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Hochul announces start of Living Breakwaters Project
New York Governor, Kathy Hochul, yesterday announced the start of in-water construction of the Living Breakwaters, a $107 million effort that will provide physical, social, and ecological resiliency for the South Shore of Staten Island. Under the project, the 2,400 linear feet of breakwaters – consi
All set for Lansing dredging project
Lansing Village Creek boat channel dredging will begin tomorrow and is expected to continue through October 15, Iowa DNR said. The navigation channel from the boat ramp to the main channel Mississippi River will be dredged hydraulically. “Hydraulic dredge materials will be pumped into geo-fabric bag
Dr Todd Bridges talks about Engineering With Nature practices
In the summer issue of Terra et Aqua magazine, IADC posted an interesting interview with Dr Todd Bridges, National Lead of the Engineering With Nature initiative. Dr Todd Bridges is the U.S. Army’s Senior Research Scientist for Environmental Science. He leads research and applications for the U.S. A
GLDD nabs several major dredging contracts
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has announced the receipt of several major dredging awards totaling $261.3 million. The awarded work includes: Corpus Christi Upper Bay Reach Channel Improvement Project (Capital, Texas, $139 million); Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point Phase 1 Beach Proj
Norfolk Dredging begins Crab Bank restoration
After years of planning, the restoration work on the Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary between Sullivan’s Island and Patriots Point is now underway. The USACE’s Charleston District announced yesterday that Virginia-based contractor Norfolk Dredging Company was moving hydraulic pipe into the area for its d
Parana short-term dredging contract for Jan De Nul
Argentina’s government has agreed a short-term deal with Jan de Nul to dredge the Parana River, Reuters reports. The company completed a 25-year maintenance agreement earlier this year and currently carries out the work until a new long-term contract is signed by the National Ports Administration (N
FEIS released for Coastal Texas Protection Study
USACE and the Texas General Land Office (GLO) have released the final version of the Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Study. The Coastal Texas Study is a six-year, $20.63 million comprehensive study led by USACE in partnership with their non-federal cost-share sponsor, the TXGLO. According t
Depoe Bay dredging set for September 20
USACE has moved back the date of its dredging project for the Depoe Bay check dam and harbor boat basin from September 13 to September 20, the Newport News-Times informs. The dredging work is expected to last at least two weeks and with the delay should conclude sometime in early October. During tha
Augustine Beach Boat Ramp closes due to dredging work
Preparations are underway for the Augustine Beach Boat Ramp dredging project, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control informs. According to their official statement, the Boat Ramp near Port Penn and adjacent intertidal beach located on the south side of the existing ro
Dredging begins on Laguna Lake Park
Laguna Lake Park will be closed today due to a planned two-week dredging project, the City of San Luis Obispo informs. The cleanup program is set to remove the sediment buildup in the lake bed that comes from local runoff. September marks the beginning of a long term restoration project at Laguna La
Expanding the Houston Ship Channel
It’s hard to believe that 107 years ago, the city of Houston was celebrating its first deep-water port. On September 7, 1914, dredge Texas whistled completion of the Houston Ship Channel expanding the channel to 25 feet deep and 150 feet wide. Today, the ship channel continues to be one of the busie
Officials tour Boston Harbor deepening project
The US Army Corps of Engineers, New England District Commander Col. John A. Atilano II recently accompanied Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides, and Massachusetts Port Authority CEO Lisa Weiland on a tour to the Bo