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USACE, Hamburg ink Section 1176 project agreement
The USACE Omaha District and the City of Hamburg, Iowa, have signed the Section 1176 project agreement that will allow for raising the Hamburg Ditch 6 levee eight feet, significantly increasing the flood risk management benefits the levee provides to the city. This significant achievement comes afte
Silver Lake Dredging plan on display
The City of Rochester’s Public Works Department is now taking comments on the environmental impact of the Silver Lake Dredging and Dam Modification Project. An Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for the $13.2 million project is now available online. Comments regarding possible environmental im
Centerm expansion project – February update
Construction work under the Centerm Expansion Project continues and is progressing well, according to the Port of Vancouver. The preload settlement in the eastern expansion area is completed and is currently being moved to infill the area around the perimeter of the original Ballantyne Pier, the por
Okeechobee Waterway dredging set for late February
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, has just announced that they will begin dredging sections of the Okeechobee Waterway (OWW) in the vicinity of Jensen Beach and Stuart (Reach 3) and Palm City (Reach 4) by the end of February 2021. According to the Corps, maintenance dredging a
Funding secured for phase I of the Houma Navigation Canal Lock Complex
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has been awarded $26.7 million to fund the dredging of 1.2 million cubic yards of earthen material to begin construction of a lock complex adjacent to the Bubba Dove Floodgate on the Houma Navigation Canal (HNC). The grant subrecipien
Manson wins Alaska dredging contract
The Seattle-based Manson Construction Co. has won $9.85 million contract for maintenance dredging in the Port of Alaska. According to USACE, the work will be performed in Anchorage with an estimated completion date of January 26, 2022. An important aspect of the Anchorage maintenance dredging contra
Damen CSD500 Lucio busy on Río Salado
Damen has just released these amazing pictures taken by the Servimagnus crew on board of CSD500 Lucio. They are working in the Buenos Aires province on the Río Salado maintenance dredging project. With a production of 4.000 m3/h and a max dredging depth of -14m, the powerful dredger is a perfect cho
Dredge Liberty Island ready for Emerald Isle
The hopper dredge Liberty Island is on schedule to arrive in Emerald Isle on February 20 to begin dredging, holding, sailing and pumping sand on the beach at Reach 1, the far west of the Carteret County beach town, as part of Phase III of the post-Florence Renourishment Project. The Liberty Island w
Duplantis Design Group to design Coastal Center
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and Nicholls State University have announced that Duplantis Design Group has been hired to design the Coastal Center. This announcement officially sets in motion the facility formation phase of the $14.5 million project. Announced in
Restoring Ridgley’s Cove with dredged material
Sediment dredged from shipping channels leading to the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore is helping restore the underutilized Ridgley’s Cove park property in Baltimore City into a multiuse recreation area with walking trails. Restoration of Ridgley’s Cove, located behind Horseshoe Casino and ad
Jetty stone on its way to South Florida
J.E. McAmis crews are currently receiving the first loads of jetty stone at their material handling facility at Port Everglades (Ft. Lauderdale), Florida. Stone is being railed from Georgia and then trucked and finally barged to two separate U.S. Army Corps of Engineers jetty projects in South Flori
Innovations in Dredging set for February 26
WEDA’s next webinar – Innovations in Dredging – will take place on Friday, February 26, 2021, from 11 AM to noon EST. The Innovations in Dredging Webinar will feature two presentations by Aiden Horan, the Vice President Of Engineering & Innovation, J. Cashman, Inc., and Xiuhan Chen, the Vice Presid