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IADC: Legal development and changes in risk profiles
The latest edition of IADC’s Terra et Aqua introduced this very interesting article ‘Adverse Physical Conditions: Legal development and changes in risk profiles’. The author is David Kinlan (Kinlan Consulting Pty Ltd). Over the past 10 years, there have been noteworthy advances in case law with resp
Another season of Fountain Lake dredging kicks off
The fourth year of the Fountain Lake dredging program is underway. “The dredge was moved into the Main Bay this afternoon and marine equipment is being rearranged on Fountain Lake. It’s time to kick off another season of dredging,” the Shell Rock River Watershed District said in their latest announc
Dredging resumes at the Soo Locks site
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Lock at the Soo project is on schedule as construction resumes on phase one and is initiated on phase two this week. Trade West Construction, Inc., and joint venture Kokosing-Alberici began moving equipment to the site the week of April 12 and 19, said USACE in t
Muddy River dredging update
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District has provided an update on the $36.5 million Muddy River Flood Risk Management project in Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts. As dredging activities continue to progress on Phase 2 of the Muddy River FRM project, new temporary road closures have
Great Sodus Bay project update VIDEO
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, yesterday released a video on the Great Sodus Bay project. In the video, Victoria Towndrow, USACE civil engineer, gives a 2nd update on the Great Sodus Bay seawall repair project and how it’s being built. “We’re fixing 525 feet of the Great Sodus B
South Jetty rehab continues
Parts of Fort Stevens State Park, in the state of Oregon, will be closed over the next few weeks due to the ongoing Columbia River jetty system rehabilitation project. According to the Army Corps’ Portland District, South Jetty rehab will temporarily close the observation tower at Lot “C” until furt
Protecting California from sea-level rise
Two coastal protection bills authored by Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris have passed unanimously out of the Assembly’s Committee on Natural Resources. AB 67 – The 2021 Sea-Level Rise Preparedness Act – will ensure all state agencies conduct a standard, robust sea-level rise analysis before invest
WEDA announces webinar on environmental risks of dredging
Western Dredging Association (WEDA) has announced its next webinar titled “A New PIANC Guideline for Managing Environmental Risks of Navigation Infrastructure Projects” will take place on Friday, May 28, 2021 at 1 PM EST. This joint webinar between PIANC, ERDC, and WEDA will focus on PIANC’s Environ
Longboat Key beachfill update
The Town of Longboat Key, Florida, has released latest update on the town’s 2021 beach renourishment project. According to the update, the beachfill operations along Gulfside Road have ended with the completion of dredging at Longboat Pass by Cottrell Contracting Corporation. “Demobilization activit
EDP takes over dredging assets of RLB Contracting
Encore Dredging Partners, LLC (EDP) has just announced its acquisition of the dredging division assets of RLB Contracting (RLB). As reported, EDP has acquired substantially all the dredging division assets and associated equipment of RLB. Additionally, EDP will hire the existing RLB dredging crews a
VCC wins Illinois River Basin contract
Vazquez Commercial Contracting LLC (VCC) of Kansas City, Missouri, recently won a $28.2 million contract for hydraulic dredging of the Illinois River Basin. In order to maintain the 9-foot navigation channel, maintenance dredging is performed at various locations in the reach of the Illinois Waterwa
Lake Bonnet project includes dredging
Governor Ron DeSantis announced last week nearly $150 million in grants through the Department of Economic Opportunity’s (DEO) Rebuild Florida program for local governments to develop large-scale infrastructure projects and make communities more resilient to future disasters. The funds are allocated