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Port of Corpus Christi channel improvement VIDEO
The Port of Corpus Christi has just released this beautiful video about their channel improvement project. The Port of Corpus Christi is the third most profitable port in the United States and is the second-largest export gateway of crude oil. The channel itself is 36-miles long, with 30+ ship berth
Celebrating the partnership on Arcadia flood risk project
Mississippi Valley Division Commander Maj. Gen. Diana Holland will be in Arcadia, Wisconsin, Feb. 9 to celebrate the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers partnership with this city. The Corps’ St. Paul District, and the city of Arcadia signed a cost sharing agreement to construct a flood risk management pro
Prince Pond dredging nearly complete
Dredging and pond improvement project in Downers Grove (IL) is now nearly complete, reports the V3 Companies. The Downers Grove Park District in partnership with the Village administered this project for sediment removal at Prince Pond to achieve increased water depth for improved water quality. V3’
Weeks Marine on track with the Morehead City project
In just under a month after starting, Weeks Marine has completed 1/3 of the Morehead City dredging & beach nourishment works. So far, the company had dredged, pumped, and graded sand starting just east of the Ft. Macon Bath House Access westward to the Henderson Boulevard. From a purely geographic s
Terminal 5 project faces slight delay
The Northwest Seaport Alliance Terminal 5 Modernization Project is a critical component to expanding the company’s cargo-handling capabilities. Due to the complex nature of this large infrastructure construction combined with unforeseen circumstances, this project is now seeing schedule impacts, acc
Cameron Meadows Marsh Creation project kicks off
Construction activity is underway on the Cameron Meadows Marsh Creation and Terracing project located in Cameron Parish, northwest of Holly Beach, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) informs. This restoration project will address a large area of marsh that has degraded
Okeechobee Waterway dredge update
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently awarded a contract for maintenance dredging of the Okeechobee Waterway in sections of the Saint Lucie River in Martin County. “Work began last month 1.6 miles east of the Roosevelt Bridge (US1) and is expected to continue westward continuing along the St. Lu
Coastalock on display in San Diego
ECOncrete Tech LTD and the Port of San Diego are teaming up to debut one of the most sustainable coastal armoring on the market – Coastalock. The Coastalock system, developed by Israel-based company ECOncrete, comprises interlocking hollow units made of proprietary bio-enhancing concrete that provid
$40.8M for marsh creation project in Plaquemines Parish (LA)
Plaquemines Parish officials have announced another coastal restoration project award from Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA). The project is located in Breton Sound Basin, Plaquemines Parish, west of Delacroix along Bayou Gentilly in Louisiana. “Allocating these fund
Spotlight on Santa Barbara Harbor dredging project
The accumulation of sediment at the bottom of Santa Barbara Harbor, California, began as early as the last 1920s. The federal government began vital annual dredging projects of the harbor in 1972. Pacific Dredge & Construction was recently awarded a three-year contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engi
Integral Consulting bags beach and dune project at South Padre Island (TX)
Integral Consulting is to undertake an assessment of beach and dune conditions at South Padre Island in a Texas Coastal Management Program study funded by the Texas General Land Office and the City of South Padre Island. The project will examine present state of City’s beaches and dunes, and make re
Stabenow joins Environment and Public Works Committee
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow will join the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, an important committee assignment for Michigan. Senator Stabenow has worked closely with this committee, which impacts many high-priority issues for Michigan including the Great Lakes,fisheries, wildlife, wa