capt John A. Graham to a side cast dredge. Brice Civil Constructors is the operator of the dredge, which is currently in operation and doing extensive a
Norfolk Dredging wins Naval Weapons Station Earle contract
Norfolk Dredging has won a $23.2 million firm-fixed-price contract for a maintenance dredging project at Naval Weapons Station Earle. The work to be performed provides for maintenance dredging the areas surrounding piers including all berths, turning basin, terminal channel, and a portion of Sandy H
Five Damen dredgers on Tabasco job
Five Damen CSD500s have been successfully shipped to the province of Tabasco, in southern Mexico, the Dutch shipbuilding company said. According to Damen, the dredgers have already started the dredging operations, contributing to an enormous river maintenance job. The Mexican government recently ann
GIWW excavation work continues
Excavation work continues on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) following Hurricane Ida, USACE said. Equipment including long arm excavators and a crane with a dragline and large capacity bucket are working in marshy conditions to remove sediment and obstructions caused by the storm. This is part
Kiewit wins Miami-Dade ecosystem restoration contract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has just announced a contract award of $24 million for the Miami-Dade ecosystem restoration project. According to USACE, this construction project located in the south Florida comes as a part of the Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands (BBCW) Phase 1,
Repairing Buffalo Harbor north breakwater
The works on the Buffalo Harbor north breakwater are moving forward according to schedule. Under the project, USACE Buffalo District’s contractor Ryba Marine Construction Co. is repairing 750 feet of the north end of the breakwater, located in Buffalo, NY. The approximately 2,200 foot Buffalo North
Ocean City OKs funding for capital improvements
The Ocean City Council gave final approval to a bond ordinance last week that will fund capital improvements throughout town. The measure includes $5.5 million for reconstructing streets and alleys and another $5.5 million for neighborhood drainage projects. It includes $2 million for bayside dredgi
Dredging the Port Mansfield PHOTO
Orion Marine Group has just posted a before and after photo from a recent dredging project in Port Mansfield, Texas. This dredging program began last October with the main aim to restore the channel to Port Mansfield to full channel depth and width. The $15 million maintenance dredging project inclu
Comment period extended for Humble Canal
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District extended the public comment period on the Draft Environmental Assessment for the “Mississippi River and Tributaries, Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana Humble Canal Gate Site Preparation and Initial Levee Preload” through Sept. 25, 2021.